16 USC § 7933 - State authority for fish and wildlife

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s7933"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 7933 - State authority for fish and wildlife"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "7933"
section_name: "State authority for fish and wildlife"
chapter_number: 98
chapter_name: "SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–9, title IV, § 4403, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 766.)"
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# 1 State authority for fish and wildlife

See References in Text note below.

Nothing in this title— [^1]

**(1)** authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary to require Federal licenses or permits to hunt and fish on Federal land; or

**(2)** enlarges or diminishes the responsibility or authority of States with respect to fish and wildlife management.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–9, title IV, § 4403, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 766.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This title, referred to in text, means title IV of , , , which enacted this chapter and amended , , Government Organization and Employees, , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and , Money and Finance. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definition of “Secretary”

Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, see , set out as a note under .