[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR13.20]

[Page 196-197]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 13_NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN ALASKA--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart A_Public Use and Recreation
 
Sec.  13.20  Preservation of natural features.

    (a) This section applies to all park areas in Alaska except Klondike 
Gold Rush National Historical Park, Sitka National Historical Park, the 
former Mt. McKinley National Park, and the former Katmai National 
Monument.
    (b) Gathering or collecting natural products is prohibited except as 
allowed by this section, Sec.  2.1 of this chapter, or part 13, subpart 
C. For purposes of this paragraph, ``natural products'' includes living 
or dead fish and wildlife or parts or products thereof, plants or parts 
or products thereof, live or dead wood, fungi, seashells, rocks, and 
minerals.
    (c) Gathering or collecting, by hand and for personal use only, of 
the following renewable resources is permitted--
    (1) Natural plant food items, including fruits, berries and 
mushrooms, but not including threatened or endangered species;
    (2) Driftwood and uninhabited seashells;
    (3) Such plant materials and minerals as are essential to the 
conduct of traditional ceremonies by Native Americans; and

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    (4) Dead wood on the ground for use as fuel for campfires within the 
park area.
    (d) The Superintendent may authorize, with or without conditions, 
the collection of dead standing wood in all or a portion of a park area. 
Collecting dead or downed wood in violation of terms and conditions is 
prohibited.
    (e) Surface collection, by hand (including hand-held gold pans) and 
for personal recreational use only, of rocks and minerals is permitted, 
with the following exceptions:
    (1) Collection of silver, platinum, gemstones and fossils is 
prohibited; and
    (2) Collection methods that may result in disturbance of the ground 
surface, such as the use of shovels, pickaxes, sluice boxes, and 
dredges, are prohibited.
    (f) The Superintendent may limit the size and quantity of the 
natural products that may be gathered or possessed.
    (1) Under conditions where it is found that significant adverse 
impact on park resources, wildlife populations, subsistence uses, or 
visitor enjoyment of resources will result, the Superintendent will 
prohibit the gathering or otherwise restrict the collecting of natural 
products.
    (2) The Superintendent will notify the public of portions of a park 
area in which closures or restrictions apply by:
    (i) Publishing a notice in at least one newspaper of general 
circulation in the State and providing a map available for public 
inspection in the office of the Superintendent; or
    (ii) Posting appropriate signs.
    (g) Subsistence. Nothing in this section shall apply to local rural 
residents authorized to take renewable resources.

[69 FR 70069, Dec. 2, 2004]