Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§689 Tahquitz National Game Preserve

Title 16 › CHAPTER 6 — GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 689

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Tahquitz National Game Preserve is set up inside the San Bernardino National Forest in Riverside County, California to protect game animals and serve as their breeding area. It covers Sections 28–35 of township 3 south, range 3 east, San Bernardino meridian; Sections 1–4, 9–16, 21–28, 33–36 of township 4 south, range 3 east, San Bernardino meridian; and Sections 1–4, 9–14, and 24 of township 5 south, range 3 east, San Bernardino meridian. Its creation must not interfere with any existing rights or withdrawals made before July 3, 1926. All land inside the preserve’s outer boundary must first be owned by the United States. If the government survey is not finished, the boundaries will be set by lines projected from the official survey.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §689

Conservation, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

There is created within the San Bernardino National Forest in Riverside County, California, for the protection of game animals, and as the recognized breeding place therefor, the Tahquitz National Game Preserve, which shall include the following lands: section 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35, township 3 south, range 3 east, San Bernardino meridian; section 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36, township 4 south, range 3 east, San Bernardino meridian; and section 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 24, township 5 south, range 3 east, San Bernardino meridian; but the establishment of this reservation shall not interfere with any existing right or withdrawals made prior to July 3, 1926: Provided, That all the land with the exterior boundary of the aforesaid tract shall first become the property of the United States. That where the Government survey has not been completed the aforesaid description shall be deemed to refer to and be determined by lines projected from the official survey.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 689

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110