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Gold Bug Hot Spring Occupancy and Use
Alert Start Date: March 30th, 2023
Alert End Date: March 30th, 2028
Order Number: 04-13-23-005
Associated Documents
Forest Order
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Salmon-Challis National Forest Salmon/Cobalt Ranger District
Occupancy and Use
PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a), the following act is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands within 500 feet of Gold Bug Hot Springs in the Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District of the Salmon-Challis National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area”):
1. Camping. 36 CFR § 261.58(e)
EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
- 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).
- 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 500 feet of Gold Bug Hot Springs within the Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District, Salmon-Challis National Forest.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to provide for public health and safety and protection of natural resources adjacent to Gold Bug Hot Springs.
IMPLEMENTATION
- This Order shall be in effect from March 30, 2023 at 1200 through March 30, 2028 at 1200, unless rescinded.
- 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.gov/main/r4/alert-notices.
- 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.
- 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.
- Contact the Salmon-Challis National Forest Supervisor’s Office 208-756-5100, for more information about this Order.
- This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in/on the same Described Area.
Signed and issued on May 30, 2023