Federal Laws
Laws are created by Congress and establish the highest order of legal authority over national parks.

• Many laws, including the 1916 Organic Act that created the National Park Service, affect all areas managed by the National Park Service.

NPS Policies

Service-wide policy for the National Park Service is developed by the Office of Policy with public input and in accordance with applicable laws. Policies dictate many of the overall directions and procedures used by all parks. More...

Park Regulations

The Code of Federal Regulations 36 CFR parts 1-199 and the Park Compendium (PDF 136kb) provide a complete listing of park rules and regulations. These most specific rules are developed with public input to implement applicable law.

36CFR, PART 7.55--Special Regulations - Areas of the National Park Service

• LAKE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

The following links are from 36CFR, PART 2--RESOURCE PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION and are some of the more frequently sited regulations.

• Camping and Food Storage
• Fishing
• Pets
• Fires
• Preservation of Natural, Cultural and Archeological Resources
  This includes topics of Relic Hunting, Metal Detectors; Possessing, destroying, injuring, defacing, removing, digging, or disturbing these resources from their natural state, etc.
• Wildlife Protection
  This includes the topics of hunting, feeding, touching, teasing, frightening or intentional disturbing of wildlife.
• Weapons, Traps & Nets
  This includes the topics of possession, carrying and using a weapon, trap or net.
• Research Specimens
  This includes the topic of Taking plants, fish, wildlife, rocks or minerals.
• Audio Disturbances
• Memorialization
  This includes the topics of scattering of human ashes, installation of a monument, memorial, etc.

These links are to web pages sponsored by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration on the United States Government Printing Office web site.