---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 291.8"
title: "36"
number: "291.8"
heading: "Area closures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/291.8"
---

# §291.8. Area closures.

- (a) In order to protect paleontological or other resources or to provide for public safety, the Authorized Officer may restrict access to or close areas to the collection of paleontological resources.
- (b) The regulations in this part do not preclude the use of other authorities that provide for area closures.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470aaa through 470aaa-11.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 21630, Apr. 17, 2015, unless otherwise noted.