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Cannabis/Controlled Substances/Alcohol/Motor Vehicle Laws (Forest-wide)
Alert Start Date: October 18, 2019
Alert End Date: N/A
Order Number: 04-03-301
Associated Documents
Forest Order
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST
Occupancy and Use
PROHIBITIONS:
Pursuant to Title 36 CFR 261.50 (a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited in the areas, and on the roads described in this Order, all within the Bridger-Teton National Forest, until further notice.
Possessing, storing, or transporting a cannabis plant or plants and part thereof, or any substance derived from a cannabis plant or plants. 36 CFR 261.58(t)
Possessing or consuming an alcoholic beverage in violation of any Wyoming State law. 36 CFR 261.58(bb)
Operating any motor vehicle on National Forest System roads in a manner that would be in violation of any Wyoming State traffic or motor vehicle. 36 CFR 261.54(d)
- Parking or leaving a vehicle in violation of posted instructions. 36 CFR 261.58(g)
EXEMPTIONS:
Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50 (e) the following persons are exempt from this Order:
Persons with a permit specifically exempting them from the effect of this Order.
- Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.
AREA DESCRIBED:
All National Forest System Lands within the proclaimed and administrative boundaries of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this Order is to protect public health and safety.
IMPLEMENTATION:
This Order will be in effect when signed and shall remain in effect until rescinded.
Any violation of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for individuals, and $10,000.00 for organizations and/or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months. [Title 16 USC 551, Title 18 USC 3571(b)(6), Title 18 USC 3581 (b)(7)].
- Order supersedes any previous orders prohibiting the same acts covered by this Order.
Done at Jackson, Wyoming this 18 day of October, 2019
PATRICIA M. O'CONNOR
Forest Supervisor
Bridger-Teton National Forest