Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§675 Norbeck Wildlife Preserve; Establishment
Title 16 › CHAPTER 6 — GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 675
Summary
The President may set aside up to 46,000 acres of Harney National Forest near Custer State Park in South Dakota as the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve. The land is for protecting game animals and birds and their breeding places.
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Title 16, §675
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There is designated as the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve such areas, not exceeding forty-six thousand acres, of the Harney National Forest, and adjoining or in the vicinity of the Custer State Park, in the State of South Dakota, as should, in the opinion of the President of the United States, be set aside for the protection of game animals and birds, and be recognized as a breeding place therefor.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification As enacted by act
June 5, 1920, this section authorized the President to designate areas not exceeding 30,000 acres, but by amendment by act
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Custer State Park Game Sanctuary” changed to “Norbeck Wildlife Preserve” by act Oct. 6, 1949.
Executive Documents
Change of Name
Harney National Forest abolished and its lands transferred to and consolidated with those of Black Hills National Forest by Public Land Order No. 1016 of Oct. 4, 1954, 19 F.R. 6500. Presidential Designation Areas comprising the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, formerly known as the Custer State Park Game Sanctuary, were designated by Proclamations of Oct. 9, 1920 (41 Stat. 1805), Jan. 8, 1925 (43 Stat. 1981), and Jan. 14, 1929 (45 Stat. 2985).
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 675
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102