16 U.S.C. § 1335
Recovery rights
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 1335, Recovery rights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/446985
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A person claiming ownership of a horse or burro on the public lands shall be entitled to recover it only if recovery is permissible under the branding and estray laws of the State in which the animal is found.
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