36 CFR § 261.54 - National Forest System roads.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s261.54"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "36 CFR § 261.54 - National Forest System roads."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "261.54"
section_name: "National Forest System roads."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "261"
part_name: "PROHIBITIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1011(f); 16 U.S.C. 460l-6d, 472, 551, 620(f), 1133(c)-(d)(1), 1246(i)."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 2957, Jan. 14, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "261"
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# 261.54 National Forest System roads.

When provided by an order, the following are prohibited:

(a) Using any type of vehicle prohibited by the order.

(b) Use by any type of traffic prohibited by the order.

(c) Using a road for commercial hauling without a permit or written authorization.

(d) Operating a vehicle in violation of the speed, load, weight, height, length, width, or other limitations specified by the order.

(e) Being on the road.

[42 FR 2957, Jan. 14, 1977, as amended at 46 FR 33521, June 30, 1981; 89 FR 92816, Nov. 25, 2024]