Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 539m: Limitations on Pueblo rights and interests in the Area

Civil

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This statute defines limitations on Pueblo land rights in a designated area and provides that persons exercising authorized traditional or cultural uses cannot be prosecuted for certain federal wildlife offenses.

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any right to sell, grant, lease, convey, encumber, or exchange land or any interest in land in the Area (and any such conveyance shall not have validity in law or equity); any exemption from applicable Federal wildlife protection laws; any right to engage in a use prohibited by section 539m–2(e) of this title ; or any right to exclude persons or governmental entities from the Area. No person who exercises traditional or cultural use rights as authorized by section 539m–3(a)(4) of this title may be prosecuted for a Federal wildlife offense requiring proof of a violation of a State law (including regulations).

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