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USDA Forest Service |
Law Enforcement and Investigation (LEI)
Our commitment is to provide a safe environment for forest users. We want you to have a positive experience when recreating in any one of the four national forests in Alabama. The rules and regulations, orders and other important information posted in or near recreation sites, trail heads and forest boundaries are for your safety and protection. We ask that you take the time to read the information and abide by the regulations.
Firearms on National Forests lands in Alabama - Visitors are allowed to carry concealed firearms on National Forest general forest areas, as long as they are in possession of a valid pistol permit issued by a county sheriff. However, no weapons, concealed or otherwise, may be carried onto a forest Service or any other federal administrative office or site. Also, if the National Forest general forest area is also a State wildlife Management Area (WMA), state regulation generally prohibits all firearms unless a scheduled hunt is in progress, and even then, there are limitations on the types of firearms that may be carried. The State Department of Natural Resources should be contacted for specific regulations pertaining to firearm possession in WMAs.
No firearms may be discharged within a Forest Service developed recreation site.
Forest-Wide Prohibited ActsThe following is a PARTIAL list of the Forest Supervisor’s PROHIBITED actions:
Thank you for your cooperation. Enjoy your stay. Miera Crawford Nagy Violation of the above is a Class B Misdemeanor punishable by fine and/or imprisonment under 16 USC 551/36 CFR. Copies of Supervisor’s Orders are on file at the District Ranger Office and Forest Supervisor Office in accordance with 36 CFR 261.51
Follow the links at the left to learn more about the LE & I Mission, how to Contact LE & I, Alabama Statistics, Forest-wide and Temporary Fire Closure Orders, rules for use of ATV's / Off Highway Vehicles, and how to report Arson Messages.
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