Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§53 Cutting and removal of timber
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - SEQUOIA AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKS › § 53
Summary
Owners of patented lands must remove all timber from Yosemite under rules the Secretary of the Interior sets. They must pay for any park damage caused and give a bond the Secretary accepts to cover those costs.
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Title 16, §53
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All timber must be cut and removed from the Yosemite National Park under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and any damage which may result to the roads or any part of the park in consequence of the cutting and removal of the timber from the reservation shall be borne by the owners of the patented lands, and bond satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior must be given for the payment of such damages, if any, as shall be determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 53
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73