Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2 - TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION › Chapter 16 - HISTORIC SITES › Section 16.4 - Rules of Visitor Conduct

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Visitors will
				observe posted hours. No visitors are allowed on the site between closing and
				opening hours except for site special events, permitted campers in designated
				areas, or overnight stays in designated lodging.
(b) Historic resources including buildings,
				structures, objects, and archaeological specimens shall not be damaged, moved,
				unearthed, collected, or removed from the historic site. No metal detecting or
				other archeological investigations may be conducted on a State Historic Site
				without an Antiquities permit for archeological work issued by the Commission
				under Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 191.
(c) Visitors are required to pay the
				established entrance fees except with a complimentary admission approved by the
				Executive Director or his/her designee.
(d) All vehicles and trailers must be
				operated and parked in designated areas only, unless otherwise specified by
				site employee.
(e) Visitors may not
				exceed the posted speed limit on site roads and will observe all traffic signs.
				Where no speed limit is posted visitors may not exceed 15 MPH on site
				roads.
(f) No vehicles are allowed
				to remain in historic site parking lots after normal operating hours except
				vehicles associated with permitted camping or lodging or with the express
				written permission of the site manager.
(g) Visitors will not display or discharge
				firearms, ammunition, fireworks, or explosives.
(h) Visitors may not hunt, trap, catch, or
				remove wildlife except fish. Fishing must be conducted in accordance with state
				law and rules.
(i) Visitors shall
				not use camp stoves or build, light, or maintain a fire except in a designated
				area and in facilities provided for such purposes. When an extreme fire
				hazard/burn ban has been posted fires must be approved by the site managers and
				under close supervision.
(j) No
				smoking is permitted within the boundaries of the historic site except in
				smoking areas explicitly designated by the Site Manager.
(k) Visitors shall not willfully injure,
				destroy, cut or remove any plant or plants from a state historic
				site.
(l) No pets are allowed in
				any buildings except for service animals and in kennels provided for the
				purpose (fees may be charged). All pets outside, including dogs and cats, must
				be in a carrier, or secured on a leash not exceeding 6 feet in length and under
				control of the owner at all times. Owners must clean up after their pets. No
				animals may be released on the site.
(m) No alcoholic beverages may be consumed or
				displayed at a historic site except as provided by this chapter.
(n) Visitors may not engage in commercial
				activity, including selling, recruiting, soliciting or promoting products or
				services.
(o) Visitors may not
				dispose of trash, junk, garbage, refuse or other solid waste except in
				designated receptacles. Only a reasonable amount of trash, associated with the
				visitor's use of the site, may be left in such a receptacle.
(p) Any vehicle, boat trailer, or other
				property found parked, stored or left in a historic site may be removed and
				stored at the owner's expense. After a period of 30 days such vehicle or
				property may be disposed of by the Commission through sale or other
				methods.
(q) Off road or
				all-terrain vehicle use is prohibited.
(r) No photography is allowed in non-public
				areas within Commission facilities, including office areas, residences,
				maintenance, safety and storage or restroom facilities, except as authorized by
				the site manager to meet program requirements.
(s) Photography is allowed in public areas of
				THC facilities when it is done using personal, hand-held cameras, camera phones
				and video equipment to take images for personal use only, except:
(1) where it would interfere with the conduct
				of programs, tours or other use of the facility;
(2) include other individuals who object to
				being photographed or where it would invade their privacy or embarrass
				another;
(3) where it would
				compromise security of the buildings or artifacts.