---
kind: "unit"
title: "48"
title_heading: "Territories and Insular Possessions"
key: "ch8"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 8"
heading: "Guano Islands"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/48/ch8"
sections_count: 9
---

# Chapter 8 — Guano Islands

Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions

## Sections

- [§1411. Guano districts; claim by United States](/usc/48/1411.md)
- [§1412. Notice of discovery of guano and proofs](/usc/48/1412.md)
- [§1413. Completion of proof on death of discoverer](/usc/48/1413.md)
- [§1414. Exclusive privileges of discoverer](/usc/48/1414.md)
- [§1415. Restrictions upon exportation](/usc/48/1415.md)
- [§1416. Regulation of trade](/usc/48/1416.md)
- [§1417. Criminal jurisdiction](/usc/48/1417.md)
- [§1418. Employment of land and naval forces in protection of rights](/usc/48/1418.md)
- [§1419. Right to abandon islands](/usc/48/1419.md)