Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries last revised: Feb 10, 2026
§ 26.31 - General provisions.

Public recreation will be permitted on national wildlife refuges as an appropriate incidental or secondary use, only after it has been determined that such recreational use is practicable and not inconsistent with the primary objectives for which each particular area was established or with other authorized Federal operations.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k,664,668dd,and; Pub. L. 96-315 (94 Stat. 958) and Pub. L. 98-146 (97 Stat. 955)
source: 41 FR 9167, Mar. 3, 1976, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 50 CFR 26.31