Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§686 Operation of Local Game Laws Not Affected
Title 16 › CHAPTER 6 — GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 686
Summary
Protect federal lands and wildlife from trespass, without changing local game laws for private, State, or Territorial lands.
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Title 16, §686
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It is the purpose of section 684 and 685 of this title to protect from trespass the public lands of the United States and the game animals and birds which may be thereon, and not to interfere with the operation of the local game laws as affecting private, State, or Territorial lands.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 686
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102