---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch9"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 9"
heading: "Fish and Wildlife Service"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch9"
sections_count: 43
---

# Chapter 9 — Fish and Wildlife Service

Title 16 — Conservation

## Sections

- [§741. Repealed.](/usc/16/741.md)
- [§742. Omitted](/usc/16/742.md)
- [§742a. Declaration of policy](/usc/16/742a.md)
- [§742b. United States Fish and Wildlife Service](/usc/16/742b.md)
- [§742b–1. Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs](/usc/16/742b-1.md)
- [§742c. Loans for financing or refinancing of cost of purchasing, constructing, equipping, maintaining, repairing, or operating commercial fishing vessels or gear](/usc/16/742c.md)
- [§742c–1. Investment in obligations of the United States; proceeds to be used for fisheries](/usc/16/742c-1.md)
- [§742d. Investigations; preparation and dissemination of information; reports](/usc/16/742d.md)
- [§742d–1. Studies of effects in use of chemicals](/usc/16/742d-1.md)
- [§742e. Transfer of functions to Secretary](/usc/16/742e.md)
- [§742f. Powers of Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce](/usc/16/742f.md)
- [§742f–1. National Volunteer Coordination Program](/usc/16/742f-1.md)
- [§742g. Cooperation with State Department](/usc/16/742g.md)
- [§742h. Reports on fishery products](/usc/16/742h.md)
- [§742i. Effect on rights of States and international commissions](/usc/16/742i.md)
- [§742j. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/742j.md)
- [§742j–1. Airborne hunting](/usc/16/742j-1.md)
- [§742j–2. Uniform allowance](/usc/16/742j-2.md)
- [§742k. Management and disposition of vessels and other property acquired and arising out of fishery loans or related type of activities](/usc/16/742k.md)
- [§742l. Enforcement authority for the protection of fish and wildlife resources](/usc/16/742l.md)
- [§742l–1. Authority to use available law enforcement funds](/usc/16/742l-1.md)
- [§742m. Relinquishment of exclusive legislative jurisdiction](/usc/16/742m.md)
- [§743. Repealed.](/usc/16/743.md)
- [§743a. Detail of personnel and loan of equipment to Director of Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife](/usc/16/743a.md)
- [§744. Investigations; fish propagation; investigations of damages by predacious fishes; executive assistance](/usc/16/744.md)
- [§745. Powers of Secretary](/usc/16/745.md)
- [§746. Vessels of Fish and Wildlife Service](/usc/16/746.md)
- [§746a. Operation and maintenance fees for the M/V Tiglax and other vessels](/usc/16/746a.md)
- [§747. Omitted](/usc/16/747.md)
- [§748. Expenditure of appropriations for propagation of food fishes](/usc/16/748.md)
- [§749. Omitted](/usc/16/749.md)
- [§750. Station on Mississippi River for rescue of fishes and propagation of mussels](/usc/16/750.md)
- [§751. Personnel](/usc/16/751.md)
- [§752. Omitted](/usc/16/752.md)
- [§753. Cooperative work](/usc/16/753.md)
- [§753a. Cooperative research and training programs for fish and wildlife resources](/usc/16/753a.md)
- [§753b. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/753b.md)
- [§754. Commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels of Service](/usc/16/754.md)
- [§754a. Appropriations for United States Fish and Wildlife Service; purchases from](/usc/16/754a.md)
- [§754b. Funds from private entities credited to Resource Management account](/usc/16/754b.md)
- [§754c. Work under reimbursable agreements; recording obligations and crediting amounts received](/usc/16/754c.md)
- [§754d. Fee schedule for forensic laboratory services](/usc/16/754d.md)
- [§754e. Funds for contaminant sample analyses](/usc/16/754e.md)