(a) Motorized vehicle use. No one shall operate a motorized vehicle along a national scenic trail except:
- (1) When motorized vehicular use is necessary to meet emergencies involving health, safety, fire suppression, or law enforcement; or
- (2) Where the authorized officer determines that adjacent landowners and land users have a need for reasonable access to their lands, interests in lands, or timber rights; or
- (3) On roads that are designated segments of the National Scenic Trail System and are posted as open to motorized vehicles.
- (b) Penalties. In accordance with section 7(i) of the National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1246), anyone convicted of violating this regulation is subject to a fine not to exceed $500 and/or imprisonment not to exceed six months.
[47 FR 23103, May 26, 1982]