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16 U.S.C. 668ee: Definitions

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-669. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1997Pub. L. 105-57

1966Pub. L. 89-669created it

16 U.S.C. 668eeDefinitions

(1)The term "compatible use" means a wildlife-dependent recreational use or any…

(2)The terms "wildlife-dependent recreation" and "wildlife-dependent recreational…

(3)The term "sound professional judgment" means a finding, determination, or…

(4)The terms "conserving", "conservation", "manage", "managing", and "management",…

(5)The term "Coordination Area" means a wildlife management area that is made…

(6)The term "Director" means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife…

(7)The terms "fish", "wildlife", and "fish and wildlife" mean any wild member of…

(8)The term "person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or…

(9)The term "plant" means any member of the plant kingdom in a wild, unconfined…

(10)The terms "purposes of the refuge" and "purposes of each refuge" mean the…

(11)The term "refuge" means a designated area of land, water, or an interest in…

(12)The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

(13)The terms "State" and "United States" mean the several States of the United…

(14)The term "System" means the National Wildlife Refuge System designated under…

(15)The terms "take", "taking", and "taken" mean to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture,…

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1997

Pub. L. 105–57 inserted section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: Law text

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