§670i Public Land Management Area Stamps for Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing on Public Lands Subject to Programs

Summary

States can make people carry a special public land management area stamp to hunt, trap, or fish on public lands in that state that are part of the conservation and rehabilitation programs under this law. The state agency (or its agents) must sell the stamps, post notice where hunting, trapping, or fishing licenses are sold, and try to sell the stamp together with those licenses. Money from the stamps, after printing and selling costs, must be used for those conservation programs and can be used to buy land or access from willing sellers so people can reach program lands; the federal land agencies must keep or arrange for that access to be maintained. Buying a stamp lets a person use the covered public lands for hunting, trapping, and fishing unless the land is limited by an approved plan or agreement. The stamp does not replace any required migratory bird hunting stamp or free someone from following state fish and game laws. The state and the federal Secretary(s) must agree on the fee, the age when a stamp is required, and the stamp’s expiration; every stamp expires no later than one year after issue. Buyers must sign the stamp and show it to Interior or Agriculture officers or other authorized enforcement officers if asked.