43 CFR § 4700.0-1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s4700.0-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 4700.0-1 - Purpose."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "4700.0-1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "RANGE MANAGEMENT (4000)"
part_number: "4700"
part_name: "PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 1331-1340; 18 U.S.C. 47; 43 U.S.C. 315 and 1740."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 7414, Mar. 3, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4700"
---


# 4700.0-1 Purpose.

The purpose of these regulations is to implement the laws relating to the protection, management, and control of wild horses and burros under the administration of the Bureau of Land Management.