The President of the United States is authorized to designate such national forest lands within the Ozark National Forest, within the State of Arkansas, as should, in his discretion, be set aside for the protection of game animals, birds, or fish; and, except under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time prescribe, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, catch, trap, willfully disturb, or kill any kind of game animal, game or nongame bird, or fish, or take the eggs of any such bird on any lands so set aside, or in or on the waters thereof.
Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 376 43 Stat. 1091 Aug. 11, 1945, ch. 365 59 Stat. 531 June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 12 62 Stat. 861 (, ; , ; , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
section 41 of Title 181948—Act , struck out penal provisions (see , Crimes and Criminal Procedure), and inserted provision relating to the unlawfulness in hunting, catching, etc., game animals, etc., under rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture.
1945—Act , struck out last sentence which read “No lands within the present limits of the fourth congressional district shall be included in such designations.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1948 Amendment
Section 20 of act , provided that the amendment made by that act is effective .
Executive Documents
Presidential Designation
45 Stat. 2953 49 Stat. 3478 Lands comprising the Ozark National Game Refuge were designated by Proclamations of (), and ().