{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-29.110","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 29.110","heading":"What are the purposes of the Service's operating standards?","body":"The purposes are to:\n(a) Protect Service-administered lands and waters, and refuge resources; wildlife-dependent visitor uses and experiences; and visitor and employee health and safety; and\n(b) Ensure use of technologically feasible, least damaging methods. The operating standards give us and the operator flexibility to consider using alternative methods, equipment, materials design, and conduct of operations.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM","PART 29—LAND USE MANAGEMENT","Subpart D—Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"ea6bedf1d53620e15fb8689e266308b964ea1a82d05c00a59e15b17517359f63","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-29.104","next":"us/50-cfr-29.111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}