[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: 36CFR7.36]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 7_SPECIAL REGULATIONS, AREAS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM--Table of 
Contents
 
Sec.  7.36  Mammoth Cave National Park.

    (a) Fishing--(1) General. Trot and throw lines shall contain hooks 
which are spaced at least 30 inches apart.
    (2) Seines. (i) The use of seines is permitted only in the following 
runs and creeks to catch minnows and crawfish for bait: Bylew, First, 
Second, Pine, Big Hollow, Buffalo, Ugly, Cub, Blowing Spring, Floating 
Mill Branch, Dry Branch, and Mill Branch.
    (ii) Seines shall not exceed 4 x 6 feet and the mesh shall not be 
larger than one-quarter inch.
    (3) Live bait. (i) Worms are the only form of live bait which may be 
used in the Sloans Crossing Pond (also known as Beaver Pond), Green 
Pond, Doyle Pond, and First Creek Lake. Live minnows and worms may be 
used in all other waters.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (b)(1) Cave entry. Except for those portions of the caves open to 
the general public, no person shall enter any cave within the boundaries 
of the park without first obtaining a permit from the Superintendent. 
Permits will be issued to persons who are qualified and experienced in 
cave exploration, who possess the needed equipment for safe entry and 
travel, and who are engaged in scientific research projects which in the 
opinion of the Superintendent are compatible with the purpose for which 
the park was established.
    (2) Persons on guided cave tours must stay on the established 
designated trails and remain with the guides and tour group at all 
times. Exploration of side passages, going ahead of the lead

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guide and tour group or dropping behind the following guide or tour 
group is prohibited.
    (3) Persons on ``self-guided'' or ``semi-guided'' cave tours must 
stay in the established, designated trails at all times. Exploration of 
side passages or taking alternate routes is prohibited.

[36 FR 506, Jan. 14, 1971, as amended at 42 FR 31454, June 21, 1977; 48 
FR 30295, June 30, 1983]