50 CFR § 27.61 - Destruction or removal of property.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s27.61"
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title: "50 CFR § 27.61 - Destruction or removal of property."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "27.61"
section_name: "Destruction or removal of property."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "PROHIBITED ACTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-07"
last_updated: "2026-04-07"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 685, 752, 690d; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 460-6d, 664, 668dd, 685, 690d, 715i, 715s, 725; 43 U.S.C. 315a."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 9168, Mar. 3, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
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# 27.61 Destruction or removal of property.

The destruction, injury, defacement, disturbance, or the unauthorized removal of any public property including natural objects or private property on or from any national wildlife refuge is prohibited.