Sec. 2.1 Preservation of natural, cultural and archeological resources.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following is
prohibited:
(1) Possessing, destroying, injuring, defacing, removing, digging,
or disturbing from its natural state:
(i) Living or dead wildlife or fish, or the parts or products
thereof, such as antlers or nests.
(ii) Plants or the parts or products thereof.
(iii) Nonfossilized and fossilized paleontological specimens,
cultural or archeological resources, or the parts thereof.
(iv) A mineral resource or cave formation or the parts thereof.
(2) Introducing wildlife, fish or plants, including their
reproductive bodies, into a park area ecosystem.
(3) Tossing, throwing or rolling rocks or other items inside caves
or caverns, into valleys, canyons, or caverns, down hillsides or
mountainsides, or into thermal features.
(4) Using or possessing wood gathered from within the park area:
Provided, however, That the superintendent may designate areas where
dead wood on the ground may be collected for use as fuel for campfires
within the park area.
(5) Walking on, climbing, entering, ascending, descending, or
traversing an archeological or cultural resource, monument, or statue,
except in designated areas and under conditions established by the
superintendent.
(6) Possessing, destroying, injuring, defacing, removing, digging,
or disturbing a structure or its furnishing or fixtures, or other
cultural or archeological resources.
(7) Possessing or using a mineral or metal detector, magnetometer,
side scan sonar, other metal detecting device, or subbottom profiler.
This paragraph does not apply to:
(i) A device broken down and stored or packed to prevent its use
while in park areas.
(ii) Electronic equipment used primarily for the navigation and safe
operation of boats and aircraft.
(iii) Mineral or metal detectors, magnetometers, or subbottom
profilers used for authorized scientific, mining, or administrative
activities.
(b) The superintendent may restrict hiking or pedestrian use to a
designated trail or walkway system pursuant to Secs. 1.5 and 1.7.
Leaving a trail or walkway to shortcut between portions of the same
trail or walkway, or to shortcut to an adjacent trail or walkway in
violation of designated restrictions is prohibited.
(c)(1) The superintendent may designate certain fruits, berries,
nuts, or unoccupied seashells which may be gathered by hand for personal
use or
