Nothing in this chapter or in any regulation promulgated by the Council of the District of Columbia under the authority of this chapter shall in any way impair the existing authority of the Secretary of the Interior to control and manage fish and wildlife on the land and waters in the District of Columbia under the Secretary of the Interior’s administrative jurisdiction.
(Aug. 23, 1958, 72 Stat. 815, Pub. L. 85-730, § 6; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 11(c), 41 DCR 1639.)
1973 Ed., § 22-1633.
1981 Ed., § 22-1633.
2001 Ed., § 22-4333.
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(204) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection
Chapter 22 - Wildlife Protection
§ 8–2221.01. Prohibition and control of net fishing in Potomac River. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.02. Catching and killing bass. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.03. “Person” defined; sale of bass prohibited. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.04. Sale and possession of shad or herring. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.05. Sale of small striped bass. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.06. Use of explosives and drugs in fishing prohibited. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.07. Penalties. [Transferred]
§ 8–2221.08. Confiscation of fishing equipment used in violation of the law. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.09. Sale and possession of woodcocks. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.10. Sale and possession of squirrels, rabbits. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.11. Sale and possession of wild ducks, wild geese, brant, snipe or plover. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.13. Sale and possession of deer meat. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.14. Catching, exposing for sale, or possession of wild birds. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.15. Trapping, netting or ensnaring waterfowl. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.16. Inspection of premises to detect violation of game laws. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.17. Trespassing for purposes of hunting. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.18. Shooting or having guns in possession on a Sunday. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.19. Killing or capturing game beyond District jurisdiction. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.20. Compensation for persons securing convictions under game laws. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.21. Killing game birds and permits therefor. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.22. Hunting squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits without a permit. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.23. Killing of English sparrow or wild animal suffering from disease or injury. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.24. Hunting or disbursing of ducks, geese, and waterfowl . [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.25. Sale, possession, or purchase of certain types of birds prohibited. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.26. License for certain scientific purposes. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.27. Sale of birds raised in captivity or for propagation. [Repealed]
§ 8–2221.31. Penalties; prosecutions
§ 8–2221.33. Existing authority of Secretary of the Interior not impaired