2018 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 49 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Sec. 2909 - Disclaimers

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 2909 (2018)
Section Name §2909. Disclaimers
Section Text

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting—

(1) the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law;

(2) any requirement under State law that lands, waters, and interests therein may only be acquired for conservation purposes if the owner thereof is a willing seller; and

(3) the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468–1469, 7 U.S.C. 426–426b).1

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 96–366, §10, Sept. 29, 1980, 94 Stat. 1329.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of March 2, 1931, referred to in par. (3), is act Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 370, 46 Stat. 1468, which was formerly classified to sections 426 to 426b of Title 7, Agriculture. Sections 1 and 3 of the Act, which were formerly classified to sections 426 and 426b, respectively, of Title 7, were editorially reclassified as sections 8351 and 8352, respectively, of Title 7. Section 2 of the Act, which was formerly classified to section 426a of Title 7, was omitted from the Code as obsolete. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 49 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Sec. 2909 - Disclaimers
Contains section 2909
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 46 Stat. 1468-1469, 1468
94 Stat. 1329
Public Law References Public Law 96-366
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