Section 1335 · Recovery rights

Amended 1 time on record

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case American Horse Protection Ass'n v. United States Department of Interior (1977)

Most recently applied in United States v. Christiansen (December 1980)

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.