U.S. Code » Title 16 » Chapter CHAPTER 8— UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH REFUGE

16 U.S.C. § 723

Purposes of refuge; regulations by Secretary of the Interior

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The refuge shall be established and maintained (a) as a refuge and breeding place for migratory birds included in the terms of the convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds, concluded August 16, 1916, and (b) to such extent as the Secretary of the Interior may by regulations prescribe, as a refuge and breeding place for other wild birds, game animals, fur-bearing animals, and for the conservation of wild flowers and aquatic plants, and (c) to such extent as the Secretary of the Interior may by regulations prescribe as a refuge and breeding place for fish and other aquatic animal life.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: National Wildlife Refuge Association v. Rural Utilities Service
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National Wildlife Refuge Association v. Rural Utilities Service (2022) wiwd “The intervening defendants suggest that the court look to 16 U.S.C. § 723 , describing the purpose for the Upper Mississippi Refuge as providing a “refuge and breeding place for migratory birds,” as well as fish, animals, and plants “to such extent as the Secretary of the…”
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