United States Code
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§ 551.
Protection of national forests; rules and regulations
The Secretary of Agriculture shall make provisions for the protection against destruction by fire and depredations upon the public forests and national forests which may have been set aside or which may be hereafter set aside under the provisions of section 471 1
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See References in Text note below.(June 4, 1897, ch. 2, § 1, 30 Stat. 35; Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, § 1, 33 Stat. 628; Pub. L. 87–869, § 6, Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1157; Pub. L. 88–537, Aug. 31, 1964 , 78 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 90–578, title IV, § 402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990 , 104 Stat. 5117.)
cite as: 16 USC 551