43 CFR § 4700.0-2 - Objectives.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s4700.0-2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 4700.0-2 - Objectives."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "4700.0-2"
section_name: "Objectives."
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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"
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# 4700.0-2 Objectives.

The objectives of these regulations are management of wild horses and burros as an integral part of the natural system of the public lands under the principle of multiple use; protection of wild horses and burros from unauthorized capture, branding, harassment or death; and humane care and treatment of wild horses and burros.