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citation: "16 U.S.C. §§ 22–24"
title: "16"
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url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/22..24"
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# §22. Control of park by Secretary of the Interior; removal of trespassers


The Yellowstone [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5) shall be under the exclusive control of the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as practicable, to make and publish such regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation, from injury or spoliation, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders, within the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), and their retention in their natural condition. The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may, in his discretion, grant leases for building purposes for terms not exceeding ten years, of small parcels of ground, at such places in the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) as may require the erection of buildings for the accommodation of visitors; all of the proceeds of such leases, and all other revenues that may be derived from any source connected with the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), to be expended under his direction in the management of the same, and the construction of roads and bridle-paths therein. He shall provide against the wanton destruction of the fish and game found within the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), and against their capture or destruction for the purposes of merchandise or profit. He shall also cause all [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) trespassing upon the same to be removed therefrom, and generally is authorized to take all such measures as may be necessary or proper to fully carry out the objects and purposes of this section.


# §23. Detail of troops for protection of park


The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Army, upon the request of the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior, is authorized and directed to make the necessary details of troops to prevent trespassers or intruders from entering the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) for the purpose of destroying the game or objects of curiosity therein, or for any other purpose prohibited by law, and to remove such [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) from the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) if found therein.


# §24. Jurisdiction over park; fugitives from justice


The Yellowstone [National Park](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=5), as its boundaries now are defined, or as they may be hereafter defined or extended, shall be under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. All the laws applicable to places under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, shall have force and effect in said [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3). Nothing in this Act shall be construed to forbid the service in the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) of any civil or criminal process of any court having jurisdiction in the [States](/usc/16/544.md?p=r) of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. All fugitives from justice taking refuge in said [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) shall be subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the [State](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) of Wyoming.