Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460k–3 Charges and fees; permits; regulations; penalties; enforcement

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXVIII— - NATIONAL CONSERVATION RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 460k–3

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may set fees and issue permits for wildlife refuges, game ranges, fish hatcheries and conservation areas run for fish and wildlife, make rules, and designated Fish and Wildlife staff may enforce violations carrying up to six months' jail, a $500 fine, or both.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460k–3

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The Secretary may establish reasonable charges and fees and issue permits for public use of national wildlife refuges, game ranges, national fish hatcheries, and other conservation areas administered by the Department of the Interior for fish and wildlife purposes. The Secretary may issue regulations to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. A violation of such regulations shall be a misdemeanor with maximum penalties of imprisonment for not more than six months, or a fine of not more than $500, or both. The provisions of this subchapter and any such regulation shall be enforced by any officer or employee of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service designated by the Secretary of the Interior.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1984—Pub. L. 98–473 substituted “misdemeanor” for “petty offense (18 U.S.C. 1)”. 1978—Pub. L. 95–616 provided for designation of

Enforcement

personnel.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 3551 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460k–3

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73