16 U.S.C. § 1338a : US Code - Section 1338A: Transportation of captured animals; procedures and prohibitions applicable

Search 16 U.S.C. § 1338a : US Code - Section 1338A: Transportation of captured animals; procedures and prohibitions applicable

In administering this chapter, the Secretary may use or contract
for the use of helicopters or, for the purpose of transporting
captured animals, motor vehicles. Such use shall be undertaken only
after a public hearing and under the direct supervision of the
Secretary or of a duly authorized official or employee of the
Department. The provisions of section 47(a) of title 18 shall not
be applicable to such use. Such use shall be in accordance with
humane procedures prescribed by the Secretary. Nothing in this
chapter shall be deemed to limit the authority of the Secretary in
the management of units of the National Park System, and the
Secretary may, without regard either to the provisions of this
chapter, or the provisions of section 47(a) of title 18, use motor
vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, or helicopters, or to contract for
such use, in furtherance of the management of the National Park
System, and section 47(a) of title 18 shall be applicable to such
use.
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