Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§692 Game Sanctuaries or Refuges in Ocala National Forest; Creation
Title 16 › CHAPTER 6 — GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 692
Summary
The President can set aside federal land inside Ocala National Forest in Florida as game refuges to protect wild animals and birds. Those areas remain part of the national forest, and the Secretary of Agriculture can still allow other lawful uses if they fit the refuge’s purpose and follow the law.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §692
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate as game refuges such lands of the United States within the Ocala National Forest, in the State of Florida, as in his judgment should be set aside for the protection of game animals and birds, but it is not intended that the lands so designated shall cease to be parts of the national forest within which they are located, and the establishment of such game sanctuaries or refuges shall not prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from permitting other uses of the lands under and in conformity with the laws and regulations applicable thereto so far as such uses may be consistent with the purposes for which such game sanctuaries or refuges are established.
Legislative History
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Executive Documents
Presidential Designation Lands comprising the Ocala National Game Refuge were designated by Proclamation of July 24, 1930 (46 Stat. 3031), and Executive Order No. 5814 of Mar. 1, 1932.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 692
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102