---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch49"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 49"
heading: "Fish and Wildlife Conservation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch49"
sections_count: 12
---

# Chapter 49 — Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Title 16 — Conservation

## Sections

- [§2901. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose](/usc/16/2901.md)
- [§2902. Definitions](/usc/16/2902.md)
- [§2903. Conservation plans](/usc/16/2903.md)
- [§2904. Approval of conservation plans and certain nongame fish and wildlife conservation actions](/usc/16/2904.md)
- [§2905. Reimbursement of State costs for developing, revising, and implementing conservation plans and implementing certain nongame fish and wildlife conservation actions](/usc/16/2905.md)
- [§2906. Terms and conditions of reimbursement](/usc/16/2906.md)
- [§2907. Allocation of funds for administration and reimbursement of States](/usc/16/2907.md)
- [§2908. Other Federal assistance and actions](/usc/16/2908.md)
- [§2909. Disclaimers](/usc/16/2909.md)
- [§2910. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/2910.md)
- [§2911. Study on most equitable and effective mechanism for funding State conservation plans; report to Congressional committees](/usc/16/2911.md)
- [§2912. Federal conservation of migratory nongame birds](/usc/16/2912.md)