36 CFR § 6.12 - Prohibited acts and penalties.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s6.12"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 6.12 - Prohibited acts and penalties."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "6.12"
section_name: "Prohibited acts and penalties."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "6"
part_name: "SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 100903."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 65957, Dec. 22, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "6"
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# 6.12 Prohibited acts and penalties.

(a) The following are prohibited:

(1) Operating a solid waste disposal site without a permit issued under § 6.9 or, where applicable, without approval granted under § 6.7(c);

(2) Operating a solid waste disposal site without the proper amount or form of bond or security deposit, as prescribed by the Regional Director, when such a bond or security deposit is required by this part;

(3) Operating a solid waste disposal site in violation of a term or a requirement of a National Park Service issued permit; or

(4) Operating a solid waste disposal site in violation of 40 CFR Parts 257 or 258, or in violation of the equivalent State law or regulation.

(b) A person who violates a provision of paragraph (a) of this section is subject to:

(1) The penalty provisions of 36 CFR 1.3; and/or

(2) Revocation of the permit by the Regional Director if a permit exists; and/or

(3) Forfeiture of a bond or security deposit if a bond or security deposit is required under § 6.10.