[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR7.8]

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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.  7.8  Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

    (a) Dogs and cats. Dogs and cats are prohibited on any park land or 
trail except within one-fourth mile of developed areas which are 
accessible by a designated public automobile road.
    (b) Fishing. (1) Fishing restrictions, based on management 
objectives described in the parks' Resources Management Plan, are 
established annually by the Superintendent.
    (2) The Superintendent may impose closures and establish conditions 
or restrictions, in accordance with the criteria and procedures of 
Sec.  Sec.  1.5 and 1.7 of this chapter, on any activity pertaining to 
fishing including, but not limited to, species of fish that may be 
taken, seasons and hours during which fishing may take place, methods of 
taking, size, location and elevation, and possession limits.
    (3) Soda Springs Creek drainage is closed to fishing.
    (4) Fishing in closed waters or in violation of a condition or 
restriction established by the Superintendent is prohibited.
    (c) Privately owned lands--(1) Water supply, sewage or disposal 
systems, and building construction or alterations. The provisions of 
this paragraph apply to the privately owned lands within Sequoia and 
Kings Canyon National Parks.
    (i) Facilities. (a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 
(c)(1)(iii) of this section, no person shall occupy any building or 
structure, intended for human habitation or use, unless such building 
complies with standards, prescribed by State and county laws and 
regulations applicable in the county within whose exterior boundaries 
such building is located, as to construction, water supply and sewage 
disposal systems.
    (b) No person shall construct, rebuild, or alter any building, water 
supply or sewage disposal system without the permission of the 
Superintendent. The Superintendent will give such permission only after 
receipt of written notification from the appropriate Federal, State, or 
county officer that the plans for such building or system comply with 
State or county standards. Any person aggrieved by an action of the 
Superintendent with respect to any such permit or permit application may 
appeal in writing to the Director, National Park Service, U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.
    (ii) Inspections. (a) The appropriate State or county officer, the 
Superintendent, or their authorized representatives or an officer of the 
U.S. Public Health Service, may inspect any building, water supply, or 
sewage disposal system, from time to time, in order to determine whether 
the building, water supply, or sewage disposal system comply with the 
State and county standards: Provided, however, That inspection shall be 
made only upon consent of the occupant of the premises or pursuant to a 
warrant.
    (b) Any building, water supply, or sewage disposal system may be 
inspected without the consent of the occupant of the premises or a 
warrant if there is probable cause to believe that

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such system presents an immediate and severe danger to the public health 
and safety.
    (iii) Defective systems. (a) If upon inspection, any building, water 
supply or sewage disposal system is found by the inspecting officer not 
to be in conformance with applicable State and county standards, the 
Superintendent will send to the ostensible owner and/or the occupant of 
such property, by certified mail, a written notice specifying what steps 
must be taken to achieve compliance. If after 1 year has elapsed from 
the mailing of such notice the deficiency has not been corrected, such 
deficiency shall constitute a violation of this regulation and shall be 
the basis for court action for the vacation of the premises.
    (b) If upon inspection, any building, water supply or sewage 
disposal system is found by the inspecting officer not to be in 
conformance with established State and county standards and it is found 
further that there is immediate and severe danger to the public health 
and safety or the health and safety of the occupants or users, the 
Superintendent shall post appropriate notices at conspicuous places on 
such premises, and thereafter, no person shall occupy or use the 
premises on which the deficiency or hazard is located until the 
Superintendent is satisfied that remedial measures have been taken that 
will assure compliance with established State and county standards.
    (d) Stock Driveways. (1) The present county road extending from the 
west boundary of Kings Canyon National Park near Redwood Gap to Quail 
Flat junction of the General's Highway and the old road beyond is 
designated for the movement of stock and vehicular traffic, without 
charge, to and from national forest lands on either side of the General 
Grant Grove section of the park. Stock must be prevented from straying 
from the right of way.
    (e) Snowmobiles. (1) The use of snowmobiles is allowed on the 
unplowed roads of Wilsonia, the Wilsonia parking lot, and the Mineral 
King road.
    (2) Snowmobile use will be limited to providing access to private 
property within the exterior boundaries of the park area, pursuant to 
the terms and conditions of a permit issued only to owners of such 
private property.

[34 FR 9387, June 14, 1969, as amended at 49 FR 18450, Apr. 30, 1984; 56 
FR 41943, Aug. 26, 1991]