Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§694a Hunting, pursuing, capturing, etc., in sanctuaries in national forests unlawful
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 694a
Summary
Hunting or trying to catch, kill, poison, trap, net, or fish for wild animals on U.S. land inside established fish and game sanctuaries or refuges is illegal. It is only allowed if some other part of the law specifically permits it.
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Title 16, §694a
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When such fish and game sanctuaries or refuges have been established as provided in section 694 of this title, hunting, pursuing, poisoning, angling for, killing, or capturing by trapping, netting, or any other means, or attempting to hunt, pursue, angle for, kill, or capture any wild animals or fish for any purpose whatever upon the lands of the United States within the limits of said fish and game sanctuaries or refuges shall be unlawful except as hereinafter provided.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1948—Act June 25, 1948, struck out penal provisions. See section 41 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1948 Amendment section 10 of act June 25, 1948, provided that the amendment made by that act is effective Sept. 1, 1948.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 694a
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73