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    Alcohol is prohibited at the Appalachian Trail Partnership Shelter on the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area.  

Alert Start Date: September 8, 2022

Alert End Date: October 27, 2027

Order Number: 08-08-14-22-

Forest Order

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE

GEORGE WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON NATIONAL FORESTS

Roanoke, Virginia 

ORDER NO. 08-08-14-22-

OCCUPANCY AND USE

Appalachian Trail Partnership Shelter

 

Pursuant to Title 16 U.S.C. § 551 and Title 36 C.F.R. § 261.50, the following act is prohibited at, or within 500 feet of the following locations: Appalachian Trail Partnership Shelter, Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Headquarters parking lot, Mount Rogers National Recreation Area administrative building and visitor center. These facilities are located within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, Smyth County, Virginia. This Forest Order is effective from the date signed by the Forest Supervisor until October 27, 2027, or until terminated by an authorized Forest Service official, whichever occurs first.

 

Prohibitions. The following acts are prohibited:

1. Possessing any beverage defined as an alcoholic beverage by State law. 36 CFR

261.58 (bb)

 

Executed in Roanoke, Virginia this 8th day of September 2022.

Signature Joby P. Timm Forest Supervisor

Violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both. 16 USC § 551 and 18 USC §§ 3559, 3571 and 3581.

Contact Name:

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

Contact Number:

276-783-5196

Last updated March 3, 2025