§ 670i. — Public land management area stamps; agreement between State agencies and Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture requiring stamps for hunting, trapping, and fishing on public lands subject to programs; conditions of agreement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC670i]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 5C--CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON GOVERNMENT LANDS
SUBCHAPTER II--CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 670i. Public land management area stamps; agreement between
State agencies and Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of
Agriculture requiring stamps for hunting, trapping, and fishing
on public lands subject to programs; conditions of agreement
(a) Any State agency may agree with the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture (or with the Secretary of the Interior
or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, if within the State
concerned all conservation and rehabilitation programs under this
subchapter will be implemented by him) that no individual will be
permitted to hunt, trap, or fish on any public land within the State
which is subject to a conservation and rehabilitation program
implemented under this subchapter unless at the time such individual is
engaged in such activity he has on his person a valid public land
management area stamp issued pursuant to this section.
(b) Any agreement made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to
require the issuance of public land management area stamps shall be
subject to the following conditions:
(1) Such stamps shall be issued, sold, and the fees therefor
collected, by the State agency or by the authorized agents of such
agency.
(2) Notice of the requirement to possess such stamps shall be
displayed prominently in all places where State hunting, trapping,
or fishing licenses are sold. To the maximum extent practicable, the
sale of such stamps shall be combined with the sale of such State
hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses.
(3) Except for expenses incurred in the printing, issuing, or
selling of such stamps, the fees collected for such stamps by the
State agency shall be utilized in carrying out conservation and
rehabilitation programs implemented under this subchapter in the
State concerned. Such fees may be used by the State agency to
acquire lands or interests therein from willing sellers or donors to
provide public access to program lands that have no existing public
access for enhancement of outdoor recreation and wildlife
conservation: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior maintain such access, or ensure that
maintenance is provided for such access, through or to lands within
their respective jurisdiction.
(4) The purchase of any such stamp shall entitle the purchaser
thereof to hunt, trap, and fish on any public land within such State
which is the subject of a conservation or rehabilitation program
implemented under this subchapter except to the extent that the
public use of such land is limited pursuant to a comprehensive plan
or cooperative agreement; but the purchase of any such stamp shall
not be construed as (A) eliminating the requirement for the purchase
of a migratory bird hunting stamp as set forth in section 718a of
this title, or (B) relieving the purchaser from compliance with any
applicable State game and fish laws and regulations.
(5) The amount of the fee to be charged for such stamps, the age
at which the individual is required to acquire such a stamp, and the
expiration date for such stamps shall be mutually agreed upon by the
State agency and the Secretary or Secretaries concerned; except that
each such stamp shall be void not later than one year after the date
of issuance.
(6) Each such stamp must be validated by the purchaser thereof
by signing his name across the face of the stamp.
(7) Any individual to whom a stamp is sold pursuant to this
section shall upon request exhibit such stamp for inspection to any
officer or employee of the Department of the Interior or the
Department of Agriculture, or to any other person who is authorized
to enforce section 670j(a) of this title.
(Pub. L. 86-797, title II, Sec. 203, as added Pub. L. 93-452, Sec. 2,
Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1371; amended Pub. L. 100-653, title II,
Sec. 201, Nov. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 3826.)
Amendments
1988--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100-653 amended par. (3) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: ``Except for expenses
incurred in the printing, issuing, or selling of such stamps, the fees
collected for such stamps by the State agency shall be utilized in
carrying out conservation and rehabilitation programs implemented under
this subchapter in the State concerned and for no other purpose. If such
programs are implemented by both the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture in the State, the Secretaries shall mutually
agree, on such basis as they deem reasonable, on the proportion of such
fees that shall be applied by the State agency to their respective
programs.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 670h, 670l of this title.
