36 CFR § 13.550 - Wildlife distance conditions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s13.550"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 13.550 - Wildlife distance conditions."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "13.550"
section_name: "Wildlife distance conditions."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "13"
part_name: "NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN ALASKA"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 3101 ; 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102; Sec. 13.1204 also issued under Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 1035, 110 Stat. 4240, November 12, 1996."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 69333, Nov. 30, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 13.550 Wildlife distance conditions.

(a) Approaching a bear or any large mammal within 50 yards is prohibited.

(b) Continuing to occupy a position within 50 yards of a bear that is using a concentrated food source, including, but not limited to, animal carcasses, spawning salmon, and other feeding areas is prohibited.

(c) Continuing to engage in fishing within 50 yards of a bear is prohibited.

(d) The prohibitions in this section do not apply to persons—

(1) Engaged in a legal hunt;

(2) On a designated bear viewing structure;

(3) In compliance with a written protocol approved by the Superintendent; or

(4) Who are otherwise directed by a park employee.

[73 FR 3185, Jan. 17, 2008]