Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 715g: Jurisdiction of State over areas acquired

Civil

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This statute addresses state jurisdiction over acquired lands used as migratory-bird reservations, clarifying that state civil and criminal authority over persons in those areas remains unchanged, except for federal offenses.

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The jurisdiction of the State, both civil and criminal, over persons upon areas acquired under this subchapter shall not be affected or changed by reason of their acquisition and administration by the United States as migratory-bird reservations, except so far as the punishment of offenses against the United States is concerned.

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