§ 553. — Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC553]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 553. Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws;
protection of fish and game
Officials of the Forest Service designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture shall, in all ways that are practicable, aid in the
enforcement of the laws of the States or Territories with regard to
stock, for the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, and for
the protection of fish and game, and with respect to national forests,
shall aid the other Federal bureaus and departments on request from
them, in the performance of the duties imposed on them by law.
(May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 259.)
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Secretary of Agriculture, administered through Bureau
of Biological Survey, relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and
migratory birds, transferred to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan
No. II of 1939, Sec. 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat.
1433, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
