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DALY-RAILROAD FIRE ROAD CLOSURE- Bitterroot National Forest 10-11-2024
Railroad-Daly Fire
Publication Type: Closures - 10/11/2024 - 14:56
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
BITTERROOT National Forest Darby-Sula Ranger District
DALY-RAILROAD ROAD CLOSURE
PROHIBITIONS
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (b), the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) roads on the Darby-Sula Ranger Districts, Bitterroot National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Roads):
Being on the road. 36 C.F.R. § 261.54(e).
EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
- Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty.
- Persons with a Forest Service special use authorization or other authorization specifically exempting them from the effect of this Order.
DESCRIBED ROADS AND TRAILS
- Forest Service Road 711
- Forest Service Road 714
- Forest Service Road 1352
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Order is to ensure public health and safety during fire suppression efforts of the Daly-Railroad Fire.
IMPLEMENTATION
1. This Order shall be in effect from October 10th, 2024, at 0600 until rescinded or until December 1st, 2024, at 0001, whichever occurs first.
A map identifying the Described Roads is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to Bitterroot National Forest - Alerts &Closures (usda.gov)
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.
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.
Contact the Darby-Sula Ranger District in Darby, MT, (406) 821-3913, or Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Hamilton, MT, (406) 363-7100, for more information about this Order.
This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in/on the same Described Roads.
Done at Hamilton, Montana this 10th day of October 2024.