Lawmaking on Federal Lands: Criminal Liability and the Public Property Exception of the Administrative Procedure Act
In: Journal of Land, Resources, & Environmental Law, Jg. 23 (2003), S. 313
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I. Introduction Suppose for a moment that you are planning a family camping trip to Olympic National Park, in Washington State. Being a lawyer, you decide (as only a lawyer might) that before you leave, you will review the laws governing activity within the Park, to be sure that your family's trip is enjoyable and uneventful. After reading through the applicable parts of the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), you are confident that you have planned a successful trip. Before you know it, you and your family are driving toward the Park. It is dark by the time you arrive and no one is at the visitor center. You continue driving until you reach your intended destination deep within Park boundaries. The next morning, you and your family begin hiking early and arrive at a beautiful lake by sunset. After tinfoil dinners and roasted marshmallows you quickly fall asleep. You are awakened by the sound of heavy footsteps near your camp. You look around and are surprised to see two park rangers approaching. After some friendly small talk they ask to see your camping permit. You explain that you were not aware that a permit was required, there being no mention of it in the regulations, which you had carefully read. They appear to be somewhat upset, and inform you that camping without a permit is against Park rules as contained in the Superintendent's Compendium.n1 You are given a citation and told that you and ...
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Lawmaking on Federal Lands: Criminal Liability and the Public Property Exception of the Administrative Procedure Act
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Smith, Dean |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Land, Resources, & Environmental Law, Jg. 23 (2003), S. 313 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2003 |
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