16 USC § 5201 - Obstruction of a lawful hunt

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s5201"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 5201 - Obstruction of a lawful hunt"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "5201"
section_name: "Obstruction of a lawful hunt"
chapter_number: 72
chapter_name: "RECREATIONAL HUNTING SAFETY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320802, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2121.)"
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# § 5201. Obstruction of a lawful hunt

It is a violation of this section intentionally to engage in any physical conduct that significantly hinders a lawful hunt.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320802, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2121.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

> “This subtitle [subtitle H (§§ 320801–320808) of title XXXII of
> 
> , enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Recreational Hunting Safety and Preservation Act of 1994’.”

, , , provided that: