Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§690d Injuries to property on Bear River Refuge; disturbance of birds, etc.; violation of regulations for use of refuge
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 690d
Summary
No one may take, harm, or disturb birds, their nests or eggs, damage U.S. property, or destroy plants on lands under sections 690–690i. Entry or use is allowed only under rules set by the Secretary of the Interior, and at least 60% must remain a sanctuary for migratory birds.
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Title 16, §690d
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No person shall take, injure, or disturb any bird, or nest or egg thereof, or injure or destroy any notice, signboard, fence, dike, ditch, dam, spillway, improvement, or other property of the United States on any area acquired or received under sections 690 to 690i of this title, or remove therefrom or cut, burn, injure, or destroy any grass or other natural growth thereon, or enter, use, or occupy the refuge for any purpose, except in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That at no time shall less than 60 per centum of the total acreage of the said refuge be maintained as an inviolate sanctuary for such migratory birds.
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Transfer of Functions
Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.
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16 U.S.C. § 690d
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73