Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§2678 Feral Horses and Burros: Removal From Military Installations
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 159 — REAL PROPERTY; RELATED PERSONAL PROPERTY; AND LEASE OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY › § 2678
Summary
The Secretary may use helicopters and motorized equipment to remove wild horses or burros found on a military base that the Secretary controls.
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Title 10, §2678
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
When feral horses or burros are found on an installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary may use helicopters and motorized equipment for their removal.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 101–165, title IX, § 9030, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1135, which was set out as a note under section 2241 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, § 1481(h)(3). A prior section 2678, added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(51), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1460, related to acquisition of mortgaged housing units, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–214, §§ 7(1), 12(a), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 173, 176, effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military
Construction
projects, and to
Construction
and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date.
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10 U.S.C. § 2678
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102