{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-31.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 31.2","heading":"Methods of surplus wildlife population control and disposal.","body":"Upon a determination that wildlife are surplus to a balanced conservation program on any wildlife refuge area, the surplus may be reduced or utilized in accordance with Federal and State law and regulation by:\n(a) Donation or loan to public agencies and institutions.\n(b) Sale to public or private agencies and institutions.\n(c) Commercial harvest of fishery resources.\n(d) Official wildlife control operations.\n(e) Public hunting or fishing.\n(f) Trapping.","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 31—WILDLIFE SPECIES MANAGEMENT","Subpart A—Surplus Wildlife"],"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":"42d033e8dd51fa5972a7accebe0c755741e76f92493dd146b2b5796cba0f7e11","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-31.1","next":"us/50-cfr-31.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}