16 USC § 943b - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s943b"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 943b - Definitions"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "943b"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE TISSUE BANK"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–440, title II, § 204, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2233.)"
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# § 943b. Definitions

In this chapter—

**(1)** “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

**(2)** “Great Lakes fish and wildlife” means fauna, fish, and invertebrates dependent on Great Lakes resources, and located within the Great Lakes Basin.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–440, title II, § 204, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2233.)