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                                Order Number: # 03-09-05-23-04

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service

Prescott National Forest

Verde Ranger District

Area/Road Closure

PROHIBITIONS

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b) the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, and roads in the Verde Ranger District, Prescott National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (Described Area/Roads):

1. Going into or being upon the Described Area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.53(e) and
2. Being on the Described Roads. 36 CFR 261.54(e)

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Private property owners and residents within the closure area.
2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty.

DESCRIBED AREA/ROADS

The following area closure is established within the specific areas of the Prescott National Forest, Verde Ranger District on all Forest Service lands as described below:

Along the route beginning at the junction of FR104 and FR413 and extending ¼ mile on either side of FR413 to junction of FR132 then along FR132 to the junction of County Rd 75, Cherry Creek Road.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Order is to provide the public’s health and safety due to the Grapevine Fire on the Prescott National Forest.

IMPLEMENTATION

1. This Order shall be in effect from July 27, 2023, at 0600 through August 30, 2023, at 2400, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area/Roads is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://fs.usda.gov/alerts/prescott.
3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
5. Contact the Verde Ranger District in Camp Verde, (928) 567-4121, and Prescott National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Chino Valley, (928) 777-2200, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts on the same Described Area/Road.