04-15-23-216 - Coffee Pot Stay Limit Order

Order Number:# 04-15-23-216

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Ashton/Island Park 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 Caribou-Targhee National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the "Described Area"):

1. Camping within the same one-mile radius for more that five days in any 14-day period. 36 CFR § 261.58(a).

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting 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 AREA

This Order applies to all NFS lands within one mile of the Coffeepot Campground, including Coffeepot Campground, on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Ashton/Island Park Ranger District. 

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to protect public health and safety and natural resources by managing high levels of recreational use within and near Coffeepot Campground. 

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from June 7, 2023 at 1200 through March 30, 2028 at 1200, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area 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/r04/caribou-targhee/alerts.
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 that $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 Ashton/Island Park Ranger District in Ashton, (208) 652-7442, and Caribou-Targhee National Forest Supervisor's Office, (208) 557-5900, for more information about this Order. 
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in the same Described Area. 

Signed and issued 
MEL BOLLING
Forest Supervisor
Caribou-Targhee National Forest