Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§230d Hunting, fishing, and trapping; public safety; consultation

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXV— - JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE › Part Part A— - Generally › § 230d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within the Barataria Preserve Unit, the Secretary must allow hunting, fishing (including commercial fishing), and trapping on lands and water interests the Secretary manages, as long as federal and Louisiana laws are followed. The Secretary may set safety zones and times when those activities are not allowed, and except in an emergency, any new rules can only start after the Secretary talks with Louisiana’s fish and game agency.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §230d

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Within the Barataria Preserve Unit, the Secretary shall permit hunting, fishing (including commercial fishing), and trapping in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws on land, and interests in land and water managed by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may designate zones where and establish periods when no hunting, fishing, or trapping shall be permitted for reasons of public safety. Except in emergencies, any regulations of the Secretary promulgated under this section shall be put into effect only after consultation with the appropriate fish and game agency of Louisiana.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2009—Pub. L. 111–11, in first sentence, substituted “Barataria Preserve Unit” for “Barataria Marsh Unit” and “on land, and interests in land and water managed by the Secretary, except that the Secretary” for “, except that within the core area and on those lands acquired by the Secretary pursuant to section 230a(c) of this title, he”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, see section 2 of Pub. L. 95–625, set out as a note under section 45f of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 230d

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73