50 CFR § 28.43 - Destruction of dogs and cats.

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title: "50 CFR § 28.43 - Destruction of dogs and cats."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "28.43"
section_name: "Destruction of dogs and cats."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM"
part_number: "28"
part_name: "ENFORCEMENT, PENALTY, AND PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBCHAPTER C"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd, 685, 690d, 715i, 725; 43 U.S.C. 315a."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 9171, Mar. 3, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
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# 28.43 Destruction of dogs and cats.

Dogs and cats running at large on a national wildlife refuge and observed by an authorized official in the act of killing, injuring, harassing or molesting humans or wildlife may be disposed of in the interest of public safety and protection of the wildlife.