36 CFR § 5.3 - Business operations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s5.3"
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title: "36 CFR § 5.3 - Business operations."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "5.3"
section_name: "Business operations."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "5"
part_name: "COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE OPERATIONS"
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authority: "54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102."
regulatory_source: "31 FR 16660, Dec. 29, 1966, unless otherwise noted."
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# 5.3 Business operations.

Engaging in or soliciting any business in park areas, except in accordance with the provisions of a permit, contract, or other written agreement with the United States, except as such may be specifically authorized under special regulations applicable to a park area, is prohibited.