Use of Motorized Watercraft

U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service 
Salmon-Challis National Forest

Use of Motorized Watercraft

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) waters within the lakes on the Salmon-Challis National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Areas”):

1. Possessing or operating any combustible engine capable of propelling a watercraft through water by any means. 36 CFR 261.58(n), (w).

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 AREAS

This Order applies to the following waters within the lakes on the Salmon-Challis National Forest.

1. Meadow Lake (T. 13N, R.26E, Sec. 25 & 26).
2. Yellowjacket Lake (T. 20N, R. 16E, Sec. 14).
3. Wallace Lake (T. 22N, R. 21E, Sec. 8).
4. Iron Lake (T.18N, R. 19E, Sec. 11).
5. Bayhorse Lake (T. 13N, R. 17E, Sec. 36).

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to protect public safety and natural resources by reducing user conflict and mitigating the potential effects on water quality from the use of combustible engines.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from March 30, 2023, at 1200 through March 30, 2028, at 1200, unless rescinded.
   1. A map identifying the Described Areas 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
   2. 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.
   3. 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.
2. Contact the Salmon-Challis National Forest Supervisor’s Office 208-756-5100, for more information about this Order.
   1. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in/on the same Described Areas.

Signed and issued on May 30, 2023

CHARLES A. MARK
Forest Supervisor
Salmon-Challis National Forest