50 CFR § 30.1 - 30.12 - The National Wildlife Refuge System - Range and Feral Animal Management

307 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 30.12 (h) The operator must maintain records of the withheld information until the later of the Service’s release of the operator’s financial assurance or 7 years after completion of operations on refuge lands. Any subsequent oper ator will be responsible for maintain ing access to records required by this paragraph during its operation of the well. The operator will be deemed to be maintaining the records if it can promptly provide the complete and ac curate information to the Service, even if the information is in the custody of its owner. (i) If any of the chemical identity in formation required in this subpart is withheld, the operator must provide the generic chemical name in the sub mission required. The generic chemical name must be only as nonspecific as is necessary to protect the confidential chemical identity, and should be the same as or no less descriptive than the generic chemical name provided to the Environmental Protection Agency. INFORMATION COLLECTION § 29.220 Has the Office of Management and Budget approved the collection of information? The Office of Management and Budg et reviewed and approved the informa tion collection requirements contained in this subpart and assigned OMB Con trol No. 1018–0162. We use the informa tion collected under this subpart to manage non-Federal oil and gas oper ations on Service-administered lands or waters for the purpose of protecting wildlife and habitat, water quality and quantity, wildlife-dependent rec reational opportunities, and the health and safety of employees and visitors on the NWRS. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to re spond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. PART 30—RANGE AND FERAL ANIMAL MANAGEMENT Subpart A—Range Animals Sec. 30.1 Surplus range animals. 30.2 Disposition of surplus range animals. Subpart B—Feral Animals 30.11 Control of feral animals. 30.12 Disposition of feral animals. AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 668dd, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 715i, as amended; 41 CFR 101–44. Subpart A—Range Animals § 30.1 Surplus range animals. Range animals on fenced wildlife ref uge areas, including buffalo and long horn cattle, determined to be surplus to the needs of the conservation pro gram may be planned and scheduled for disposal. [38 FR 16356, June 22, 1973] § 30.2 Disposition of surplus range ani mals. Disposition shall be made only dur ing regularly scheduled disposal pro gram periods, except in the event of ex igent circumstances affecting the ani mals, their range, or the recipient. The Refuge Manager is responsible for de termining the existence of ‘‘exigent circumstances.’’ Surplus range animals may be disposed of, subject to State and Federal health laws and regula tions, by donation for specific purposes to public agencies, public institutions, other governments or charitable insti tutions, or sold on the open market. [62 FR 19937, Apr. 24, 1997] Subpart B—Feral Animals § 30.11 Control of feral animals. (a) Feral animals, including horses, burros, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, reindeer, dogs, and cats, without own ership that have reverted to the wild from a domestic state may be taken by authorized Federal or State personnel or by private persons operating under permit in accordance with applicable provisions of Federal or State law or regulation. (b) [Reserved] [31 FR 16027, Dec. 15, 1966] § 30.12 Disposition of feral animals. Feral animals taken on wildlife ref uge areas may be disposed of by sale on the open market, gift or loan to public VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:53 Feb 09, 2024 Jkt 259244 PO 00000 Frm 00317 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\259244.XXX 259244js pe ar s on D S K 12 1T N 23 P R O D w ith C F R 308 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–23 Edition) Pt. 31 or private institutions for specific pur poses, and as otherwise provided in sec tion 401 of the act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 383, 16 U.S.C. 715s). [38 FR 16356, June 22, 1973] PART 31—WILDLIFE SPECIES MANAGEMENT Subpart A—Surplus Wildlife Sec. 31.1 Determination of surplus wildlife popu lations. 31.2 Methods of surplus wildlife population control and disposal. Subpart B—Terms and Conditions of Wildlife Reduction and Disposal 31.11 Donation and loan of wildlife speci mens. 31.12 Sale of wildlife specimens. 31.13 Commercial harvest of fishery re sources. 31.14 Official animal control operations. 31.15 Public hunting and fishing programs. 31.16 Trapping program. 31.17 Disposal of furs and pelts. AUTHORITY: Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 614, as amended, sec. 5, 43 Stat. 651, secs. 5, 10, 45 Stat. 449, 1224, secs. 4, 2, 48 Stat. 402, as amended, 451, as amended, 1270, sec. 4, 76 Stat. 654; 5 U.S.C. 301, 16 U.S.C. 685, 725, 690d, 715i, 664, 718(b), 43 U.S.C. 315a, 16 U.S.C. 460k; sec. 2, 80 Stat. 926; 16 U.S.C. 668bb. SOURCE: 31 FR 16027, Dec. 15, 1966, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A—Surplus Wildlife § 31.1 Determination of surplus wild life populations. The populations and requirements of wildlife species on wildlife refuge areas shall be determined by population cen sus, habitat evaluation, and other means of ecological study. § 31.2 Methods of surplus wildlife pop ulation control and disposal. Upon a determination that wildlife are surplus to a balanced conservation program on any wildlife refuge area, the surplus may be reduced or utilized in accordance with Federal and State law and regulation by: (a) Donation or loan to public agen cies and institutions. (b) Sale to public or private agencies and institutions. (c) Commercial harvest of fishery re sources. (d) Official wildlife control oper ations. (e) Public hunting or fishing. (f) Trapping. Subpart B—Terms and Conditions of Wildlife Reduction and Disposal § 31.11 Donation and loan of wildlife specimens. Wildlife specimens may be donated or loaned to public institutions for spe cific purposes. Donation or loans of resident species of wildlife will not be made unless the recipient has secured the approval of the State. [38 FR 16356, June 22, 1973] § 31.12 Sale of wildlife specimens. Surplus wildlife specimens may be sold alive or butchered, dressed and processed subject to Federal and State laws and regulations and the provisions of this part. § 31.13 Do we allow commercial har vest of fishery resources? Refuge managers may allow commer cial harvest of fishery resources by issuance of a permit or by refuge-spe cific regulation in compliance with ap plicable State and Federal laws when compatible and in compliance with § 29.1 of this subchapter C. [69 FR 54362, Sept. 8, 2004] § 31.14 Official animal control oper ations. (a) Animal species which are surplus or detrimental to the management pro gram of a wildlife refuge area may be taken in accordance with Federal and State laws and regulations by Federal or State personnel or by permit issued to private individuals. (b) Animal species which are dam aging or destroying Federal property within a wildlife refuge area may be taken or destroyed by Federal per sonnel. § 31.15 Public hunting and fishing pro grams. The privilege of hunting and fishing may be extended to the general public under the provisions of regulations VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:53 Feb 09, 2024 Jkt 259244 PO 00000 Frm 00318 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\259244.XXX 259244js pe ar s on D S K 12 1T N 23 P R O D w ith C F R