Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§8107 Advertisements and Sales in or Around Washington Monument
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART D — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › CHAPTER 81 — ADMINISTRATIVE › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 8107
Summary
No ads or sales are allowed around the Washington Monument unless the NPS Director gives written permission.
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Title 40, §8107
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Except on the written authority of the Director of the National Park Service, advertisements of any kind shall not be displayed, and articles of any kind shall not be sold, in or around the Washington Monument.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 810740:43.Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299, § 1 (proviso in 2d par. on p. 997), 35 Stat. 997. The words “Director of the National Park Service” are substituted for “Secretary of War” [subsequently changed to “Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital[”] because of section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1925 (ch. 339, 43 Stat. 983)] because of section 2 of Executive Order No. 6166 (eff. June 10, 1933) and the Act of March 2, 1934 (ch. 38, 48 Stat. 389).
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40 U.S.C. § 8107
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102