Laws & Policies

National Park Service

Federal regulations covering all National Park Service lands are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Chapter 1.

National Trails System Act

Congress established the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail on September 8, 1980, as Section 14 of Public Law 96-344, an amendment to the National Trails System Act (82 Stat. 919, 16 USC 1241). To guide management of the trail, the National Park Service prepared a comprehensive management plan, finalized in September 1982, and amended in 2018. The comprehensive management plan provides a vision and decision-making framework for the trail; identifies significant natural, historical, and cultural resources to be preserved; and describes anticipated cooperative agreements with state and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities.

Firearms

As of February 22, 2010, a new federal law allows people who can legally possess firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws, to legally possess firearms in the National Park Service administered areas that this trail crosses.

It is the responsibility of visitors to understand and comply with all applicable state, local, and federal firearms laws before entering these affected park areas. As a starting point about state and local firearms laws please go the following website and select the state that your are interested in from the list on the page:

State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms, 2010 - 2011 - 35th Edition

 

The Official Trail Marker for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

NPS

Official Trail Logo

The official trail marker insignia, or official trail logo, for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail may be used to mark officially designated Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail sites, route segments, on publications and other materials, and for other official uses.

Official Logo Use
The National Park Service encourages the appropriate use of the logo by designated Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail management entities and partners. However, the trail logo is a protected federal insignia under 18 U.S.C. § 701 and is a federally-owned trademark either under common law or 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1129. The trail logo cannot be used without the permission of the Superintendent, Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, National Park Service. For permission to use the logo, please contact us.

Reference:
Federal Register :: Official Trail Market for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail