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16 U.S.C. § 1334 — Private maintenance; numerical approximation; strays on private lands: removal; destruction by agents
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If wild free-roaming horses or burros stray from public lands onto privately owned land, the owners of such land may inform the nearest Federal marshall or agent of the Secretary, who shall arrange to have the animals removed. In no event shall such wild free-roaming horses and burros be destroyed except by the agents of the Secretary. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a private landowner from maintaining wild free-roaming horses or burros on his private lands, or lands leased from the Government, if he does so in a manner that protects them from harassment, and if the animals were not willfully removed or enticed from the public lands. Any individuals who maintain such wild free-roaming horses or burros on their private lands or lands leased from the Government shall notify the appropriate agent of the Secretary and supply him with a reasonable approximation of the number of animals so maintained.
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If wild free-roaming horses or burros stray from public lands onto privately owned land, the owners of such land may inform the nearest Federal marshall or agent of the Secretary, who shall arrange to have the animals removed. In no event shall such wild free-roaming horses and burros be destroyed except by the agents of the Secretary. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a private landowner from maintaining wild free-roaming horses or burros on his private lands, or lands leased from the Government, if he does so in a manner that protects them from harassment, and if the animals were not willfully removed or enticed from the public lands. Any individuals who maintain such wild free-roaming horses or burros on their private lands or lands leased from the Government shall notify the appropriate agent of the Secretary and supply him with a reasonable approximation of the number of animals so maintained.
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**(a) Jurisdiction; management; ranges; ecological balance objectives; scientific recommendations; forage allocation adjustments** All wild free-roaming horses and burros are hereby declared to be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purpose of management and protection in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Secretary is authorized and directed to protect and manage wild free-roaming horses and burros as components of the public lands, and he may designate and maintain specific ranges on public lands as sanctuaries for their protection and preservation, where the Secretary after consultation with the wildlife agency of the State wherein any such range is proposed and with the Advisory Board established in [section 1337 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1337&num=0&edition=prelim) deems such action desirable. The Secretary shall manage wild free-roaming horses and burros in a manner that is designed to achieve and maintain a thriving natural ecological balance on the public lands. He shall consider the recommendations of qualified scientists in the field of biology and ecology, some of whom shall be independent of both Federal and State agencies and may include members of the Advisory Board established in [section 1337 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1337&num=0&edition=prelim). All management activities shall be at the minimal feasible level and shall be carried out in consultation with the wildlife agency of the State wherein such lands are located in order to protect the natural ecological balance of all wildlife species which inhabit such lands, particularly endangered wildlife species. Any adjustments in forage allocations on a
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**(a) Violations; penalties; trial** Any person who—
(1) willfully removes or attempts to remove a wild free-roaming horse or burro from the public lands, without authority from the Secretary, or
(2) converts a wild free-roaming horse or burro to private use, without authority from the Secretary, or
(3) maliciously causes the death or harassment of any wild free-roaming horse or burro, or
(4) except as provided in [section 1333(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1333/e&num=0&edition=prelim), processes or permits to be processed into commercial products the remains of a wild free-roaming horse or burro, or
(5) sells, directly or indirectly, a wild free-roaming horse or burro maintained on private or leased land pursuant to [section 1334 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1334&num=0&edition=prelim), or the remains thereof, or
(6) willfully violates a regulation issued pursuant to this chapter,
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Any person so charged with such violation by the Secretary may be tried and sentenced by any United States commissioner or magistrate judge designated for that purpose by the court by which he was appointed, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as provided for in [section 3401 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3401&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Arrest; appearance for examination or trial; warrants: issuance and execution** Any employee designated by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture shall have power, without warrant, to arrest any person committing in the presenc
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1338
the case of a board established by the Congress, its du-
ration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2)
and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Em-
ployees.
§ 1334. Private maintenance; numerical approxi-
mation; strays on private lands: removal; de-
struction by agents
If wild free-roaming horses or burros stray
from public lands onto privately owned land, the
owners of such land may inform the nearest
Federal marshall or agent of the Secretary, who
shall arrange to have the animals removed. In
no event shall such wild free-roaming horses and
burros be destroyed except by the agents of the
Secretary. Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to prohibit a private landowner from
maintaining wild free-roaming horses or burros
on his private lands, or lands leased from the
Government, if he does so in a manner that pro-
tects them from harassment, and if the animals
were not willfully removed or enticed from the
public lands. Any individuals who maintain such
wild free-roaming horses or burros on their pri-
vate lands or lands leased from the Government
shall notify the appropriate agent of the Sec-
retary and supply him with a reasonable ap-
proximation of the number of animals so main-
tained.
(Pub. L. 92–195, § 4, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 650.)
§ 1335. Recovery rights
A person claiming ownership of a horse or
burro on the public lands shall be entitled to re-
cover it only if recovery is permissible under the
branding and estray laws of the State in which
the animal is found.
(Pub. L. 92–195, § 5, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 650.)
§ 1336. Cooperative agreements; regulations
The Secretary is authorized to enter into co-
operative agreements with other landowners and
with the State and lo
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