---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 501.3"
title: "7"
number: "501.3"
heading: "Preservation of property."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/501.3"
---

# §501.3. Preservation of property.


It is unlawful to willfully destroy, damage, or remove property or any part thereof. Hunting, fishing, motorcycling, using snowmobiles, and other disturbances or encroachment activities are prohibited except for official purposes.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 2, 4, 62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318(a), (c); sec. 103, 63 Stat. 380; 40 U.S.C. 753; sec. 205(d), 63 Stat. 389; 40 U.S.C. 486(d); 36 FR 1293 and 36 FR 21706.

### Source

Source: 37 FR 2423, Feb. 1, 1972, unless otherwise noted.