# 43 CFR § 9239.0-7: Penalty for unauthorized removal of material

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.0-7

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 CFR § 9239.0-7
- **Heading:** Penalty for unauthorized removal of material
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—Public Lands: Interior > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER I—TECHNICAL SERVICES (9000) Group 9100—Engineering > PART 9230—TRESPASS > Subpart 9239—Kinds of Trespass

## Text

The extraction, severance, injury, or removal of timber or other vegetative resources or mineral materials from public lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, except when authorized by law and the regulations of the Department, is an act of trespass. Trespassers will be liable in damages to the United States, and will be subject to prosecution for such unlawful acts.
[35 FR 9800, June 13, 1970, as amended at 56 FR 10176, Mar. 11, 1991]

## Nearby sections

- [43 CFR § 9239.0-3 § 9239.0-3 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.0-3.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.0-7 § 9239.0-7 Penalty for unauthorized removal of material.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.0-7.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.0-8 § 9239.0-8 Measure of damage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.0-8.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.0-9 § 9239.0-9 Sale, lease, permit, or license to trespassers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.0-9.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.1-1 § 9239.1-1 Unauthorized cutting, removal, or injury.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.1-1.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.1-2 § 9239.1-2 Penalty for trespass.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.1-2.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.1-3 § 9239.1-3 Measure of damages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.1-3.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.2-1 § 9239.2-1 Enclosures of public lands in specified cases declared unlawful.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.2-1.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.2-2 § 9239.2-2 Duty of district attorney.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.2-2.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.2-3 § 9239.2-3 Responsibility for execution of law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.2-3.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.2-4 § 9239.2-4 Filing of charges or complaints.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.2-4.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.2-5 § 9239.2-5 Settlement and free passage over public lands not to be obstructed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.2-5.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.3 § 9239.3 Grazing, Alaska.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.3.md)
- [43 CFR § 9239.5-1 § 9239.5-1 Ores.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-9239.5-1.md)

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