Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§398e Bathing and fishing rights protected
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XLIV— - VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK › § 398e
Summary
Sections 398c–398f do not let officials ban normal bathing and fishing in the areas named in section 398c, including placing fishpots and landing boats. The Secretary of the Interior can make reasonable rules to protect natural conditions and to prevent harm to marine life and formations. No fee may be charged to enter the Virgin Islands National Park.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §398e
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(a)Nothing in sections 398c to 398f of this title shall be construed as authorizing any limitation on customary uses of or access to the areas specified in section 398c of this title for bathing and fishing (including setting out of fishpots and landing boats), subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may find reasonable and necessary for protection of natural conditions and prevention of damage to marine life and formations.
(b)Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fee or charge shall be imposed for entrance or admission into the Virgin Islands National Park.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1978—Pub. L. 95–348 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 398e
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73