Current through November 30, 2024
Section 2361.70 - Use authorizations(a) Use authorizations must be obtained from the authorized officer prior to any use within the Reserve. Only uses that are consistent with the purposes and objectives of the Act and this subpart will be authorized.(b) Except as may be limited, restricted, or prohibited by the authorized officer, use authorizations are not required for: (1) Subsistence uses (e.g., hunting, fishing, and berry-picking); and(2) Non-commercial recreational uses (e.g., hunting, fishing, backpacking, and wildlife observation).(c) Applications for use authorizations shall be filed in accordance with applicable regulations in this chapter. In the absence of such regulations, the authorized officer may consider and act upon applications for uses allowed under the Act.(d) In addition to other statutory or regulatory requirements, approval of applications for use authorizations shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the authorized officer determines to be necessary to protect the environmental, subsistence, recreational, fish and wildlife, historical, and scenic values of the Reserve and to assure maximum protection of significant resource values within Special Areas.