(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.
(t) In the case of commercial photography involving
use of specialized photographic equipment including stationary lights
and tripods, involvement of more than one person in a photographic
crew, for commercial use, publication or for the purpose of making
a reproduction of an artifact, approval may be required as described
in either §16.2(d) of this chapter (relating to Routine or Low
Impact Events) or §16.2(e) of this chapter (relating to Major
or High Impact Events). A fee may be charged.
(u) Additional rules that may be required for the safe
and efficient operation of any individual site may be adopted by the
site manager with the approval of the Executive Director or his/her
designee. Such rules may include, but are not limited to:
(1) Rules regarding equines and demonstrations;
(2) Rules regarding photography/flash photography;
or
(3) Rules regarding camping or use of camping equipment
such as portable camp stoves.
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