# 50 CFR § 32.5: What are the requirements for sportfishing on areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.5

## Section

- **Citation:** 50 CFR § 32.5
- **Heading:** What are the requirements for sportfishing on areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries > CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER C—THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM > PART 32—HUNTING AND FISHING > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

The following provisions shall apply to each person while engaged in public sport fishing on a wildlife refuge area:
(a) Each person shall secure and possess the required State license.
(b) Each person shall comply with the applicable provisions of Federal law and regulation including this subchapter.
(c) Each person shall comply with the applicable provisions of the laws and regulations of the State wherein any area is located unless the same are further restricted by Federal law or regulation.
(d) Each person shall comply with the terms and conditions authorizing access and use of the wildlife refuge area.
(e) Each person must comply with the provisions of any refuge-specific regulation governing fishing on the wildlife refuge area. Regulations, special conditions, and maps of the fishing areas for a particular wildlife refuge are available at that area's headquarters. In addition, refuge-specific sport fishing regulations appear in §§ 32.20 through 32.72.
[58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, as amended at 67 FR 58943, Sept. 18, 2002]

## Nearby sections

- [50 CFR § 32.1 § 32.1 Opening of wildlife refuge areas to hunting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.1.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.2 § 32.2 What are the requirements for hunting on areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.2.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.3 § 32.3 What are the procedures for publication of refuge-specific hunting regulations?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.3.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.4 § 32.4 Opening of wildlife refuge areas to fishing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.4.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.5 § 32.5 What are the requirements for sportfishing on areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.5.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.6 § 32.6 What are the procedures for publication of refuge-specific sport fishing regulations?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.6.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.7 § 32.7 What refuge units are open to hunting and/or sport fishing?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.7.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.8 § 32.8 Areas closed to hunting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.8.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.9 § 32.9 Information collection requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.9.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.20 § 32.20 Alabama.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.20.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.21 § 32.21 Alaska.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.21.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.22 § 32.22 Arizona.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.22.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.23 § 32.23 Arkansas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.23.md)
- [50 CFR § 32.24 § 32.24 California.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-50-32.24.md)

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