36 C.F.R. § 520.4 Protection of zoo animals.
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property
Except for official purposes, no person shall: (a) Kill, injure, or disturb any exhibit or research animal by any means except to secure personal safety; (b) Pet, attempt to pet, handle, move, or remove exhibit or research animals; (c) Feed exhibit or research animals, except in strict accordance with authorized signs; (d) Catch, attempt to catch, trap, remove, or kill any free roaming animals inhabiting the premises; (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; (f) Throw or toss rocks, or any other missiles into, from, or while on premises; (g) Bring strollers, baby carriages, or other conveyances, except wheel chairs, into exhibit buildings and public restrooms; (h) Engage in ball games, or any athletic activity, except in places as may be officially designated for such purposes; (i) Smoke or carry lighted cigarettes, cigars, or pipes into exhibit buildings, or to have a fire of any kind on the premises; or (j) Damage, deface, pick, or remove any herb, shrub, bush, tree, or turf, or portion thereof, on the premises.
Title 36: Parks, Forests, and Public Property
PART 520—RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS OF THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
§ 520.4 Protection of zoo animals.
