16 U.S.C. § 690d: Injuries to property on Bear…

Summary

People must not take, hurt, or disturb birds or their nests or eggs on land obtained under sections 690–690i. They also must not damage or remove U.S. property there (for example, signs, fences, dams) or cut, burn, or destroy plants. You may only enter, use, or occupy the refuge if you follow rules set by the Secretary of the Interior. At least 60% of the refuge must always be kept as an undisturbed sanctuary for migratory birds.

Title 16, §690d

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No person shall take, injure, or disturb any bird, or nest or egg thereof, or injure or destroy any notice, signboard, fence, dike, ditch, dam, spillway, improvement, or other property of the United States on any area acquired or received under sections 690 to 690i of this title, or remove therefrom or cut, burn, injure, or destroy any grass or other natural growth thereon, or enter, use, or occupy the refuge for any purpose, except in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That at no time shall less than 60 per centum of the total acreage of the said refuge be maintained as an inviolate sanctuary for such migratory birds.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 690i, included within the reference to sections 690 to 690i, was omitted from the Code.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.

§690d Injuries to Property on Bear River Refuge; Disturbance of Birds, Etc.; Violation of Regulations for Use of Refuge