Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§53 Cutting and Removal of Timber
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER VI — SEQUOIA AND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARKS › § 53
Summary
All Yosemite timber must be cut and removed under rules made by the Secretary of the Interior. Owners of patented lands must pay for any park or road damage and post a bond the Secretary approves.
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102