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50 CFR § 31.1 - 31.17 - The National Wildlife Refuge System - Wildlife Species Management.

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Regulation
Date
1966 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
31 Federal Register 16027, 15 December 1966.
Long title
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries - Chapter I - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior - Subchapter C—The National Wildlife Refuge System - Part 31 Wildlife Species Management (50 CFR- Chapter I - Subchapter C - § 31.1 - 31.17).
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal welfare Aquatic animals Collecting/harvesting Ecosystem preservation Freshwater fishes Hunting/capture Management/conservation Marine fishes Protected area Protection of habitats Protection of species Wild fauna
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Part of Title 50 lays down regulations regarding the determination of surplus wildlife populations by population census, habitat evaluation, and other means of ecological study. Upon a determination that wildlife are surplus to a balanced conservation program on any wildlife refuge area, the surplus may be reduced or utilized in accordance with Federal and State law and regulation by donation or loan to public agencies and institutions, sale to public or private agencies and institutions, commercial harvest of fishery resources, official wildlife control operations, public hunting or fishing, or trapping. Subpart B of this Part sets out the terms and conditions of wildlife reduction and disposal in detail.

Full text
English
Website
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