Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§460k–3 Charges and Fees; Permits; Regulations; Penalties; Enforcement
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXVIII — NATIONAL CONSERVATION RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 460k–3
Summary
Secretary can set fees, issue permits, and make rules for use of Interior-run wildlife areas. Breaking those rules is a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to six months in jail, a $500 fine, or both, enforced by Fish and Wildlife Service staff designated by the Secretary.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §460k–3
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The Secretary may establish reasonable charges and fees and issue permits for public use of national wildlife refuges, game ranges, national fish hatcheries, and other conservation areas administered by the Department of the Interior for fish and wildlife purposes. The Secretary may issue regulations to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. A violation of such regulations shall be a misdemeanor with maximum penalties of imprisonment for not more than six months, or a fine of not more than $500, or both. The provisions of this subchapter and any such regulation shall be enforced by any officer or employee of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service designated by the Secretary of the Interior.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–473 substituted “misdemeanor” for “petty offense (18 U.S.C. 1)”. 1978—Pub. L. 95–616 provided for designation of
Enforcement
personnel.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 3551 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460k–3
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102