36 CFR § 222.71 - Loss of status.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s222.71"
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title: "36 CFR § 222.71 - Loss of status."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "222.71"
section_name: "Loss of status."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "222"
part_name: "RANGE MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1010-1012, 5101-5106; 16 U.S.C. 551, 572, 5801; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1751, 1752, 1901; E.O. 12548 (51 FR 5985)."
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# 222.71 Loss of status.

Wild free-roaming horses and burros or their remains shall lose their status under the 1971 Wild Horses and Burros Act.

(a) Upon passage of title pursuant to § 222.29 (d) and (e).

(b) Upon transfer to private maintenance and care pursuant to § 222.29(c)(4) and die of natural causes before passage of title;

(c) Upon destruction by an authorized Forest officer pursuant to § 222.29(c)(5).

(d) Upon death by natural causes or accident on the National Forest System or on private lands where maintained thereon pursuant to § 222.27 and disposal is authorized by a Forest officer; and

(e) Upon destruction or death for purposes of or incident to the program authorized in § 222.20(a).