---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 13.604"
title: "36"
number: "13.604"
heading: "Wildlife distance conditions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/13.604"
---

# §13.604. Wildlife distance conditions.

- (a) **Approaching a bear or any large mammal within 50 yards is prohibited.**
- (b) Continuing to occupy a position within 50 yards of a bear that is using a concentrated food source, including, but not limited to, animal carcasses, spawning salmon, and other feeding areas is prohibited.
- (c) **Continuing to engage in fishing within 50 yards of a bear is prohibited.**
- (d) **The prohibitions do not apply to persons—**
  - (1) Engaged in a legal hunt;
  - (2) On a designated bear viewing structure;
  - (3) In compliance with a written protocol approved by the Superintendent; or
  - (4) **Who are otherwise directed by a park employee.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 69333, Nov. 30, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 3186, Jan. 17, 2008]

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ; 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102; Sec. 13.1204 also issued under Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 1035, 110 Stat. 4240, November 12, 1996.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 69333, Nov. 30, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 69333, Nov. 30, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 3186, Jan. 17, 2008]