I dunno, Salty. They might be hard-pressed to find a code for any violation. I believe there are rules about depositing it properly -- you know, cat hole, 6" deep, etc etc. Are those rules codified anywhere? What about the national parks people telling everyone to pack out their used TP?
I do know from personal experience -- if you insult a LEO, a citation can result. I showed up in court, he didn't. Dismissed. But it was definitely a hassle.
Left TP for example is litter. Covered:
"Code of Federal Regulations
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public PropertyVolume: 2Date: 2006-07-01Original Date: 2006-07-01Title: Section 261.11 - Sanitation.Context:
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property. CHAPTER II - FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. PART 261 - PROHIBITIONS. Subpart A - General Prohibitions.
ยง 261.11
Sanitation.
The following are prohibited:
(a) Depositing in any toilet, toilet vault, or plumbing fixture any substance which could damage or interfere with the operation or maintenance of the fixture.
(b) Possessing or leaving refuse, debris, or litter in an exposed or unsanitary condition. (c) Placing in or near a stream, lake, or other water any substance which does or may pollute a stream, lake, or other water.
(d) Failing to dispose of all garbage, including any paper, can, bottle, sewage, waste water or material, or rubbish either by removal from the site or area, or by depositing it into receptacles or at places provided for such purposes. (e) Dumping of any refuse, debris, trash or litter brought as such from private property or from land occupied under permit, except, where a container, dump or similar facility has been provided and is identified as such, to receive trash generated from private lands or lands occupied under permit.
[42 FR 2957, Jan. 14, 1977, as amended at 46 FR 33520, June 30, 1981]"
Leaving cache for 24 hours or more. Covered. CFR plus forest order or in Parks, Supervisor's Orders. Fire bans CFR authority and Forest Orders. Yep, they are all codified, except WAG Bag. Probably has CFR authority, but was never exercised through a Forest Order. Policies do not become enforceable rules just because Garry Oye orders the clerks to put certain language in Inyo. That LEO incident is a perfect example. I don't know what he wrote on your ticket, but I am pretty sure there is no rule against whatever you said, he knew it was a chicken ticket and didn't show so as to avoid embarrassment before the Magistrate.
In any event, in the 5 years I have been harping on this, no one - not Some Guy, no Inyo admin, no one has popped up to say uh, look at CFR such and such, Forest Order thus and so or anything even close. In fact, no one has even made the argument I would have expected first: "Look, it's on their web page". Nothing.
