Parks and Conservation Areas: Related Laws
U.S.
- U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 1 - National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
- U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 2 - National Forests
- U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 6 - Game and Bird Preserves; Protection
- U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 8 - Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
- U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 22 - International Parks
Alabama
- Alabama Code > Title 9 > Chapter 14 - State Parks
- Alabama Code > Title 9 > Chapter 14A - Alabama Public Recreational and Historical Facilities Improvement Act
- Alabama Code > Title 9 > Chapter 14B - Gulf State Park Improvement Act
- Alabama Code > Title 9 > Chapter 14C - Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission
- Alabama Code > Title 9 > Chapter 14D - Sale and Lease of State Park Property
Alaska
Arizona
- Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 3 > Article 1 - Arizona State Parks Heritage Fund
- Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 3 > Article 1.1 - Arizona State Parks Board
- Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 3 > Article 1.4 - Yarnell Hill Memorial
California
- California Codes > Fish and Game Code > Division 7 - Refuges
- California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 1 > Chapter 1 - Department of Parks and Recreation
- California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 5 - Parks and Monuments
- California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 5.8 - California Wildlife, Coastal, and Park Land Conservation Act
- California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 7 - Kapiloff Land Bank Act
Connecticut
Delaware
- Delaware Code > Title 7 > Chapter 47 - State Parks
- Delaware Code > Title 9 > Chapter 7 - Park Districts
Florida
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 259 - Land Acquisitions for Conservation or Recreation
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 260 - Florida Greenways and Trails Act
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 369 > Part II - Wekiva River Protection
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 369 > Part III - Wekiva Parkway and Protection Act
Guam
- Guam Code > Title 21 > Chapter 77 - Parks and Recreation
- Guam Code > Title 22 > Chapter 52 - Park Vendors
Hawaii
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 6K - Kaho?olawe Island Reserve
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 115 - Public Access to Coastal and Inland Recreational Areas
Idaho
- Idaho Code > Title 67 > Chapter 42 - State Parks
- Idaho Code > Title 67 > Chapter 43 - Preservation of Certain Lakes as Health Resorts and Recreation Places
- Idaho Code > Title 67 > Chapter 44 - Lava Hot Springs
Illinois
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 65 ILCS 105 - Shore Lands for Park Use Act
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 70 > Park
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 70 > Trail
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 525 ILCS 30 - Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 525 ILCS 33 - Illinois Open Land Trust Act
Indiana
- Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 19 - State Parks and Recreation Areas
- Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 31 - Nature Preserves
Iowa
- Iowa Code > Chapter 308 - Mississippi River Parkway
- Iowa Code > Chapter 461A - Public Lands and Waters
- Iowa Code > Chapter 461B - Use of State Waters by Nonresidents
- Iowa Code > Chapter 465A - Open Space Lands
- Iowa Code > Chapter 465B - Recreation Trails
Kansas
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 12 > Article 13 - Parks, Public Squares and Market Squares
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 13 > Article 13 - Parks, Parkways, Boulevards and Playgrounds
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 15 > Article 9 - Public Parks
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 19 > Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes and Recreational Grounds
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 58 > Article 32 - Land and Water Recreational Areas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 571 - Legislative findings and purpose
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 572 - Definitions
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 573 - Public trust rights in intertidal land
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 598 - Definitions
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 598-A - Designated lands
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 3 > Act 312 of 1923 - National and State Forests
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 3 > Act 8 of 1939 - Isle Royale National Park
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 3 > Act 168 of 1967 - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 3 > Act 359 of 1974 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 46 > Act 261 of 1965 - County and Regional Parks
Minnesota
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 84A - Lands Dedicated for Conservation
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 84B - Voyageurs National Park
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 85 - Division of Parks and Recreation
- Minnesota Statutes 86A.01 - Citation
- Minnesota Statutes 86A.02 - Policy
Missouri
- Missouri Laws > Chapter 90 - Parks and Recreation (Cities)
- Missouri Laws > Chapter 253 - State Parks and Historic Preservation
- Missouri Laws > Chapter 258 - Outdoor Recreation
Montana
- Montana Code > Title 23 > Chapter 1 - Parks
- Montana Code > Title 76 > Chapter 12 - Wild and Scenic Resources
- Montana Code > Title 76 > Chapter 15 - Conservation Districts
- Montana Code > Title 76 > Chapter 17 - Public Land Access
- Montana Code > Title 85 > Chapter 9 - Conservancy Districts
Nebraska
- Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 37 - Game and Parks
- Nebraska Statutes 37-801. Act, how cited
- Nebraska Statutes 37-802. Terms, defined
- Nebraska Statutes 37-803. Legislative intent
- Nebraska Statutes 37-804. Legislative declarations
Nevada
- Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts
- Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 407 - State Parks and Monuments
- Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 455B - Recreational Parks
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 35-B - Public Recreation and Parks
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 50 - Parks
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 215-B - Northeast Conservation Law Enforcement Compact
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 215-C - Snowmobiles
New Jersey
- New Jersey Statutes > Title 13 > Chapter 1L - State Park and Forestry Resources Act
- New Jersey Statutes > Title 13 > Chapter 13A - Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Law of 1974
New Mexico
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 3 > Article 47 - Park Commission
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 5 > Article 4 - Playgrounds and Recreational Equipment
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 16 > Article 2 - State Parks Division
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 16 > Article 3 - State Trails System
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 16 > Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio
New York
- New York Laws > Alternative County Government > Article 11 - Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation Centers
- New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 9 > Title 9 - Recreation
- New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 43 - Lake George Park Commission
- New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 44 - Hudson River Valley Greenway
- New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 51 > Title 11 - Park Lands Preservation Projects
North Carolina
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 100 - Monuments, Memorials and Parks
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 104 > Article 3 - Jurisdiction over National Park System Lands
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 106 > Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 143 > Article 30 - Nutbush Conservation Area
North Dakota
- North Dakota Code > Chapter 11-28 - County Parks and Recreational Areas
- North Dakota Code > Title 55 - State Historical Society and State Parks
- North Dakota Code > Chapter 58-17 - Township Parks
Ohio
- Ohio Code > Chapter 755 - Parks; Recreation
- Ohio Code > Chapter 1517 - Division of Natural Areas and Preserves
- Ohio Code > Chapter 1519 - Recreational Trails
- Ohio Code > Chapter 1545 - Park Districts
- Ohio Code > Chapter 1546 - Division of Parks and Watercraft
Oregon
- Oregon Statutes > Chapter 226 - City Parks, Memorials and Cemeteries
- Oregon Statutes > Chapter 266 - Park and Recreation Districts
- Oregon Statutes > Chapter 390 - State and Local Parks; Recreation Programs; Scenic Waterways; Recreation Trails
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island General Laws > Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas
- Rhode Island General Laws 42-122-1. Title
- Rhode Island General Laws 42-122-2. Purposes
- Rhode Island General Laws 42-122-3. Definitions
- Rhode Island General Laws 42-122-4. System of natural area preserves
South Carolina
- South Carolina Code > Title 51 > Chapter 1 - Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
- South Carolina Code > Title 51 > Chapter 3 - State Parks
- South Carolina Code > Title 51 > Chapter 7 - Hunting Island, Beaufort County
- South Carolina Code > Title 51 > Chapter 15 - Municipal Parks, Recreational Facilities and the Like
South Dakota
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 16 - Federal Payments From National Forests
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 17 - State Parks
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 18 - County Parks
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 19 - Snowmobile Trails and Areas
Tennessee
Texas
- Texas Local Government Code > Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
- Texas Natural Resources Code > Title 8 - Acquisition of Resources
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Code > Title 3 - Parks
- Texas Vernon's Civil Statutes > Title 103 - Parks
Utah
- Utah Code > Title 63L > Chapter 7 - Utah Wilderness Act
- Utah Code > Title 79 > Chapter 4 - State Parks
- Utah Code > Title 79 > Chapter 5 - Recreational Trails
Vermont
- Vermont Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 77 - Camel's Hump State Park and Camel's Hump Forest Reserve
- Vermont Statutes > Title 24 > Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees
Virginia
- Virginia Code 10.1-200: Duties related to parks and outdoor recreation; additional powers
- Virginia Code 10.1-200.1: State park master planning
- Virginia Code 10.1-200.2: Littering in state parks; civil penalty
- Virginia Code 10.1-200.3: Admittance and parking in state parks; prohibitions; civil penalty
- Virginia Code 10.1-201: Acquisition of lands of scenic beauty, recreational utility or historical interest
Washington
- Washington Code > Chapter 36.69 - Park and recreation districts
- Washington Code > Chapter 79.155 - Community forest trusts
- Washington Code > Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands
West Virginia
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 7 > Article 11 - County Parks and Recreation Commissions
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 8 > Article 21 - Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 20 > Article 1A - Real Estate Management and Procedures
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 20 > Article 3 - Forests and Wildlife Areas
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 20 > Article 5 - Parks and Recreation