{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-32.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 32.6","heading":"What are the procedures for publication of refuge-specific sport fishing regulations?","body":"(a) Refuge-specific fishing regulations are issued only at the time of or after the opening of a wildlife refuge area to sport fishing.\n(b) Refuge-specific fishing regulations may contain the following items:\n(1) Fish species that may be taken;\n(2) Seasons;\n(3) Creel limits;\n(4) Methods of fishing;\n(5) Description of areas open to fishing; or\n(6) Other provisions as required.\n(c) Refuge-specific fishing regulations will not liberalize existing State laws or regulations.\n(d) Refuge-specific fishing regulations are subject to change and the public is invited to submit suggestions and comments for consideration at any time.\n(e) We initially publish refuge-specific sport fishing regulations in the daily issue of the Federal Register, and subsequently they appear in §§ 32.20 through 32.72.\n(f) Refuge-specific fishing regulations may be amended as needed when unpredictable changes occur in fish and wildlife populations, habitat conditions or in other factors affecting a refuge's fish and wildlife resources.","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 32—HUNTING AND FISHING","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"d8da00941ba6432d4ebbc72acff3beff1d545e4181b70e7a07a6c9b98710a286","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-32.5","next":"us/50-cfr-32.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}