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change, the head of the Federal agency that has ju-
risdiction over the Federal public land— 
(A) publishes appropriate notice of the 
withdrawal or change, respectively; 
(B) demonstrates that coordination has oc-
curred with a State fish and wildlife agency; 
and 
(C) submits to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate written notice of the with-
drawal or change, respectively. 
(2) AGGREGATE OR CUMULATIVE EFFECTS.—If 
the aggregate or cumulative effect of separate with-
drawals or changes effectively closes or significantly 
restricts 1,280 or more acres of land or water, such 
withdrawals and changes shall be treated as a single 
withdrawal or change for purposes of paragraph (1). 
(3) EMERGENCY CLOSURES.—Nothing in this 
title prohibits a Federal land management agency 
from establishing or implementing emergency clo-
sures or restrictions of the smallest practicable area 
to provide for public safety, resource conservation, 
national security, or other purposes authorized by 
law. Such an emergency closure shall terminate after 
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a reasonable period of time unless converted to a 
permanent closure consistent with this title. 
(h) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITS NOT AF-
FECTED.—Except as provided by subsection (l), nothing 
in this title shall affect or modify management or use of 
units of the National Park System. 
(i) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this title requires a 
Federal land management agency to give preference to 
recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting over other uses 
of Federal public land or over land or water management 
priorities established by Federal law. 
(j) CONSULTATION WITH COUNCILS.—In fulfilling 
the duties set forth in this title, the heads of Federal agen-
cies shall consult with respective advisory councils as es-
tablished in Executive Order Nos. 12962 and 13443. 
(k) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title shall be 
construed as interfering with, diminishing, or con-
flicting with the authority, jurisdiction, or responsi-
bility of any State to exercise primary management, 
control, or regulation of fish and wildlife under State 
law (including regulations) on land or water within 
the State, including on Federal public land. 
(2) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to authorize the head of a Federal 
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agency to require a license, fee, or permit to fish, 
hunt, or trap on land or water in a State, including 
on Federal public land in the States, except that this 
paragraph shall not affect the Migratory Bird Stamp 
requirement set forth in the Migratory Bird Hunting 
and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718 et 
seq.). 
(l) MOTORIZED VESSELS IN THE OZARK NATIONAL 
SCENIC RIVERWAYS.—The Secretary of the Interior— 
(1) shall manage the Ozark National Scenic 
Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a 
manner that is not more restrictive than the use re-
strictions in effect on November 21, 2013; and 
(2) may manage the Ozark National Scenic 
Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a 
manner that is less restrictive than the use restric-
tions in effect on November 21, 2013. 
SEC. 805. RESTRICTIONS ON HUNTING IN KISATCHIE NA-
TIONAL FOREST. 
(a) HUNTING IN KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST.— 
Consistent with the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551), 
the Secretary of Agriculture may not restrict the use of 
dogs in deer hunting activities in Kisatchie National For-
est, unless such restrictions— 
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(1) apply to the smallest practicable portions of 
such unit; and 
(2) are necessary to reduce or control trespass 
onto land adjacent to such unit. 
(b) PRIOR RESTRICTIONS VOID.—Any restrictions re-
garding the use of dogs in deer hunting activities in 
Kisatchie National Forest in force on the date of the en-
actment of this Act shall be void and have no force or 
effect. 
(c) ADJACENT LANDOWNERS.—Landowners whose 
property abuts a unit of the Kisatchie National Forest 
may petition the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the 
use of dogs in deer hunting activities that take place on 
such unit which abut their property. If the Secretary of 
Agriculture receives a petition from an adjacent land-
owner, the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, may impose restrictions on the use of dogs in deer 
hunting— 
(1) limited to those units of the Kisatchie Na-
tional Forest within 300 yards of the boundary of 
the petitioning landowner’s property; and 
(2) consistent with subsection (a). 
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TITLE IX—RESPECT FOR 
TREATIES AND RIGHTS 
SEC. 901. RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed to affect or modify any treaty or 
other right of any federally recognized Indian tribe. 
TITLE X—EXEMPTIONS FOR TAK-
ING MIGRATORY BIRDS ON 
CERTAIN 
AGRICULTURAL 
LAND 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunter and Farmer 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 1002. EXEMPTIONS ON CERTAIN LAND. 
Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 
U.S.C. 704) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) EXEMPTIONS ON CERTAIN LAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section pro-
hibits the taking of any migratory game bird, includ-
ing waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land 
that— 
‘‘(A) contains— 
‘‘(i) a standing crop or flooded stand-
ing crop, including an aquatic crop; 
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‘‘(ii) standing, flooded, or manipulated 
natural vegetation; 
‘‘(iii) flooded harvested cropland; or 
‘‘(iv) an area in a State on which seed 
or grain has been scattered solely as the 
result of an agricultural planting, har-
vesting, or post-harvest manipulation prac-
tice, or a soil stabilization practice, that 
the head of the State office of the Coopera-
tive Extension System of the Department 
of Agriculture has determined in accord-
ance with paragraph (2) to be a normal 
practice in that State; and 
‘‘(B) is not otherwise a baited area. 
‘‘(2) STATE DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a State 
office of the Cooperative Extension System may 
make a determination for purposes of para-
graph (1)(A)(iv) upon the request of the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
‘‘(B) REVISIONS.—The head of a State of-
fice of the Cooperative Extension System may 
revise a determination under subparagraph (A) 
as the head of a State office determines to be 
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