§ 3202. — Taking of fish and wildlife.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3202]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 51--ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER VI--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 3202. Taking of fish and wildlife
(a) Responsibility and authority of State of Alaska
Nothing in this Act is intended to enlarge or diminish the
responsibility and authority of the State of Alaska for management of
fish and wildlife on the public lands except as may be provided in
subchapter II of this chapter, or to amend the Alaska constitution.
(b) Responsibility and authority of Secretary
Except as specifically provided otherwise by this Act, nothing in
this Act is intended to enlarge or diminish the responsibility and
authority of the Secretary over the management of the public lands.
(c) Areas controlled; areas closed, exceptions
The taking of fish and wildlife in all conservation system units,
and in national conservation areas, national recreation areas, and
national forests, shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions
of this Act and other applicable State and Federal law. Those areas
designated as national parks or national park system monuments in the
State shall be closed to the taking of fish and wildlife, except that--
(1) notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
Secretary shall administer those units of the National Park System,
and those additions to existing units, established by this Act and
which permit subsistence uses, to provide an opportunity for the
continuance of such uses by local rural residents; and
(2) fishing shall be permitted by the Secretary in accordance
with the provisions of this Act and other applicable State and
Federal law.
(Pub. L. 96-487, title XIII, Sec. 1314, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2484.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96-487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94
Stat. 2371, as amended, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and
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