Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries last revised: Feb 10, 2026
§ 31.1 - Determination of surplus wildlife populations.

The populations and requirements of wildlife species on wildlife refuge areas shall be determined by population census, habitat evaluation, and other means of ecological study.

authority: Sec. 2, 33 Stat. 614, as amended, sec. 5, 43 Stat. 651, secs. 5, 10, 45 Stat. 449, 1224, secs. 4, 2, 48 Stat. 402, as amended, 451, as amended, 1270, sec. 4, 76 Stat. 654; 5 U.S.C. 301,16.S.C. 685, 725, 690d, 715i, 664, 718(b), 43 U.S.C. 315a,16.S.C. 460k; sec. 2, 80 Stat. 926; 16 U.S.C. 668bb.
source: 31 FR 16027, Dec. 15, 1966, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 50 CFR 31.1