News Release

For Release:  Sept. 23, 2008             
Contact:  Jeff Fontana (530) 252-5332 or (530) 262-1147 (cell)
CA-N-08-95

BLM Will Lift Target Shooting Restrictions Sept. 29

Restrictions on target shooting, in effect since early summer on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management Redding Field Office in Shasta, Butte, Tehama, Trinity and Siskiyou counties, will be lifted Monday, Sept. 29.  Target shooting will be allowed from a half-hour before sunrise to noon daily.

Use of steel jacket, steel core, armor piercing, tracer, incendiary or exploding ammunition is prohibited.  Targets made of material that could emit sparks are also prohibited.

Fire season restrictions on campfires and off-road driving will remain in effect until fall rains reduce fire dangers further.
 
Under the restrictions:

  Campfires or other open fires, including barbecues and portable stoves, are prohibited except within fire rings or stoves in designated recreation sites or campgrounds.  Portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel may be used with a valid California campfire permit.

  Internal combustion engines may be used only on roads and designated trails.  Chainsaws with functional spark arresters may be used off of roads and trails under the activity levels specified in personal use woodcutting permits and other contracts.

  Motor vehicles must remain on established roads and trails.

  Smoking is prohibited, except within enclosed vehicles or in developed recreation sites.

  Possession and use of fireworks, including those approved by the State Fire Marshal, are prohibited on all BLM-managed public lands.

Violation of the restrictions is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and up to 12 months imprisonment or both.
 
For more information contact the BLM Redding Field Office, (530) 224-2100.

-BLM-

Redding Field Office     355 Hemsted Drive     Redding, CA  96102