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§ 718g. Penalties. 



Any person who shall violate any provision of sec- 

 tions 718 to 718b, and 718c to 718h of this title, or 

 who shall violate or fail to comply with any regula- 

 tion made pursuant thereto shall be subject to the 

 penalties provided in section 707 of this title. (Mar. 

 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 7, 48 Stat. 452.) 



§ 718h. Cooperation with States and Territories. 



The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 



cooperate with the several States and Territories in 

 the enforcement of the provisions of sections 718 to 

 718b, and 718c to 718h of this title. (Mar. 16, 1934. ch. 

 71, § 8, 48 Stat. 452; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. n, § 4(f) , 

 eft. July 1. 1939, 4 F. R. 2731. 53 Stat. 1433.) 



§ 718i. Repealed. July 30, 1956, ch. 782, § 3 (c), 70 Stat. 



722. 



Section, act June 28, 1941, ch. 259, 5 1, 55 Stat. 366, re- 

 lated to disposal of surplus stamps and restricted use of 

 stamps to the fiscal year for which Issued, and Is now 

 covered by sections 718b and 718b-l of this title. 



18. Protection of Wild Horses and Burros 

 16 U.S.C. 1331-1340 



Sec. 

 1331. 

 1332. 

 1333. 



Congressional findings and declaration of policy. 



Definitions. 



Powers and duties of Secretary 



(a) Jurisdiction: management; ranges; ecological 



balance objectives; scientific recommenda- 

 tions; forage allocation adjustments. 



(b) Humane destruction of certain animals; re- 



moval for private maintenance. 



(c) Humane destruction: act of mercy; habitat 



use; overpopulation 



(d) Customary disposal of remains; sales prohi- 



bition. 

 1334 Private maintenance; numerical approximation; 

 strays on private lands: removal; destruction by 

 agents. 



1335. Recovery rights. 



1336. Cooperative agreements; regulations. 



1337. Joint advisory board: appointment: membership; 



functions; qualifications; reimbursement limita- 

 tion. 



1338. Criminal provisions. 



(a) Violations; penalties; trial. 



(b) Arrest; appearance for examination or trial: 



warrants: Issuance and execution. 



1339. Limitation of authority. 



1340. Joint report to Congress: consultation and coordi- 



nation of implementation, enforcement, and 

 departmental activities; studies. 



§ 1331. Congressional findings and declaration of 

 policy. 



Congress finds and declares that wild free-roam- 

 ing horses and burros are living symbols of the 

 historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they 

 contribute to the diversity of life forms within the 

 Nation and enrich the lives of the American people; 

 and that these horses and burros are fast disappear- 

 ing from the American scene. It is the policy of Con- 

 gress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall 

 be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or 

 death; and to accomplish this they are to be con- 

 sidered in the area where presently found, as an 

 integral part of the natural system of the public 

 lands. (Pub. L. 92-195, § 1. Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 

 649.) 



§ 1332. Definitions. 

 As used in this chapter — 



(a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the In- 

 terior when used in connection with public lands 

 administered by him through the Bureau of Land 

 Management and the Secretary of Agricufture in 

 connection with public lands administered by him 

 through the Forest Service; 



(b) "wild free-roaming horses and burros" 

 means all unbranded and unclaimed horses and 

 burros on public lands of the United States ; 



(c) "range" means the amount of land neces- 

 sary to sustain an existing herd or herds of wild 

 free-roaming horses and burros, which does not 

 exceed their known territorial limits, and which is 

 devoted principally but not necessarily exclusively 

 to their welfare in keeping with the multiple-use 

 management concept for the public lands; 



(d) "herd" means one or more stallions and his 

 mares; and 



(e) "public lands" means any lands adminis- 

 tered by the Secretary of the Interior through the 

 Bureau of Land Management or by the Secretary 

 of Agriculture through the Forest Service. 



(Pub. L. 92-195, § 2, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 649.) 



§ 1333. Powers and duties of Secretary. 



(a) Jurisdiction; management; ranges; ecological bal- 

 ance objectives; scientific recommendations; 

 forage allocation adjustments. 



All wild free-roaming horses and burros are here- 

 by declared to be under the jurisdiction of the Secre- 

 tary for the purpose of management and protection 

 in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. 

 The Secretary is authorized and directed to protect 

 and manage wild free-roaming horses and burros 

 as components of the public lands, and he may des- 

 ignate and maintain specific ranges on public lands 

 as sanctuaries for their protection and preservation, 

 where the Secretary after consultation with the wild- 

 life agency of the State wherein any such range is 

 proposed and with the Advisory Board established in 

 section 1337 of this title deems such action desirable. 

 The Secretary shall manage wild free-roaming 

 horses and burros in a manner that is designed ^to 

 achieve and maintain a thriving natural ecological 

 balance on the public lands. He shall consider the 

 recommendations of qualified scientists in the field 

 of biology and ecology, some of whom shall be inde- 

 pendent of both Federal and State agencies and 

 may include members of the Advisory Board estab- 

 lished in section 1337 of this title. All management 

 activities shall be at the minimal feasible level and 

 shall be carried out in consultation with the wildlife 

 agency of the State wherein such lands are located 

 in order to protect the natural ecological balance 



