Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§693 Game sanctuaries and refuges in Ouachita National Forest
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 693
Summary
The President can, when the Secretary of Agriculture recommends it, set aside parts of the Ouachita National Forest as game sanctuaries and refuges by an official public announcement. These places are meant to provide breeding areas and to protect and manage wild game animals, birds, and fish.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §693
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For the purpose of providing breeding places and for the protection and administration of game animals, birds, and fish, the President of the United States is authorized, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, to establish by public proclamation certain specified areas within the Ouachita National Forest as game sanctuaries and refuges.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Presidential DesignationAreas comprising the Ouachita National Wildlife Preserve, formerly known as the Muddy Creek Refuge, were designated by Proclamations of Mar. 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 3439), and Oct. 29, 1938 (53 Stat. 2495).
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 693
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73