16 U.S.C. § 1339

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 1339 - Limitation of authority

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to relocate wild free-roaming horses or burros to areas of the public lands where they do not presently exist.

16 U.S.C. § 1339

Pub. L. 92-195, §10, formerly §9, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 651, renumbered Pub. L. 94-579, title IV, §404, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2775.

Secretary: "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior when used in connection with public lands administered by him through the Bureau of Land Management and the Secretary of Agriculture in connection with public lands administered by him through the Forest Service;
public lands: "public lands" means any lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management or by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service.2