§2909 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

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Keeps three powers and rules unchanged. It keeps the States' power to manage and regulate fish and resident wildlife under state law; state rules that land, water, or related rights can be bought for conservation only from willing sellers; and the Secretary of Agriculture's authority under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468–1469, 7 U.S.C. 426–426b).

Title 16, §2909

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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting—

(1)the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law;

(2)any requirement under State law that lands, waters, and interests therein may only be acquired for conservation purposes if the owner thereof is a willing seller; and

(3)the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468–1469, 7 U.S.C. 426–426b).11 See References in Text note below.

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Act of March 2, 1931, referred to in par. (3), is act Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 370, 46 Stat. 1468, which was formerly classified to sections 426 to 426b of Title 7, Agriculture. section 1 and 3 of the Act, which were formerly classified to section 426 and 426b, respectively, of Title 7, were editorially reclassified as section 8351 and 8352, respectively, of Title 7. section 2 of the Act, which was formerly classified to section 426a of Title 7, was omitted from the Code as obsolete. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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Title 16, §2909

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