Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§7912 Federal land open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 98— - SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND › § 7912
Summary
Federal land is open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless the responsible agency lawfully closes an area; nothing here opens land that was closed on March 12, 2019.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §7912
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(a)Subject to subsection (b), Federal land shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting, in accordance with applicable law, unless the Secretary concerned closes an area in accordance with section 7913 of this title.
(b)Nothing in this subchapter opens to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting any land that is not open to those activities as of March 12, 2019.
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Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 7912
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73