Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§693 Game Sanctuaries and Refuges in Ouachita National Forest

Title 16 › Chapter 6— GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 693

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

President may, on Secretary of Agriculture recommendation, proclaim Ouachita National Forest areas as sanctuaries protecting breeding game wildlife.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §693

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For the purpose of providing breeding places and for the protection and administration of game animals, birds, and fish, the President of the United States is authorized, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, to establish by public proclamation certain specified areas within the Ouachita National Forest as game sanctuaries and refuges.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Presidential DesignationAreas comprising the Ouachita National Wildlife Preserve, formerly known as the Muddy Creek Refuge, were designated by Proclamations of Mar. 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 3439), and Oct. 29, 1938 (53 Stat. 2495).

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 693

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60