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16 U.S.C. 688: Repealed. Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 314(g) , Nov. 10, 1978 , 92 Stat. 3483Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§688. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 314(g) , Nov. 10, 1978 , 92 Stat. 3483

Section, acts July 3, 1926, ch. 744, § 6, 44 Stat. 821; June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 13, 62 Stat. 861, related to designation of Sequoia National Game Refuge. See section 45f(b)(2) of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 314(g), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3483, provided in part that the repeal of this section and section 45a–3 of this title is effective upon the transfer of abolished Sequoia National Game Refuge by the Secretary of Agriculture to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior under section 45f(b)(2) of this title.

Wild Animal Protection

Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 314(g), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3483, provided in part that repeal of this section should not be construed to prohibit or prevent the Secretary of the Interior from exercising any authority applicable to the national parks respecting protection of birds, game, or other wild animals.