Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§460m–4 Cooperative Land Development Programs; Hunting and Fishing

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXX — OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAYS › § 460m–4

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can work with the State of Missouri, local governments, other federal agencies, and groups to create and carry out broad plans for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers watershed. Those plans can cover land use and development, protecting and improving the natural beauty, and conserving outdoor resources in those watersheds. The Secretary must allow hunting and fishing on federal lands and waters in the Riverways area as long as federal and state laws are followed. The Secretary can set zones and times when hunting is not allowed for safety, management, or public use, and must make rules after talking with the Missouri Conservation Commission.

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Title 16, §460m–4

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(a)Development of comprehensive plans

In furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary is authorized to cooperate with the State of Missouri, its political subdivisions, and other Federal agencies and organizations in formulating comprehensive plans for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and for the related watershed of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers in Missouri, and to enter into agreements for the implementation of such plans. Such plans may provide for land use and development programs, for preservation and enhancement of the natural beauty of the landscape, and for conservation of outdoor resources in the watersheds of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers.

(b)Establishment of hunting and fishing zones and periods

The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways area in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws. The Secretary may designate zones where, and establish periods when, no hunting shall be permitted, for reasons of public safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment and shall issue regulations after consultation with the Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460m–4

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110