36 CFR § 261.56 - Use of vehicles off National Forest System roads.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s261.56"
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title: "36 CFR § 261.56 - Use of vehicles off National Forest System roads."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "261.56"
section_name: "Use of vehicles off 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."
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# 261.56 Use of vehicles off National Forest System roads.

When provided by an order, it is prohibited to possess or use a vehicle off National Forest System roads.

[42 FR 2957, Jan. 14, 1977, as amended at 66 FR 3218, Jan. 12, 2001]