Code of Maine Rules › 94 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › 293 - BAXTER STATE PARK AUTHORITY › Chapter 1 - BAXTER STATE PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 293-1-4 - RESOURCE PROTECTION AND WILDERNESS PRESERVATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
4.1
Pets
or other domestic
				animals are not allowed in the Park. Releasing or introducing any animal in the
				Park is prohibited.
4.2 No person
				may
feed, bait, or disturb any animal
within the Park, with the
				exception that baiting of animals for trapping purposes is permitted north of
				Trout Brook and Wadleigh Brook in T6 R9; in T6 R10; or in T2 R9 and in T2 R10
				north of the West Branch of the Penobscot River, east to Abol Stream and west
				to the West Branch of the Penobscot River. The use of audio, visual, electronic
				or any other device in any way that may disturb or harass wildlife is
				prohibited.
4.3
Fires or
				other cooking or heating devices
are permitted only in designated
				campsites or picnic areas. At Chimney Pond and Davis Pond, open fires are
				prohibited and only backpack-type stoves are allowed. The removal of bark from,
				or the cutting or defacing of live or standing dead trees is
				prohibited.
4.4 No person may leave
				a
fire
without totally extinguishing it, nor discard any burning
				cigarettes, cigars, matches, or any other burning material within the Park. Any
				fire outside a designated fireplace must be reported to the nearest Park Ranger
				at once.
4.5
All trash,
				rubbish, litter, camping gear, equipment, and materials
carried into the
				Park must be carried out of the Park. No trash, rubbish, or litter shall be
				deposited in any type of vaulted or un-vaulted toilet. All unattended food,
				garbage, and scented items shall be securely stowed in a vehicle, suspended on
				a bear hang, or enclosed in a bear-proof container.
4.6 Where toilets are not available,
human waste
must be disposed of at least 200' from water or trail.
				Below treeline, human waste must be buried or carried out. Above treeline, the
				digging of catholes is prohibited, and human waste must be carried out or left
				on the surface of the soul or a rock.
4.7 Use of any
soap or
				detergent
, or the disposal of
food scraps
within 200' of
				any waters is prohibited.
4.8 No
				person may create a
disturbance
that impairs the enjoyment of the
				Park by others. Campground quiet hours are posted and enforced. The use of
				electronic devices in any way that impairs the enjoyment of the Park by others
				is prohibited.
4.9
Chainsaws,
				generators, and other power equipment
may not be operated within the
				Park.
4.10 Collection or removal of
				any
cultural object
from the Park is prohibited. No person may
				deface, paint, damage, mutilate, or vandalize any cultural object or any
				structure or sign within the Park. Possession of paint or marking materials, or
				tampering with, altering, or removing any sign, marker, or structure, is
				prohibited. Driving nails or permanently installing any object is prohibited.
				The use of metal detectors or similar devices is prohibited.
4.11 The removal from, or introduction of,
natural objects, materials, plants or animals
to the Park is
				prohibited, with the exceptions that fish and other wildlife may be collected
				for personal use in authorized areas of the Park as defined in 3.1, 3.2, and
				4.2, above and that wild edible or medicinal plants and mushrooms may be
				collected for personal use only. Gathering of wild edible or medicinal plants
				and mushrooms for sale or commercial purposes is prohibited.
4.12
Research
studies and
				Commercial Media projects within the Park require a special use permit issued
				by the Director. Commercial use activities within the Park require a commercial
				use permit issued by the Director.