Washington – From every flock to millions of tourists, each year to the spring capital, you can get a glimpse of precious cherry trees.
This weekend, the flowers reached peak flowers Travelers snapped Photos along the tide basin and photos inside the monuments.
However, while enjoying the scene, many visitors may not know that harm can occur, nor even the penalty is imposed for picking precious flowers or climbing tree branches.
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Fox News Digital asked Cherry Blossom visitors over the weekend if they knew whether it was “illegal” to touch or pick blooms. (See the video at the top of this article.)
“I don’t know, but I’ve already chosen Flower coupleI hope not,” the boy from Frederick, Maryland, said as he stood with his family in the tree.
Fox News Digital asked Cherry Blossom visitors this weekend if it was “illegal” or if they would touch or pick the bloom. The answer was amazing. (Ashley J. Dimera/Fox News Digital)
A woman named Gina, who was visiting from Pennsylvania, replied, “Perhaps if you’re asking a question.”
A man named Chris of Pennsylvania said, “probably.”
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The woman from Miami, Florida admitted, “We’ve never touched it, so we touched it, so we’re fine.”
She added, “But the texture is so beautiful. We’ve never even seen it.”
“If it falls to the ground, you can touch it.”
“I don’t think so. I think I saw someone who saw someone,” said Masha, who was visiting from Philadelphia.
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“I think it’s illegal, but if you fall on the ground, you can touch it.”
“It depends on whether you’re taking many of them or not,” said the girl from Greenbelt, Maryland.
Fox News Digital asked travelers in Washington, DC this weekend. (Ashley J. Dimera/Fox News Digital)
“I think it’s illegal if there’s a limited amount,” said a man named Philip of Staten Island, New York. “But I, if you’re just taking some leaves, that’s really okay,” he said.
Various federal laws and regulations state that it is illegal to deliberately destroy, reduce, break, injured, or remove Trees, shrubs or plants In a US military park or in a US land.
The US code based on the §1865 National Park Service states that there is a penalty for “crimes related to structure and vegetation.”
Mike Ritterst, a spokesman for the National Park Service, told Fox News Digital that the service aims to find “a moment that can teach.” (Ashley J. Dimera/Fox News Digital)
Criminals will be “incarcerated for more than 15 days, for more than a year and fined under this title, but will be fined at least $10 per monument, statue, marker, guide post or other structure, tree, shrub, or plant.
Mike Ritterst, spokesman for the National Park Service and his National Mall Memorial Park told Fox News Digital, “Don’t touch the flowers. Don’t break the branches. Don’t climb trees.”
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He added: “The Code certainly has a crime in federal regulations regarding the use of natural resources.”
“But if we see people [doing that]we tend to use it as a teaching moment, not an opportunity to throw a book at them. ”
Travelers to Washington, DC are being asked to become “chefreshers guardians.” (Fox News Digital)
Litterst said he would ask travelers to become “chefreshers guardians.”
Around the tide and around the mall are signs sharing the pledge.
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Once the visitors agree, they will receive a “Cherry Blossom Protector” button badge.
I found many cherry blossom tourists wearing buttons over the weekend.
DC cherry blossoms generally last for four weeks. (Caroline Breman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
Parents agree to stay on the sidewalk, away from the roots of the tree, leaving the fragile branches alone, avoiding climbing or shaking of the branches.
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Cherry blossoms generally last for four weeks.
