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16 U.S.C. § 580p–1

U.S. CodeFederal
Property of the United States
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/us/usc/t16/s580p–1
Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH3
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The following are hereby declared the property of the United States:(1) The name and character “Smokey Bear”. (2) The name and character “Woodsy Owl” and the associated slogan, “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute”. (Pub. L. 93–318, § 2, June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 245.) Editorial Notes Codification Section was formerly classified to section 488b–4 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.

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