---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 299.307"
title: "49"
number: "299.307"
heading: "Vegetation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/299.307"
---

# §299.307. Vegetation.


Vegetation on railroad property which is on or immediately adjacent to roadbed shall be controlled so that it does not—

- (a) Become a fire hazard to track-carrying structures;
- (b) Obstruct visibility of railroad signs and signals along the right-of-way;
- (c) Interfere with railroad employees performing normal trackside duties;
- (d) Prevent proper functioning of signal and communication lines; or
- (e) **Prevent railroad employees from visually inspecting moving equipment from their normal duty stations.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302-20303, 20306, 20701-20702, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 69731, Nov. 3, 2020, unless otherwise noted.