Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§460t–3 Hunting and Fishing
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXXVIII— BIGHORN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460t–3
Summary
The Secretary must allow hunting and fishing in the recreation area under U.S. and Montana or Wyoming law. He can ban hunting or fishing in certain zones or times for safety or management, but must not reduce Crow Tribe rights, including section 2(d) of the Act of July 15, 1958. Except in emergencies, rules take effect only after consulting the Montana or Wyoming wildlife authority.
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Title 16, §460t–3
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The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the recreation area in accordance with the appropriate laws of the United States and of the States of Montana or Wyoming to the extent applicable, except that the Secretary may designate zones where, and establish periods when, no hunting or fishing shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, fish or wildlife management, or public use and enjoyment, and except that nothing in this section shall impair the rights under other law of the Crow Tribe and its members to hunt and fish on lands of the Crow Tribe that are included in the recreation area, or the rights of the members of the Crow Tribe to hunt and fish under section 2(d) of the Act of July 15, 1958. Except in emergencies, any regulations of the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be put into effect only after consultation with the Montana Fish and Game Department or the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
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section 2(d) of the Act of July 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 363, referred to in text, provided that: “The members of the Crow Tribe of Indians of Montana shall be permitted to hunt and fish in and on the Yellowtail Reservoir and taking area without a license.” , and was not classified to the Code.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460t–3
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60