Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 680
The President may set aside certain government lands in the Black Hills to protect and increase antelope and other game animals and birds, as long as any valid public‑land claims made before June 7, 1924, are honored. These set‑asides also do not change national forest withdrawals made before June 7, 1924. The areas are: National Forest lands in Township 18 North, Range 7 East, Black Hills meridian (section 24 — south half and south half of north half; section 25) and in Township 18 North, Range 8 East (sections 17–20; section 21 — west half; sections 29–32); and Public lands in Township 18 North, Range 7 East (sections 5–9; 13–23; section 24 — north half of north half; 26–36; and parts of sections 3, 4, 10, and 11 lying south and west of the Riva Road).
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16 U.S.C. § 680
Title 16 — Conservation
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