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  • Day Use Only Prohibition

    FOREST ORDER NO. 0513-23-14

    USDA FOREST SERVICE SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST

    DAY USE ONLY PROHIBITION

Alert Start Date: July 11th, 2023

Alert End Date: June 30th, 2025

Order Number: 0513-23-14

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Forest Order

FOREST ORDER NO. 0513-23-14USDA FOREST SERVICE SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST

DAY USE ONLY PROHIBITION

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 26 I.50(a), and to provide for public safety and to protect natural resources, the following act is prohibited within the Sequoia National Forest. This Order is effective from July 11th, 2023, through June 30th, 2025.

Being in an area designated as a Day Use Only after sunset or before sunrise.

Sunset and sunrise will be determined according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Solar Calculator specifications for the city of Los Angeles: ESRL Global Monitoring Laboratory - Global Radiation and Aerosols (noaa.gov)

36 C.F.R. § 261.58(1).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 26 l.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.
  2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
  3. Persons with a contract or special use permit from the Forest Service specifically authorizing work within a Day Use Only recreation site, and their employees, subcontractors, or agents, to the extent authorized by the contract or special use permit.

This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A.

A violation of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or$ I 0,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

16 U.S.C. § 551 and I8 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Executed in Porterville, California this 10th day of July 2023.

TERESA BENSON

Forest Supervisor Sequoia National Forest

Contact Name:

Sequoia National Forest

Contact Number:

559-784-1500

Contact Email:

SM.FS.SequoiaNF@usda.gov

Last updated March 31st, 2025