43 CFR § 8223.1 - Use of research natural areas.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s8223.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 8223.1 - Use of research natural areas."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "8223.1"
section_name: "Use of research natural areas."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "RECREATION PROGRAMS"
part_number: "8200"
part_name: "PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1181 (a) and (e), 43 U.S.C. 1201, 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "43 FR 40735, Sept. 12, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "8200"
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# 8223.1 Use of research natural areas.
(a) No person shall use, occupy, construct, or maintain facilities in a research natural area except as permitted by law, other Federal regulations, or authorized under provisions of this subpart 8223.
(b) No person shall use, occupy, construct, or maintain facilities in a manner inconsistent with the purpose of the research natural area.
(c) Scientists and educators shall use the area in a manner that is nondestructive and consistent with the purpose of the research natural area.