United States v. Louis R. Beam

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Louis Beam appeals his conviction, following a bench trial, of the “petty offense” of violating a regulation of the Secretary of Agriculture, contrary to 16 U.S.C. § 551, by conducting and participating “in an assembly and special event” in the National Forest System without the permit required by 36 C.F.R. § 261.10(j). The referenced regulation provides, with respect to all lands in the National Forest System, that:

“The following are prohibited:

u “(j) Conducting, demonstrating, or participating in a public meeting, assembly, or special event, except as authorized by…