Salmon River Road Use and Occupancy

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

Occupancy and Use

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (b), the following acts are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) Road in the North 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. Camping or possessing camping equipment on the roadway, except in a turnout that does not impede travel on NFSR #30. 36 CFR 261.58(e).
2. Building, maintain, attending, or using a fire on the roadway. 36 CFR 261.52(a).
3. Parking or leaving a vehicle in violation of posted instructions. 36 CFR 261.58(g)

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 ROAD

This Order applies to NFS Road #030, Salmon River Road, beginning at the Junction with Highway 93 and ending at its terminus, Corn Creek Boat Launch, North Fork Ranger District, Salmon-Challis National Forest.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to provide for public health and safety and maintain access for emergency vehicles.

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 This Order shall be in effect from March 30, 2023, at 1200 through March 30, 2028, at 1200, unless rescinded.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