{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-520.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 520.4","heading":"Protection of zoo animals.","body":"Except for official purposes, no person shall:\n(a) Kill, injure, or disturb any exhibit or research animal by any means except to secure personal safety;\n(b) Pet, attempt to pet, handle, move, or remove exhibit or research animals;\n(c) Feed exhibit or research animals, except in strict accordance with authorized signs;\n(d) Catch, attempt to catch, trap, remove, or kill any free roaming animals inhabiting the premises;\n(e) Go over, under, between, or otherwise cross any guardrail, fence, moat, wall, or any other safety barrier; or to seat, stand, or hold children over any of the above-mentioned barriers;\n(f) Throw or toss rocks, or any other missiles into, from, or while on premises;\n(g) Bring strollers, baby carriages, or other conveyances, except wheel chairs, into exhibit buildings and public restrooms;\n(h) Engage in ball games, or any athletic activity, except in places as may be officially designated for such purposes;\n(i) Smoke or carry lighted cigarettes, cigars, or pipes into exhibit buildings, or to have a fire of any kind on the premises; or\n(j) Damage, deface, pick, or remove any herb, shrub, bush, tree, or turf, or portion thereof, on the premises.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER V—SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION","PART 520—RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS OF THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"6ddd6c1a1621c850a4c341fda4475e9d540ce2ee8c69b961dddcbf2dece44023","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-520.3","next":"us/36-cfr-520.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}