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§675 Norbeck Wildlife Preserve; establishment

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 675

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

President can set aside up to 46,000 acres in Harney National Forest near Custer State Park, South Dakota, as Norbeck Wildlife Preserve to protect and breed game.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §675

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There is designated as the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve such areas, not exceeding forty-six thousand acres, of the Harney National Forest, and adjoining or in the vicinity of the Custer State Park, in the State of South Dakota, as should, in the opinion of the President of the United States, be set aside for the protection of game animals and birds, and be recognized as a breeding place therefor.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification As enacted by act
June 5, 1920, this section authorized the President to designate areas not exceeding 30,000 acres, but by amendment by act
June 7, 1924, the President was authorized, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, to enlarge the area by proclamation to embrace a total of not to exceed 46,000 acres and the provisions of sections 676 to 678 of this title, apply with equal force to the additional area.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Custer State Park Game Sanctuary” changed to “Norbeck Wildlife Preserve” by act Oct. 6, 1949.

Executive Documents

Change of Name

Harney National Forest abolished and its lands transferred to and consolidated with those of Black Hills National Forest by Public Land Order No. 1016 of Oct. 4, 1954, 19 F.R. 6500. Presidential Designation Areas comprising the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, formerly known as the Custer State Park Game Sanctuary, were designated by Proclamations of Oct. 9, 1920 (41 Stat. 1805), Jan. 8, 1925 (43 Stat. 1981), and Jan. 14, 1929 (45 Stat. 2985).

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 675

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73