Regulations for Forest Users
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Rules and Regulations
As a visitor to the National Forests, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the
Forests and the natural environment, to ensure the health and safety of visitors, and to promote a
pleasant and rewarding outdoor recreation experience for all visitors. Forest Officers are empowered
to enforce the
Federal Regulations Title 36 CFR 261 applicable to National Forest use.
Regional Foresters and Forest Supervisors may issue orders that will close or restrict the use of certain areas
if the need arises. Such orders will be posted so that visitors to the National Forest can reasonably be expected
to be familiar with them. Copies of the orders will be available in the offices of Forest Supervisors and District
Rangers.
Please remember to be careful! You are primarily responsible for your own safety. Look out for natural hazards and
dangers when you are in the forest. If you hike off trails or swim or dive in streams or lakes, you do so at YOUR OWN RISK.
Definitions
These definitions appear in Title 36 CFR 261.2 and apply to all regulations
listed on the General Rules web page.
General Rules
Basic descriptions of rules you need to know while visiting the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Forest Orders
Regional Foresters and Forest Supervisors may issue orders that will close or restrict the use of certain areas
if the need arises. Such orders will be posted so that visitors to the National Forest can reasonably be expected
to be familiar with them. Copies of the orders will be available in the offices of Forest Supervisors and District
Rangers
Obey Federal Laws
All visitors and users of the National Forests are subject to Federal Regulations. All of the regulations are published
in Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations and are on file at all Forest Supervisor and District Ranger Offices.
Violation of orders and Regulations is subject to punishment by a fine or imprisonment. Authority: 16 USC 551.
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