---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 4720.1"
title: "43"
number: "4720.1"
heading: "Removal of excess animals from public lands."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/4720.1"
---

# §4720.1. Removal of excess animals from public lands.


Upon examination of current information and a determination by the authorized officer that an excess of wild horses or burros exists, the authorized officer shall remove the excess animals immediately in the following order.

- (a) Old, sick, or lame animals shall be destroyed in accordance with [subpart 4730 of this title](/cfr/43/subpart4730.md);
- (b) Additional excess animals for which an adoption demand by qualified individuals exists shall be humanely captured and made available for private maintenance in accordance with [subpart 4750 of this title](/cfr/43/subpart4750.md); and
- (c) Remaining excess animals for which no adoption demand by qualified individuals exists shall be destroyed in accordance with [subpart 4730 of this title](/cfr/43/subpart4730.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1331-1340; 18 U.S.C. 47; 43 U.S.C. 315 and 1740.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 7414, Mar. 3, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 40890, Sept. 12, 1983]