# 36 CFR § 223.5: Scope of free use granted to individuals

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.5

## Section

- **Citation:** 36 CFR § 223.5
- **Heading:** Scope of free use granted to individuals
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property > CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > PART 223—SALE AND DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM TIMBER > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

(a) Free use may be granted to individuals for firewood for personal use, except that such use may be limited to bona fide settlers, miners, residents and prospectors living within or immediately adjacent to the National Forest when the available supply is insufficient to meet the total demand. Free use may be granted to such bona fide settlers, miners, residents and prospectors for minerals, for fencing, building, mining, prospecting and domestic purposes.
(Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 35, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 477, 551)
(b) Free use will be granted individuals primarily to aid in the protection and silvicultural improvement of the forests. Except in unusual cases, the material will be restricted to dead, insect-infested, or diseased timber, logging debris, and thinnings. Other material may be granted in unusual cases where its refusal would cause unwarranted hardship. Where limited supply or other conditions justify such action, the free use of green material may be refused.

## Nearby sections

- [36 CFR § 223.1 § 223.1 Authority to sell timber.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.1.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.2 § 223.2 Disposal of timber for administrative use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.2.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.3 § 223.3 Sale of seized material.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.3.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.4 § 223.4 Exchange of trees or portions of trees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.4.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.5 § 223.5 Scope of free use granted to individuals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.5.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.6 § 223.6 Cutting and removal of timber in free-use areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.6.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.7 § 223.7 Permission for free use of timber outside free-use areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.7.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.8 § 223.8 Delegations of authority to approve free use by individuals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.8.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.9 § 223.9 Free use to owners of certain mining claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.9.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.10 § 223.10 Free use to Alaskan settlers, miners, residents, and prospectors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.10.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.11 § 223.11 Free use to other Federal agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.11.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.12 § 223.12 Permission to cut, damage, or destroy trees without advertisement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.12.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.13 § 223.13 Compliance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.13.md)
- [36 CFR § 223.14 § 223.14 Where timber may be cut.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.14.md)

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