Rule 15 covers when and how you may take free relief from loose impediments and movable obstructions. These movable, natural and artificial objects are not treated as part of the challenge of playing the course, and you are normally allowed to remove them when they interfere with your play. But you need to be careful in moving loose impediments near your ball off the putting green because you will get a penalty if moving them causes your ball to move.
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