(i) The possession of fishing tackle upon or along any waters closed to fishing shall be prima facie evidence that the person or persons having such fishing tackle are guilty of unlawful fishing in such closed waters.

(j) Fishing is prohibited in the Muir Woods National Monument.* [Sec. 9, as amended Feb. 24, 1937, 2 F.R. 499]

2.11 Private operations. (a) No person shall reside permanently in a national park or monument. No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in or solicit any business, or erect buildings in the parks or monuments without permission in writing from the Director of the National Park Service, Washington, D. C. Applications for such permission may be addressed to the Director through the superintendents and custodians of the parks and monuments.

(b) In Mount McKinley National Park, prospectors and miners may erect necessary shelter cabins or other structures necessary in mining operations on bona fide locations in the park.*+ [Sec. 10]

2.12 Public speeches. No person shall make or deliver any address, speech, or sermon upon any subject whatever in Platt National Park without first obtaining a permit in writing from the superintendent, which permit the superintendent is hereby authorized to issue in proper cases and which shall designate the time and locality where such address, speech, or sermon may be given.** [Sec. 11]

2.13 Radios. The use of radios in public camps, hotels, or other buildings, or in automobiles is prohibited when audible beyond the immediate vicinity of the radio set. Radios shall not be operated to the annoyance of other persons nor so as to disturb the quiet of camps or other public places. The erection of aerials or other radio installations is prohibited.*t [Sec. 12]

2.14 Cameras. (a) Before still pictures may be taken for commercial purposes and before a motion or sound picture requiring the use of artificial or special settings, or special equipment, or involving the performance of a professional cast, may be filmed in any of the parks or monuments, authority must first be obtained, in writing, from the Secretary of the Interior. Still and motion picture cameras may be freely used by amateurs in the parks and monuments for general scenic purposes.

(b) Superintendents may issue permits to take still and motion pictures in the parks and monuments under their supervision without such previous authorization by the Secretary of the Interior, in the following circumstances, and on condition that the permittees shall refrain from offering any gratuity of whatsoever nature to any employee of the Government in connection with the exercise of the privilege herein authorized to be granted:

(1) Professional photographers and motion-picture cameramen desiring to take scenes of, or events in, the national parks as representatives of new concerns and for bona fide news publication;

(2) Professional photographers and motion-picture cameramen desiring to take scenes of, or events in, the national parks, not for sale or for exhibition when paid admissions are charged, but for the purpose of stimulating general or park travel;

**For statutory and source citations, see note to § 2.1.

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(3) Professional photographers and motion-picture cameramen desiring to take scenes of, or events in, the national parks, for non-profit educational purposes;

(4) Professional photographers desiring to take park scenes for general artistic purposes.** [Sec. 13]

2.15 Gambling. Gambling in any form, or the operation of gambling devices, whether for merchandise or otherwise, is prohibited.** [Sec. 14]

2.16 Advertisements. Private notices or advertisements shall not be posted, distributed, or displayed in the parks or monuments, excepting such as the superintendent or custodian may deem necessary for the convenience and guidance of the public.* [Sec. 15]

2.17 Mining claims. (a) The location of mining claims on lands within the parks and monuments is prohibited, except in Mount McKinley National Park and in Death Valley National Monument. This section is subject to the further exception contained in the Act of Congress approved February 14, 1931 (sec. 2, 46 Stat. 1161; 16 U.S.C. 445a), reserving to the Navajo Tribe of Indians the mineral rights in the Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

(b) Mining in Mount McKinley National Park may be regulated by the Secretary of the Interior as to surface use of locations under the Act of January 26, 1931 (sec. 2, 46 Stat. 1043; 16 U.S.C. 350a).

(c) Mining in Death Valley National Monument is subject to the following special regulations which are prescribed to govern the surface use of claims therein:

(1) The claim shall be occupied and used exclusively for mineral exploration and development and for no other purpose; except that, upon written permission of the Director of the National Park Service, the surface of the claim may be used for other specified purposes, the use to be on such conditions and for such period as may be prescribed when permission is granted.

(2) The owner of the claim and all persons holding under him shall conform to all rules now prescribed or which may be made applicable by the Director of the National Park Service, governing occupancy of lands within the national monument.

(3) The use and occupancy of the surface of mining claims as prescribed above shall apply to all such claims located after the date of the Act of June 13, 1933 (48 Stat. 139; 16 U.S.C. 447), within the limits of the national monument as fixed by Proclamation 2028, February 11, 1933, and to all mining claims on lands hereafter included in the national monument, located after such inclusion, so long as such claims are within the boundaries of said monument.

(4) Prospectors or miners shall not open or construct roads or vehicle trails without first obtaining a permit from the Director of the National Park Service. Applications for permits may be made through the custodian of the monument, upon submitting a map or sketch showing the location of the mining property to be served and the location of the proposed road or vehicle trail. The permit may conditioned upon the permittee's maintaining the road or trail in a

be

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**For statutory and source citations, see note to § 2.1.

passable condition as long as it is used by the permittee or his successors. [Sec. 16]

CROSS REFERENCES: For regulations of the Forest Service relating to mining claims, see § 251.15. For leases and sale of minerals on restricted Indian lands, see 25 CFR Parts 180, 183, 186, 192, 195, 198, 201, 204, 207, 210, 213. For regulations of the Geological Survey relating to mineral lands, see 30 CFR Chapter II. 2.18 Archeological ruins and objects. (a) Visitors shall not be permitted to visit the ruins in Mesa Verde National Park nor to enter the canyon in Canyon de Chelly National Monument unless accompanied by National Park Service employees. The superintendent may waive this requirement in Mesa Verde National Park by issuing a special written permit to persons engaged in scientific studies.

(b) Visitors shall not remove any artifacts or other objects of archeological or historical significance from the place where they may be found, nor purchase any such objects from Indians or others. Any such objects purchased or removed in violation of this section shall be delivered to the superintendent or his representative on demand.** [Sec. 17]

CROSS REFERENCES: For Office of Indian Affairs regulations relating to the preservation of American antiquities, see 25 CFR Part 11. For General Land Office regulations relating to the preservation of American antiquities, see 43 CFR Part 3. For General Land Office regulations concerning reservations and rights to scientific research within monuments, see 43 CFR 150.29.

2.19 Lost articles. Persons finding lost articles, other than relics, should deposit them at the office of the superintendent or custodian, or at the nearest ranger station, leaving their own names and addresses, so that if the articles are not claimed by the owners within 60 days, they may be turned over to those who found them.** [Sec. 18]

2.20 Private lands. Owners of private lands within the limits of any park or monument are entitled to the full use and enjoyment thereof; the boundaries of such lands, however, shall be determined, and marked and defined, so they may be readily distinguished from the park or monument lands. While no limitations or conditions are imposed upon the use of private lands, so long as such use does not interfere with or injure the Government lands, private owners shall provide against trespass by their livestock upon lands of the parks or monuments, and all trespasses committed will be punished to the full extent of the law. Stock may be taken over the lands of parks and monuments with the written permission and under the supervision of the superintendent or custodian, but such permission and supervision are not required when access to such private lands is had wholly over roads or lands not owned or controlled by the United States.* [Sec. 19]

2.21 Grazing. (a) The running at large, herding, or grazing of livestock of any kind on the Government lands in the parks and monuments, as well as the driving of livestock over the same is prohibited, except where authority therefor has been granted by the superintendent or custodian, with the approval of the Director of the National Park Service. The owners of livestock found improperly on the park or monument lands will be prosecuted.

**For statutory and source citations, see note to § 2.1.

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(b) No authority may be granted for grazing in the Yellowstone National Park.

(c) The provisions of (a) are subject to the exception contained in the provisions of the Act of Congress approved February 26, 1929 (Sec. 2, 45 Stat. 1316; 16 U.S.C. 406a), relating to grazing in Grand Teton National Park, and to the exception contained in the Act of Congress approved February 14, 1931 (Sec. 2, 46 Stat. 1161; 16 U.S.C. 445a), reserving to the Navajo Tribe of Indians the right to the surface use of the lands in the Canyon de Chelly National Monument for agricultural, grazing, or other purposes.*+ [Sec. 20]

CROSS REFERENCES: For Forest Service grazing regulations, see Part 231. Grazing regulations of the Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, see 25 CFR Parts 71, 72. Leasing of Indian allotted and tribal lands and restricted lands of Five Civilized Tribes for grazing purposes, see 25 CFR Parts 171, 174. Agricultural and grazing leases, Osage Nation, Oklahoma, see 25 CFR Part 177. Division of Grazing, see 43 CFR Chapter III. Grazing regulations, Alaska, see 43 CFR Part 63. Exchanges by States and exchanges of privately-owned lands under the Taylor Grazing Act, see 43 CFR Parts 146, 147. Administration of game ranges or wildlife refuges in grazing districts, see 50 CFR Part 16.

2.22 Authorized operators. (a) All persons, firms, or corporations holding franchises in the parks and monuments shall keep the grounds used by them properly policed and shall maintain the premises in a sanitary condition to the satisfaction of the superintendent or custodian. No operator shall retain in his employment a person whose presence in the park or monument may be deemed by the superintendent or custodian subversive to the good order and management of the park

or monument.

(b) All operators shall require each of their public contact employees to wear a metal badge with a number thereon, or other mark of identification. The name and number corresponding therewith, or the identification mark, shall be registered in the office of the superintendent or custodian. These badges must be worn in plain sight. [Sec. 21]

2.23 Fraudulently obtaining accommodations. The obtaining of food, lodging, or other accommodations in the national parks and monuments with intent to defraud is forbidden, and such fraudulent intent will be presumed from refusal or neglect to pay therefor on demand, or payment therefor with negotiable paper on which payment is refused, or absconding without paying or offering to pay therefor, or false or fictitious showing or pretense of baggage or other property or surreptitious removal or attempted removal of baggage.** [Sec. 22]

2.24 Dogs and cats. (a) Dogs and cats are prohibited on the Government lands in the parks and monuments, except that upon written permission of the superintendent or custodian, secured upon entrance, they may be transported over through roads by persons passing through the parks and monuments provided they are kept under leash, crated, or otherwise under restrictive control of the owner at all times while in the park or monument: Provided, however, That employees and others may be authorized by the superintendent or custodian to keep dogs for official purposes in the administrative area of a park or monument, and subject to such further conditions as may be determined by the superintendent or custodian.

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**For statutory and source citations, see note to § 2.1.

(b) Stray dogs or cats running at large in the parks and monuments may be killed to prevent molestation of the wildlife therein.

(c) In Mount McKinley National Park, dogs may be used for hauling, with the permission of the superintendent and subject to the following rights and restrictions: In the winter, prospectors and miners may use such dogs as may be necessary for a reasonable time for heavy hauling of supplies, fuel, timber, and other objects; thereafter each person is limited to seven dogs. In the summer, no dogs are allowed except in special cases. In no case nor at any time shall litters of pups be raised in the park except by special permission of the superintendent. Persons entering the park with dogs must register at McKinley Park entrance, Katishna entrance, or the nearest ranger station, giving such information as may be required by the superintendent.*+ [Sec. 23]

2.25 Bears. The feeding, touching, teasing, or molesting of bears is prohibited.*+ [Sec. 24]

2.26 Dead animals. All domestic or grazed animals that may die on any Government lands in the parks or monuments shall be buried immediately by the owner or person having charge of such animals, at least 2 feet beneath the ground, and in no case less than onefourth mile from any camp or thoroughfare.*t [Sec. 25]

2.27 Pack trains and saddle horse parties. (a) No pack train or saddle horse party shall be allowed in Crater Lake, General Grant, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Lassen Volcanic, Mesa Verde, Mount McKinley, Mount Rainier, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, and Bryce Canyon National Parks, unless in charge of an approved guide. Guides may be required to pass an examination prescribed by the superintendent. At the discretion of the superintendent, guides will be permitted to carry unsealed firearms. Prospectors and miners in Mount McKinley National Park are excepted from the operation of this section.

(b) No persons may pass through or camp in any of the national parks, except Sequoia and Grand Teton National Parks, using animals or camp equipment not hired from the authorized operators of saddle horse service, where such service is established at the park under contract with the Secretary of the Interior, unless the animals and equipment belong to a member or members of the party, and unless the other members are not renting, or in any way paying for the use of the animals or equipment, and unless the owners are not making the trip under any lease arrangement, and shall satisfy the superintendent that such are the facts.

(c) To conduct or operate, or to cause to be conducted or operated, a saddle horse party into, or to act as guide for any purpose within any of the parks mentioned in (a) without the written permission of the Director of the National Park Service or the superintendent of the park, is prohibited; and the person or persons so conducting, operating, or causing to be conducted or operated, or acting as guide, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in § 2.58.

(d) No saddle horses shall be permitted in the Muir Woods National Monument on Sundays or Holidays.*t [Sec. 26]

**For statutory and source citations, see note to § 2.1.

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