36 CFR §2.13
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- (a)The following are prohibited:
- (1)Lighting or maintaining a fire, except in designated areas or receptacles and under conditions that may be established by the superintendent.
- (2)Using stoves or lanterns in violation of established restrictions.
- (3)Lighting, tending, or using a fire, stove or lantern in a manner that threatens, causes damage to, or results in the burning of property, real property or park resources, or creates a public safety hazard.
- (4)Leaving a fire unattended.
- (5)Throwing or discarding lighted or smoldering material in a manner that threatens, causes damage to, or results in the burning of property or park resources, or creates a public safety hazard.
- (b)Fires shall be extinguished upon termination of use and in accordance with such conditions as may be established by the superintendent. Violation of these conditions is prohibited.
- (c)During periods of high fire danger, the superintendent may close all or a portion of a park area to the lighting or maintaining of a fire.
- (d)The regulations contained in this section apply, regardless of land ownership, on all lands and waters within a park area that are under the legislative jurisdiction of the United States.