Title 16 › CHAPTER 3 — FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 559
Forest Service employees may arrest those who break national forest laws and must bring them to a magistrate. Magistrates must issue warrants on sworn complaints by competent people, and U.S. officers may arrest anyone caught in the act without a warrant.
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16 U.S.C. § 559
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102