{"status":"ok","citation_id":"eo-12996","kind":"eo","title":"Executive Order 12996: Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System","statement":"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.","record_date":"1996-03-25","record_date_label":"Signed","official_source":{"label":"Federal Register","url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/28/96-7774/management-and-general-public-use-of-the-national-wildlife-refuge-system"},"last_checked":"2026-11-03","last_checked_basis":"Executive-order archive last refreshed from the Federal Register and National Archives","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12996","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/eo.php?k=12996","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"Executive Order 12996: Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System,\" last checked Nov. 3, 2026, citing Federal Register, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12996","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, November 3). Executive Order 12996: Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System [Executive order record]. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12996","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"Executive Order 12996: Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System.\" Last modified November 3, 2026. Accessed November 3, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12996.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_eo_12996,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{Executive Order 12996: Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12996}},\n  note         = {Reference number eo-12996; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/28/96-7774/management-and-general-public-use-of-the-national-wildlife-refuge-system; last checked November 3, 2026; accessed November 3, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12996"}}