Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73

§104909 Wildlife management in parks

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - National Park System › Chapter CHAPTER 1049— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 104909

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may use qualified volunteers to help reduce wildlife numbers on System land when that is needed and allowed by law. Those volunteers must meet any training and other rules the Secretary sets. The Secretary can let the meat and other parts from animals taken this way be donated to Indian Tribes, volunteers, food banks, and other hunger-relief groups, if health guidelines and any Secretary-set conditions are followed.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §104909

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(a)If the Secretary determines it is necessary to reduce the size of a wildlife population on System land in accordance with applicable law (including regulations), the Secretary may use qualified volunteers to assist in carrying out wildlife management on System land.

(b)Qualified volunteers providing assistance under subsection (a) shall be subject to—

(1)any training requirements or qualifications established by the Secretary; and

(2)any other terms and conditions that the Secretary may require.

(c)The Secretary may authorize the donation and distribution of meat and any other part of an animal removed pursuant to wildlife management activities carried out under this section, including the donation and distribution to Indian Tribes, qualified volunteers, food banks, and other organizations that work to address hunger, in accordance with applicable health guidelines and such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.

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2025—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–234 substituted “meat and any other part of an animal removed pursuant to” for “meat from”.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 104909

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73