---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 460m–4"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "460m–4"
heading: "Cooperative land development programs; hunting and fishing"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/460m-4"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter LXX — Ozark National Scenic Riverways"
---

# §460m–4. Cooperative land development programs; hunting and fishing

- (a) **Development of comprehensive plans—** In furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) is authorized to cooperate with the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Missouri, its political [subdivisions](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=15), and other Federal agencies and organizations in formulating comprehensive plans for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and for the related watershed of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers in Missouri, and to enter into agreements for the implementation of such plans. Such plans may provide for land use and development programs, for preservation and enhancement of the natural beauty of the landscape, and for conservation of outdoor resources in the watersheds of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers.
- (b) **Establishment of hunting and fishing zones and periods—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall permit hunting and fishing on lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) in accordance with applicable Federal and [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) laws. The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may designate zones where, and establish periods when, no hunting shall be permitted, for reasons of public safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment and shall issue regulations after consultation with the Conservation [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) of the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Missouri.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 88–492, § 5, Aug. 27, 1964, 78 Stat. 609.)