36 CFR § 271.3 - Public service use.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s271.3"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 271.3 - Public service use."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "271.3"
section_name: "Public service use."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "271"
part_name: "USE OF “SMOKEY BEAR” SYMBOL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "66 Stat. 92 (18 U.S.C. 711)."
regulatory_source: "27 FR 6928, July 21, 1962, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "271"
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# 271.3 Public service use.

The Chief may authorize the use of *Smokey Bear* for non-commercial educational purposes, without charge, when such use is essentially as a public service, and will, in his judgment, contribute to public information and education concerning the prevention of forest fires.