# General Regulations for Areas Administered by the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service
> **National Park Service** · Final rule. · Published 2008-12-10 · Effective 2009-01-09 · 73 FR 74966
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-29249
- **Category:** park-regulation
- **Sub-agency:** National Park Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 74966
- **CFR reference:** 36 CFR 2
- **Publication date:** 2008-12-10
- **Effective date:** 2009-01-09
## Abstract

This final rulemaking amends regulations codified in 36 CFR part 2 and 50 CFR part 27, which pertain to the possession and transportation of firearms in national park areas and national wildlife refuges. The final rule updates these regulations to reflect state laws authorizing the possession of concealed firearms, while leaving unchanged the existing regulatory provisions that ensure visitor safety and resource protection such as the prohibitions on poaching and limitations on hunting and target practice.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/10/E8-29249/general-regulations-for-areas-administered-by-the-national-park-service-and-the-fish-and-wildlife)
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