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16 U.S.C. § 24 — Jurisdiction over park; fugitives from justice

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16 U.S.C. § 24 — Jurisdiction over park; fugitives from justice

The Yellowstone National Park, as its boundaries now are defined, or as they may be hereafter defined or extended, shall be under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. All the laws applicable to places under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, shall have force and effect in said park. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to forbid the service in the park of any civil or criminal process of any court having jurisdiction in the States of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. All fugitives from justice taking refuge in said park shall be subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the State of Wyoming.

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28 U.S.C. § 131 — Wyoming

Wyoming and those portions of Yellowstone National Park situated in Montana and Idaho constitute one judicial district.

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16 U.S.C. § 24 — Jurisdiction over park; fugitives from jus-

Page 40 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 23 ticable, to make and publish such regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation, from injury or spoliation, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders, within the park, and their retention in their natural condition. The Secretary may, in his discretion, grant leases for building purposes for terms not ex- ceeding ten years, of small parcels of ground, at such places in the park as may require the erec- tion of buildings for the accommodation of visi- tors; all of the proceeds of such leases, and all other revenues that may be derived from any source connected with the park, to be expended under his direction in the management of the same, and the construction of roads and bridle- paths therein. He shall provide against the wan- ton destruction of the fish and game found with- in the park, and against their capture or de- struction for the purposes of merchandise or profit. He shall also cause all persons tres- passing upon the same to be removed therefrom, and generally is authorized to take all such measures as may be necessary or proper to fully carry out the objects and purposes of this sec- tion. (R.S. § 2475.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 2475 derived from act Mar. 1, 1872, ch. 24, § 2, 17 Stat. 33. § 23. Detail of troops for protection of park The Secretary of the Army, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, is authorized and directed to make the necessary details of troops to prevent trespassers or intruders from entering the park for the purpose of destroying the game or objects of curiosity therein, or for any other purpose prohibited by law, and to re- move such p

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