Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§460o–5 Hunting and fishing
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXIII— - DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460o–5
Summary
Secretary must allow hunting and fishing on lands and waters under his control, following state and federal law. He may close zones or seasons for safety, wildlife, administration, or public uses; create intensive fish and wildlife management areas including public hunting and fishing; consult states and encourage uniform rules for Delaware Water Gap NRA.
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Title 16, §460o–5
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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.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460o–5
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73