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16 U.S.C. 721: Short title; “person” definedText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 8-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH REFUGE

§721. Short title; “person” defined

This chapter may be cited as “The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Act.” The term “person” as used therein includes an individual, partnership, association, or corporation.

( June 7, 1924, ch. 346 , §§ 1, 12, 43 Stat. 650 , 652; Pub. L. 105–312, title II, § 202(b) , Oct. 30, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2957 .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section is a combination provision, the first sentence being derived from section 1 and the last from section 12, of act June 7, 1924.

Amendments

1998⁠—Pub. L. 105–312 substituted “National Wildlife” for “Wild Life”.