50 CFR § 35.7 - Control of wildfires, insects, pest plants, and disease.

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title: "50 CFR § 35.7 - Control of wildfires, insects, pest plants, and disease."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "35.7"
section_name: "Control of wildfires, insects, pest plants, and disease."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM"
part_number: "35"
part_name: "WILDERNESS PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "78 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1131-1136; 43 U.S.C. 1201."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 25426, Dec. 31, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "35"
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# 35.7 Control of wildfires, insects, pest plants, and disease.

To the extent necessary, the Director shall prescribe measures to control wildfires, insects, pest plants, and disease to prevent unacceptable loss of wilderness resources and values, loss of life, and damage to property.