Mosquito Flat Terrace

U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service
Salmon-Challis National Forest
Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District 

Mosquito Flat Terrace

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (b), the following act is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) Road in the Challis-Yankee Fork 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 Road”):

1. Using any motorized vehicle. 36 CFR § 261.54(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 NFS road #40600, Mosquito Flat Terrace Road, from the bridge over Challis Creek to its terminus approximately 1 mile North, all within the Challis- Yankee Fork Ranger District, Salmon-Challis 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 This Order shall be in effect from March 30, 2023, at 1200 through March 30, 2028, at 1200, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Road 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/r04/salmon-challis/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 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 Salmon-Challis National Forest Supervisor’s Office 208-756-5100, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in/on the same Described Road.

Signed and issued on May    2023
CHARLES A. MARK
Forest Supervisor
Salmon-Challis National Forest