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Title 43 — Public Lands

Chapter 8A — Grazing Lands

§ 315n. State police power not abridged

Statutory text

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as restricting the respective States from enforcing any and all statutes enacted for police regulation, nor shall the police power of the respective States be, by this subchapter, impaired or restricted, and all laws heretofore enacted by the respective States or any thereof, or that may hereafter be enacted as regards public health or public welfare, shall at all times be in full force and effect: Provided, however, That nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or restricting the power and authority of the United States.

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. 73–865 § 16 · 48 Stat. 1269

    Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 315n

    (June 28, 1934, ch. 865, § 16, 48 Stat. 1275.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (June 28, 1934, ch. 865, § 16, 48 Stat. 1275.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 16. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as restricting the State laws, etc., not restricted. respective States from enforcing any and all statutes enacted for police regulation, nor shall the police power of the respective States e, by this Act, impaired or restricted, and all laws heretofore enacted by the respective States or any thereof, or that may hereafter be enacted as regards public health or public welfare, shall at all times be in full force and effect: Provided, however, That nothing Proviso. No limitation on Federal authority. in this section shall be construed as limiting or restricting the power and authority of the United States.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(June 28, 1934, ch. 865, § 16, 48 Stat. 1275.)

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