16 U.S.C. § 41
Section 41 · Sequoia National Park; establishment; boundaries; trespassers
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Sierra Club v. Morton (1972)
Most recently applied in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. United States Department of the Interior (January 2012)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The tract of land in the State of California known and described as township numbered 18 south, of range numbered 30 east, also township 18 south, range 31 east; and sections 31, 32, 33, and 34, township 17 south, range 30 east, all east of Mount Diablo meridian, is reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park, or pleasure ground, for the benefit and enjoyment of the people; and all persons who shall locate or settle upon, or occupy the same or any part thereof except as provided in section 43 of this title, shall be considered trespassers and removed therefrom.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Cross References
Revision of boundaries of park, see section 45a of this title.