Executive Order 12996: Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System
Executive Order 12996, "Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System", was signed on March 25, 1996 and published in the Federal Register at 61 FR 13647 on March 28, 1996.
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