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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 36. Disposition of surplus elk, buffalo, bear, beaver, and predatory animals

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and under regulations to be prescribed by him, to give surplus elk, buffalo, bear, beaver, and predatory animals inhabiting Yellowstone National Park to Federal, State, county, and municipal authorities for preserves, zoos, zoological gardens, and parks. He may sell or otherwise dispose of the surplus buffalo of the Yellowstone National Park herd, and all moneys received from the sale of any such surplus buffalo shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 67–42 · 42 Stat. 108

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 36

    (Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1214.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1214.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Credits

(Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1214.)

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