This is interesting. We live in bear country throughout the province of BC. The cities seem to be more fussy and will fine you if you put your garbage out too early. Sometimes they even peek into your garbage can to make sure you don't have any forbidden items in it.
I have never received such specific instructions in campgrounds in BC. Granted, we haven't stayed in a Provincial Park campground. I wonder if Yosemite was going through a period of time when they had more difficulty with bears? Or perhaps the policy makers for the State parks were being a little too paranoid? (Of course, you do have to have some level of paranoia in bear country, I'm not dismissing that.)
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