{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-222.71","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 222.71","heading":"Loss of status.","body":"Wild free-roaming horses and burros or their remains shall lose their status under the 1971 Wild Horses and Burros Act.\n(a) Upon passage of title pursuant to § 222.29 (d) and (e).\n(b) Upon transfer to private maintenance and care pursuant to § 222.29(c)(4) and die of natural causes before passage of title;\n(c) Upon destruction by an authorized Forest officer pursuant to § 222.29(c)(5).\n(d) Upon death by natural causes or accident on the National Forest System or on private lands where maintained thereon pursuant to § 222.27 and disposal is authorized by a Forest officer; and\n(e) Upon destruction or death for purposes of or incident to the program authorized in § 222.20(a).","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 222—RANGE MANAGEMENT","Subpart D—Management of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"7efb344c124e390983cafc4657719a41a5587d0b18c14dfa019b89fcf3e4e5e2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-222.70","next":"us/36-cfr-222.72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}