62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 645 -JUNE 25, 1948 SEC. 12. The Act approved February 28, 1925, chapter 376 (43 Stat. 1091; 16 U. S . C., sec. 682), as amended, is amended to read as follows: "That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to designate such national forest lands within the Ozark National Forest, within the State of Arkansas, as should, in his discretion, be set aside for the protection of game animals, birds, or fish; and, except under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time prescribe, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, catch, trap, willfully disturb, or kill any kind of game animal, game or nongame bird, or fish, or take the eggs of any such bird on any lands so set aside, or in or on the waters thereof." SEC. 13. Section 6 of the Act approved July 3, 1926, chapter 744 (44 Stat. 821; 16 U. S. C., sec. 688), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6 . That all parts of township 17 south, ranges 31 and 32 east, and township 18 south, range 31 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian, which are north of the hydrographic divide passing through Farewell Gap, and which are not added to and made part of the Sequoia National Park by the provisions of this Act, are hereby designated as the Sequoia National Game Refuge, and the hunting, trapping, killing, or capturing of birds and game or other wild animals upon the lands of the United States within the limits of the said area shall be unlawful, except under such regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, That it is the purpose of this section to protect from trespass the public lands of the United States and the game animals which may be thereon, and not to interfere with the operation of the local game laws as affecting private or State lands: Providedfurther,That the lands included in said game refuge shall continue to be parts of the Sequoia National Forest and nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from permitting other uses of said lands under and in conformity with the laws and rules and regulations applicable thereto so far as may be consistent with the purposes for which said game refuge is established." SEC. 14 . Section 3 of the Act approved July 3, 1926, chapter 776 (44 Stat. 889; 16 U. S . C., sec. 689b), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3 . On lands within the game preserve established in section 2 of this Act, hunting, pursuing, poisoning, killing, or capturing by trapping, netting, or any other means, or attempting to hunt, pursue, kill, or capture any wild animals or birds for any purpose whatever upon the lands of the United States within the limits of said game pre- serve shall be unlawful except as hereinafter provided." SEC. 15. Section 2 of the Act approved June 28, 1930, chapter 709 (46 Stat. 828; 16 U. S. C ., sec. 692a), is amended to read as follows: SEC. 2 . That when such game sanctuaries or refuges have been established as provided in section 1 hereof, the hunting, pursuing, poisoning, killing, or capturing by trapping, netting, or any other means, or attempting to hunt, pursue, kill, or capture any game ani- mals or birds upon the lands of the United States within the limits of such game sanctuaries or refuges shall be unlawful except under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time prescribe." SEC. 16. Section 2 of the Act approved March 10, 1934, chapter 54 (48 Stat. 400, 401; 16 U. S. C., sec. 694a), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. That when such fish and game sanctuaries or refuges have been established as provided in section 1 of this Act, hunting, pursuing, poisoning, angling for, killing, or capturing by trapping, netting, or any other means, or attempting to hunt, pursue, angle for, kill, or cap- ture any wild animals or fish for any purpose whatever upon the lands of the United States within the limits of said fish and game sanctuaries or refuges shall be unlawful except as hereinafter provided." 861 Game refuge in Ozark National For- est. Sequoia National Game Refuge. Tahqultz National ame Preserve. 44 Stat. 889. 16U.S.C. 689a. Ocala National For- est game sanctuaries. 46 Stat. 827. 16U.S.C.j692. Fish and game sanc- tuaries in national forests. 48 Stat. 400. 16 U. S.C. 1 694.
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