§901 Authority to Prescribe Rules for Conduct and Penalties for Violations

Summary

The Secretary must write rules to keep order and protect people and property on Department property. Department property means land and buildings the Department controls that are not run by the Administrator of General Services. The rules must say how people should behave and what penalties apply. Penalties can be fines under title 18, up to six months in jail, or both. The Secretary can set lower maximum fines or shorter jail terms, and those limits apply even if another law says something different. The rules and penalties must be posted where people can see them. The Secretary must talk with the Attorney General before making the rules. The Secretary cannot ban a covered service dog on Department property or on property that gets Department funding. A covered service dog is one trained by an organization accredited by an appropriate accrediting body that evaluates groups training guide or service dogs.