§32.6. What are the procedures for publication of refuge-specific sport fishing regulations?
50 C.F.R. § 32.6
Refuge-specific fishing regulations are issued only at the time of or after the opening of a wildlife refuge area to sport fishing.
Refuge-specific fishing regulations may contain the following items:
Fish species that may be taken;
Seasons;
Creel limits;
Methods of fishing;
Description of areas open to fishing; or
Other provisions as required.
Refuge-specific fishing regulations will not liberalize existing State laws or regulations.
Refuge-specific fishing regulations are subject to change and the public is invited to submit suggestions and comments for consideration at any time.
We initially publish refuge-specific sport fishing regulations in the daily issue of the Federal Register, and subsequently they appear in §§ 32.20 through 32.72.
Refuge-specific fishing regulations may be amended as needed when unpredictable changes occur in fish and wildlife populations, habitat conditions or in other factors affecting a refuge's fish and wildlife resources.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, as amended at 67 FR 58943, Sept. 18, 2002]
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd-668ee, and 715i; Pub. L. 115-20, 131 Stat. 86.
Source
Source: 58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, as amended at 67 FR 58943, Sept. 18, 2002]