Heh, rather bizarre loophole in the legal system. Yellowstone is administrated by the government of Wyoming, but technically crosses over into Idaho in one specific spot. Because it's a national forest, the Authority is delegated by the federal government and neither state owns the land. Now having said that, the feds only gave Authority to Wyoming to administrate the part of the park that's in Wyoming for some bizarre reason.
So because of this, that very small, I think 2 square mile, area of Yellowstone that lies in Idaho that is what you would call a "legal black hole". No one has authority over it. The feds don't have authority since they delegated authority for the park to Wyoming, but Wyoming doesn't have Authority over that part because it's in Idaho, and Idaho doesn't have authority over it because it's part of Yellowstone.
Hence, no laws of the United States apply in this area, and literally everything is technically legal, since no legal authority has the ability to enforce laws in that area.
Not gonna lie. I am very intrigued about that "spot"
Heh, rather bizarre loophole in the legal system. Yellowstone is administrated by the government of Wyoming, but technically crosses over into Idaho in one specific spot. Because it's a national forest, the Authority is delegated by the federal government and neither state owns the land. Now having said that, the feds only gave Authority to Wyoming to administrate the part of the park that's in Wyoming for some bizarre reason.
So because of this, that very small, I think 2 square mile, area of Yellowstone that lies in Idaho that is what you would call a "legal black hole". No one has authority over it. The feds don't have authority since they delegated authority for the park to Wyoming, but Wyoming doesn't have Authority over that part because it's in Idaho, and Idaho doesn't have authority over it because it's part of Yellowstone.
Hence, no laws of the United States apply in this area, and literally everything is technically legal, since no legal authority has the ability to enforce laws in that area.
Outstanding! Thanks for the explanation.