Pallet Possession Ban Order Number: #01-11-06-25-03
Alert
Date(s): Jan 1, 2025 - Jan 1, 2030
Forest Order: 01-11-06-25-03
The Bozeman Ranger District is implementing a new ban on the possession of pallets on National Forest System lands within the district. The pallet possession ban is an important step in protecting the district's natural resources, developed infrastructure, and ensuring the safety of the public. Order #01-11-06-25-03 is effective January 1st, 2025. View map here.
Order Number: # 01-11-06-25-03
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Bozeman Ranger District
Occupancy and Use
PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the Bozeman Ranger District, Custer Gallatin National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area and Roads”):
1. Possessing or storing any material containing nails, screws, or other metal hardware, including wood pallets and construction debris, that could be used as firewood. 36 CFR 261.58(cc)
EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
1. Persons with a Forest Service Term Grazing Permit or special use authorization for outfitting and guiding, ski area or resorts, organization camps, utilities, or other use documented by a valid US Forest Service permit that specifically exempts them from this Order or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2)].
2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty.
DESCRIBED ROAD
This order applies to all NFS lands within the Bozeman Ranger District of the Custer Gallatin National Forest.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to provide for public health and safety.
IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Order shall be in effect from January 1, 2025 at 0800 through January 1, 2030 at 0800, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area and Roads is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ /alerts-notices.
3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
5. Contact the Bozeman Ranger District at 406-522-2520, or the Custer Gallatin National Forest Supervisor’s Office 406-587-6701, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in/on the same Described Area and Roads.
Signed and issued on December 31, 2024. _________________________. /s/
Matthew Jedra
Forest Supervisor
Custer Gallatin National Forest
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