43 CFR § 6302.19 - When may BLM close or restrict use of wilderness areas?

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title: "43 CFR § 6302.19 - When may BLM close or restrict use of wilderness areas?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "6302.19"
section_name: "When may BLM close or restrict use of wilderness areas?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION (6000)"
part_number: "6300"
part_name: "MANAGEMENT OF DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 1131  43 U.S.C. 1733, 1740, 1782."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 78372, Dec. 14, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "6300"
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# 6302.19 When may BLM close or restrict use of wilderness areas?

When necessary to carry out the provisions of the Wilderness Act and other Federal laws, BLM may close or restrict the use of lands or waters within the boundaries of a BLM wilderness area, using the procedures in § 8364.1 of this chapter. BLM will limit any such closure to affect the smallest area necessary for the shortest time necessary.