# 43 C.F.R. § 4770.1 (2026): Prohibited acts

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P4700_S4770_1

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 C.F.R. § 4770.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** Prohibited acts
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 43 CFR: Public Lands: Interior / Chapter II: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 4700: PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS / Subpart 4770: Prohibited Acts, Administrative Remedies, and Penalties / § 4770.1: § 4770.1   Prohibited acts.

## Text

The following acts are prohibited:
(a) Maliciously or negligently injuring or harassing a wild horse or burro;
(b) Removing or attempting to remove a wild horse or burro from the public lands without authorization from the authorized officer;
(c) Destroying a wild horse or burro without authorization from the authorized officer except as an act of mercy;
(d) Selling or attempting to sell, directly or indirectly, a wild horse or burro or its remains;
(e) Commercially exploiting a wild horse or burro;
(f) Treating a wild horse or burro inhumanely;
(g) Violating a term or condition of the Private Maintenance and Care Agreement;
(h) Branding a wild horse or burro;
(i) Removing or altering a freeze mark on a wild horse or burro;
(j) Violating an order, term, or condition established by the authorized officer under this part.

## Nearby sections

- [43 C.F.R. § 4770.1 (2026) § 4770.1   Prohibited acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P4700_S4770_1.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 4770.2 (2026) § 4770.2   Civil penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P4700_S4770_2.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 4770.3 (2026) § 4770.3   Administrative remedies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P4700_S4770_3.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 4770.4 (2026) § 4770.4   Arrest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P4700_S4770_4.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 4770.5 (2026) § 4770.5   Criminal penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P4700_S4770_5.md)

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