43 CFR § 8351.1-1 - National scenic trails.

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title: "43 CFR § 8351.1-1 - National scenic trails."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "8351.1-1"
section_name: "National scenic trails."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "RECREATION PROGRAMS"
part_number: "8350"
part_name: "MANAGEMENT AREAS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 1241, 16 U.S.C. 1271, 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "43 FR 40736, Sept. 12, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 8351.1-1 National scenic trails.

(a) *Motorized vehicle use.* No one shall operate a motorized vehicle along a national scenic trail except:

(1) When motorized vehicular use is necessary to meet emergencies involving health, safety, fire suppression, or law enforcement; or

(2) Where the authorized officer determines that adjacent landowners and land users have a need for reasonable access to their lands, interests in lands, or timber rights; or

(3) On roads that are designated segments of the National Scenic Trail System and are posted as open to motorized vehicles.

(b) *Penalties.* In accordance with section 7(i) of the National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1246), anyone convicted of violating this regulation is subject to a fine not to exceed $500 and/or imprisonment not to exceed six months.

[47 FR 23103, May 26, 1982]