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<br />11M<< Federelllepater I Vol. 411, No, 54 I Friday. March 18. 1985 I Rules and Regulations
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<br />n.hlns, .nd on wh.llenn. .uch .cce..
<br />.h.1I be Fanlod, Howevet, In
<br />recolllllUon of the exl.t1l1l1 juri.dictlonel
<br />rel.tlon.hlp b.'ween the SI.l.. .nd Ih.
<br />Fed.r.1 Governmenl. Congrtla., In Ihe
<br />N.tionel Wildlife Ref"lle Sy.lem
<br />Admlnl.ltalion Acl of 19l18116 U,S,C,
<br />668dd). haa eXjJllcIUy.lal.d Ihal nolhillll
<br />therein .hall be con.lru.d al aff&ctllll!
<br />Ihe .uthorlly of the aeverel Slatea to
<br />man.se n.h .nd re.ldenl wilrilif. found
<br />on unlll of lhe .y.tem, Thu.. COllllre..
<br />haa direcl.d Ihot. 10 the maximum
<br />eXlenl praclic.bl.. .uch public u.e.
<br />.hell b. con. I. lent with SloI. law. ami
<br />regulatlonl, Unil. of the Nalional
<br />Wildlife Ref"ll. SYlt.m, therefor.. .hall
<br />b. manased, 10 Ih. ext.nt pr.ctlcable
<br />and compalibl. with the pUlpOle. for
<br />which they w.", ell.b!llhed. in
<br />accordance with Sial. lawI and
<br />regulation.. comprehenllive plllns for
<br />nlh .nd wildlife davel<lped by Ihe
<br />St.I... .nd ReSio".1 R..ourc. PI.n.
<br />developed by Ih. Filh .nd Wildlife
<br />Service in cooperation with the States.
<br />I!) Unil. of Ihe Nalional P.rk Sy.t.m
<br />contain !lalural. recreation. hiltor.ic. and
<br />cultural values o( national significance
<br />so ~.Iisnaled by Executive and
<br />COllllre..ional aclion, Specific enablillll
<br />I.si.lation ha. aUlhoriz.d Iimlled
<br />hunlillll. trapping or fi.hina actlvily
<br />within certain areal of the ay.'em. AI 8
<br />general rule. consumptive resource
<br />L:tilization ill prohibiled. Thole areas
<br />which do lesi.latively allow hunling.
<br />Irapping. or n.hing, do eo in
<br />conform.nce with applicabl. F.deral
<br />and Sial. lawI, The SuperinteOld.nt
<br />may. in conaultation with the
<br />appropriate Slale os.ncy. nx lime. and
<br />locations where 8uch Bctivitiea will bo
<br />prohibited, Ar.a. of Ih. Nalional Park
<br />Sy.tem which pennil n.hlllllsenerally
<br />will do .0 in accordance with appllceble
<br />Stat. .nd Federal Law.,
<br />Ig) In .te81 of exclu.ive Federal
<br />juri.diction. Slate law. are not
<br />applicabl., However. every allempl
<br />.h.1I be made 10 con.ull with Ihe
<br />appropriale Stales 10 minimize
<br />conmclins and confu.lns resulalion.
<br />which mey cau.e undue hard.hlp,
<br />(h) The manas.ment of habilat for
<br />.peci.. of wlldlif., populal\on. of
<br />wildlif., or individual members of a
<br />population .hall be In accordance with a
<br />Park S.rvice approv.d Re.ource
<br />Manes.m.nl Plan, The .ppropriat.
<br />folat.. .han be con.ulled prior 10 Ihe
<br />approv.1 of manesemenl action.. .nd
<br />m.moranda of underatandins .h.11 be
<br />~xer.uled 81 appropriate to ensure the
<br />conduct of prosram. which me.t mulu.1
<br />objeclive.,
<br />(il Federal .gende. of the Department
<br />of the Inlerior .holl:
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<br />S-II I80JO 0004(OO)(17-MIIR-81-1 ),52,52)
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<br />(1ll'repare ["h and wildlife
<br />mlma8emen\ pinna in cooperation with
<br />SI.le fi.h .nd wildlife asencie. and
<br />olher Federal (non-Interior) agenci..
<br />where approprIate, Where .uch pion.
<br />ere prep.r.d for Fedel,,1 hnd. adjoining
<br />Slala or privale land., the egende. .hall
<br />con.ull ",ilh Ihe State or private
<br />landownera to coordinate managpment
<br />objective.;
<br />(Z) Within Iheir .tatulory euthorily
<br />and .ubleclto the managemenl
<br />priorities and .Iralesle. of .uch
<br />asencie.. In.tllule n.h and wlldlif.
<br />habitat mHnssernenl pr8r.tices in
<br />cooperotion wllh Il>e Slate. to a..i.lth.
<br />, St.l.. In accompli.hinS lheir fish and
<br />wildlife re.ource plans;
<br />(3) Pr<lvide for public Ule of F.d.r.1
<br />land. In accordance with Stale and
<br />Federal law., and p.rmit public hunlins.
<br />fi.hing and trapping wilhin .Ialutory
<br />.nd budselary Iimitalion. end in a
<br />msnner compalibl. with Ihe primary
<br />objective. for which the land. are
<br />admini,ter.d, Th. hunting. fiahing, and
<br />trapping, and Ihe pos....ion anrl
<br />di.po.ition of fi.h, seme, and fur
<br />animal., .hall be conducled in all olh.r
<br />re.pects within Ihe fram.work of
<br />Bopiicabl. Slat. and Federal'.w.,
<br />Includins requirement. for the
<br />pos8e86ion o( appL'opriale State Hcense8
<br />or pennlls,
<br />(4) For tho.e Fed.rallands that are
<br />already op.n for hunling, n.hing, or
<br />trappillll, clo.ure aulhorily .hall not b.
<br />exercised without prior consultation
<br />wilh the areecled St.te., .xcefll in
<br />emefllency oiluallona, The Bureau of
<br />Land M.nasement may. after
<br />con.ultation wilh Ihe Stale., clo.e all or
<br />any portion of public land und.r it.
<br />juri.diction to public hontins. fi.hinS. or
<br />trapping for ruoon. of public .afely.
<br />8dmini8lration. or compliance with
<br />proviaiona of applicable lew, The
<br />National Park Service and Fiah and
<br />Wildlife Service may, after con.ultation
<br />with Ihe St. Ie.. clo.. all or any portion
<br />of Fed.ulland und" their juri.diclion.,
<br />or impol8 8uch other r~8lriction8 us are
<br />dep.rned necessary. for reBSons required
<br />by the Fed.rollaws S<lverning lhe
<br />management of their areas; Itnc..l
<br />(5) Con.ull with Ih. Slate. and
<br />comply with State permit requiremenls
<br />in connection with Ihe aclivities listed
<br />beluw. except in instances where the
<br />Secretary or Ihe Inlerior determines thtll
<br />such comvliBnce would pieven' h~m
<br />from carrying out his Ilalulory
<br />responsibilities:
<br />(i) In carrying out resel:t.rch prugram8
<br />involving Ihe laking or possession of fish
<br />and wildllre or programs involving
<br />relnlroduction of fi.h alid wildlir.:
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<br />(ii) For the planned aod orderly
<br />removal of .urplu. or harmful
<br />population. of fi.h and wildlife excepl
<br />where emergency ,ttuBUon, req'lirins
<br />immediate action maku such
<br />conBultation and compliance with Slate
<br />resulatory requiremr.nt. infea.ible: end
<br />(iii) In Ihe dispo.itIon of fi.h and
<br />wildlif. laken under paregraph li11511i)
<br />or (i) (5)(ii) of Ihi. .ection,
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<br />f 24.1 InlemaUOnad.. ..menl8.
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<br />(.) Inlernalional convention. have
<br />increa.lnsly b..n utili1ed to addre..
<br />fioh and wildlif. i..ue. ha\'illll
<br />dimensions beyond national boundaries.
<br />The aulhorily to ent.r inlo .uch
<br />asr.emenl. I. re.erv.d to Ihe Presidenl
<br />by and wilh the advice and con.enl of
<br />the Senale, Howev.r. whil. .uch
<br />88reem~nts may be valuable in Ih~ case
<br />of other nalion.. in a F.deral .y"t.m
<br />.uch as our. .o~hi.licated fi.h and
<br />wildlife prosram. already e.labli.hed al
<br />Ihe Slate level mey be weakened or not
<br />enhanced.
<br />(bl To ensure thai erfective n.h and
<br />wildlife prosrams alr.ady .stablish.d al
<br />th. Stal. level are not w.ekened, Ihe
<br />p<llicy of lh. Deparlment <If the lnlerior
<br />.hall be 10 recomm.nd thai the Uniled
<br />States ne80Hate and accede to only
<br />Ihose inlern81ional agreements Ihat Hlve
<br />slrong consideration to established
<br />S:ale programs designed to ensure the
<br />conservation of fi.h and wildlife
<br />pOp<1lalion..
<br />[cJ It .h.1I be th. policy of Ih.
<br />Department 10 actively solicit I':" advice
<br />of affected Stale agencie~ and Ic
<br />recomrr.end to lhe U,S, Department of
<br />S'a1e that represenlative!i of such
<br />asencies b. involv.d before and during
<br />negotialion of any new inlernational
<br />conventions concerning f1sh and
<br />wildlife,
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<br />o 24.6 ~all.. 8IIr.."....I..
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<br />(a) By reason of lhe Consr...ional
<br />policy (.,g.. F..h end Wildlife
<br />Coordinalion Act of 1956) of Stal.-
<br />Federal cooperati..m and coordination in
<br />lhe area of fi.h and wildlife
<br />conservation. St/Jle and Federal
<br />r.gendell hlivc imp\emenled cooperative
<br />agreements fur a v/Jriety or fish Hod
<br />wildlif. program. on Federal land., Thi.
<br />prltL:lice shull he continued l::tnd
<br />enc()urugcd. Appropriate topics foi' such
<br />coopenh\'e l.lgrecmenls includl~ bul are
<br />nollimiled 10:
<br />ll) Pruleclion. mHinlenancc, and
<br />developmenl of !ish end wildlife hahitat;
<br />(21 Fish and wildlife reintroduction
<br />and propHMalion:
<br />(:I) Research and ulher field .tudy
<br />programs inr.luding those im'olvin8 the
<br />t8kin~ or p088es~ion of fish and wildlife:
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