50 CFR § 71.1 - Opening of national fish hatcheries to hunting and sport fishing.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s71.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 71.1 - Opening of national fish hatcheries to hunting and sport fishing."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "71.1"
section_name: "Opening of national fish hatcheries to hunting and sport fishing."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES CONSERVATION AREAS"
part_number: "71"
part_name: "HUNTING AND SPORT FISHING ON NATIONAL FISH HATCHERIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 4, Pub. L. 73-121, 48 Stat. 402, as amended; sec. 4, Pub. L. 87-714, 76 Stat. 654; 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd, 1534."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 47790, Sept. 10, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "71"
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# 71.1 Opening of national fish hatcheries to hunting and sport fishing.

National fish hatchery areas may be opened to hunting or sport fishing when such activity is not detrimental to the propagation and distribution of fish or other aquatic wildlife.