16 U.S.C. § 460o–5 — Hunting and fishing

submitted 61 years ago by Pub. L. 89-158 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 132 words · no verdicts yet

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The Interior Secretary must allow hunting and fishing in the area under state and federal law. He may close zones or set no-hunting periods for safety or wildlife reasons. He should encourage uniform rules across the whole recreation area.

The Interior Secretary must permit hunting and fishing on land and water under his jurisdiction within the area, following applicable state and federal law. He may designate zones and periods with no hunting, for reasons of public safety, wildlife management, administration, or public enjoyment that is not compatible with hunting. He may also set aside areas for intensive fish and wildlife management, including public hunting and fishing, and must issue matching regulations after consulting the relevant state officials. The Interior Secretary should encourage those officials to adopt uniform regulations across the whole Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

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The Secretary of the Interior shall permit hunting and fishing on lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the area in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the States concerned and of the United States. The Secretary of the Interior may designate zones where, and establish periods when, no hunting shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, wildlife management, administration, or public use and enjoyment not compatible with hunting, and may, in his plan for the area, provide areas for intensive fish and wildlife management, including public hunting and fishing, and shall issue appropriate regulations after consultation with appropriate officials of the States concerned. The Secretary of the Interior shall encourage such officials to adopt uniform regulations applicable to the whole of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–158, § 6, Sept. 1, 1965, 79 Stat. 614.)

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1965Enacted · Pub. L. 89-158 · 79 Stat. 614

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