Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§723 Purposes of refuge; regulations by Secretary of the Interior
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH REFUGE › § 723
Summary
The refuge must be set up and kept as a safe home and breeding ground for the migratory birds covered by the U.S.–Great Britain convention on migratory birds dated August 16, 1916. The Secretary of the Interior may also, by rules, use the refuge as a home and breeding place for other wild birds, game and fur-bearing animals, and to protect wild flowers, aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §723
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The refuge shall be established and maintained (a) as a refuge and breeding place for migratory birds included in the terms of the convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds, concluded August 16, 1916, and (b) to such extent as the Secretary of the Interior may by regulations prescribe, as a refuge and breeding place for other wild birds, game animals, fur-bearing animals, and for the conservation of wild flowers and aquatic plants, and (c) to such extent as the Secretary of the Interior may by regulations prescribe as a refuge and breeding place for fish and other aquatic animal life.
Legislative History
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Transfer of Functions
Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, consolidated Bureau of Fisheries and Bureau of Biological Survey into one agency in Department of the Interior to be known as Fish and Wildlife Service. Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, transferred Bureau of Fisheries in Department of Commerce and its functions to Department of the Interior; transferred functions of Secretary of Commerce relating to protection of fur-bearing animals to Secretary of the Interior; and transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 723
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73