Sec. 801. Bows in the parks
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In this section: The term Director means the Director of the National Park Service. The term not ready for immediate use means— a bow or crossbow, the arrows of which are secured or stowed in a quiver or other arrow transport case; and with respect to a crossbow, uncocked. The Director shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from transporting bows and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use across any unit of the National Park System in the vehicle of the individual if— the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the bows and crossbows; the bows or crossbows that are not ready for immediate use remain inside the vehicle of the individual throughout the period during which the bows or crossbows are transported across National Park System land; and the possession of the bows and crossbows is in compliance with the law of the State in which the unit of the National Park System is located.
The Director is authorized to establish and publish (in accordance with section 1.5 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) on a publicly available map hunter access corridors for use in accordance with subsection (c). The hunter access corridors shall be open for use during hunting seasons. The Director may establish limited periods during which access through the hunter access corridors is closed for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable law.
The Director shall— post signs during hunting seasons that identify each hunter access corridor; make information regarding hunter access corridors available on the individual website of the applicable unit of the National Park System; and provide information regarding any processes established by the Director for transporting legally taken game through individual hunter access corridors. The Director may— provide registration boxes to be located at the trailhead of each hunter access corridor for self-registration in accordance with subsection (c)(2)(B); provide a process for online self-registration in accordance with subsection (c)(2)(B); and allow non-motorized conveyances to transport legally taken game through the corridors established under subsection
(b)including, but not limited to, game carts and sleds. The Director shall consult with each applicable State wildlife agency to identify appropriate hunter access corridors.