Mendocino National Forest

Special Orders/Closures

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Order No. 08-92-04
Mendocino National Forest
Use Restriction Hammerhorn And Howard Lakes

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), and to increase the overall enjoyment of recreation, the following is prohibited on Hammerhorn and Howard Lakes, located on the Covelo Ranger District, which is under my jurisdiction:.

  1. Possessing or transporting any motor or mechancial device capable of propelling a watercraft through water by any means, except for boats powered with electric motors. 261.58(w).

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(e), each of the following persons are exempt from this order:

  1. Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission.
  2. Any Federal, State or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A.

Done in Willows, California, this 12th day of June, 1992.


/s/ Daniel K. Chisholm

Daniel K. Chisholm
Forest Supervisor
Mendocino National Forest

A violation of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of not more that $5,000.00 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 USC 551 and 18 USC 3559, 3571, and 3581.

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