# 36 CFR § 223.6: Cutting and removal of timber in free-use areas

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-223.6

## Section

- **Citation:** 36 CFR § 223.6
- **Heading:** Cutting and removal of timber in free-use areas
- **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

Supervisors may designate portions or all of a National Forest as free-use areas where such action is compatible with land management plans and shall give public notice of their action. Within such free-use areas, any dead timber or any green timber previously marked or designated by forest officers may be cut and removed for personal use for domestic purposes. Cutting and removal of timber in free-use areas shall be in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed by the district ranger to prevent fires, minimize damage to uncut trees and other resources, and to avoid confusion among users.
[42 FR 28252, June 2, 1977, as amended at 44 FR 73029, Dec. 17, 1979. Redesignated at 49 FR 2760, Jan. 23, 1984]

## 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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