# 36 CFR § 261.4: Disorderly conduct

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.4

## Section

- **Citation:** 36 CFR § 261.4
- **Heading:** Disorderly conduct
- **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 261—PROHIBITIONS > Subpart A—General Prohibitions

## Text

The following are prohibited when committed intentionally to cause, or recklessly to create a substantial risk of causing, public alarm, nuisance, jeopardy, or violence:
(a) Engaging in fighting or any threatening or other violent behavior.
(b) Making an utterance or performing an act that is obscene or threatening or that is made or performed in a manner that is likely to inflict injury or incite an immediate breach of peace.
(c) Making noise that is unreasonable considering the nature and purpose of the conduct, location, and time.
[89 FR 92815, Nov. 25, 2024]

## Nearby sections

- [36 CFR § 261.1 § 261.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.1.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.1a § 261.1a Special use authorizations, contracts and operating plans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.1a.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.1b § 261.1b Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.1b.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.2 § 261.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.2.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.3 § 261.3 Interfering with a Forest officer, volunteer, or human resource program enrollee or giving false report to a Forest officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.3.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.4 § 261.4 Disorderly conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.4.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.5 § 261.5 Fire.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.5.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.6 § 261.6 Timber and other forest products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.6.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.7 § 261.7 Livestock.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.7.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.8 § 261.8 Fish and wildlife.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.8.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.9 § 261.9 Property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.9.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.10 § 261.10 Occupancy and use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.10.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.11 § 261.11 Sanitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.11.md)
- [36 CFR § 261.12 § 261.12 National Forest System roads and trails.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.12.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-261.4. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.