Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 3 — Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
§ 580p. “Woodsy Owl” and “Smokey Bear” characters and names; definitions
Statutory text
As used in this Act—
the term “Woodsy Owl” means the name and representation of a fanciful owl, who wears slacks (forest green when colored), a belt (brown when colored), and a Robin Hood style hat (forest green when colored) with a feather (red when colored), and who furthers the slogan, “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute”, originated by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture;
the term “Smokey Bear” means the name and character “Smokey Bear” originated by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Association of State Foresters and the Advertising Council.1
the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
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.
Pub. L. 93–318 § 1 · 88 Stat. 244
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 580p
(Pub. L. 93–318, § 1, June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 244.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 93–318, § 1, June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 244.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Section 1. As used in this Act— (1) the term “Woodsy Owl” means the name and representation of a fanciful owl, who wears slacks (forest green when colored), a belt (brown when colored), and a Robin Hood style hat (forest green when colored) with a feather (red when colored), and who furthers the slogan, “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute”, originated by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture; (2) the term “Smokey Bear” means the name and character “Smokey Bear” originated by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Association of State Foresters and the Advertising Council. (3) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–318, , 88 Stat. 244, which enacted sections 580p, 580p–1, 580p–3, and 580p–4 of this title and section 711a of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and amended section 580p–2 of this title and section 711 of Title 18. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 488b–3 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, , 96 Stat. 877.