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36 CFR §222.71

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Wild free-roaming horses and burros or their remains shall lose their status under the 1971 Wild Horses and Burros Act.
  1. (a)Upon passage of title pursuant to § 222.29 (d) and (e).
  2. (b)Upon transfer to private maintenance and care pursuant to § 222.29(c)(4) and die of natural causes before passage of title;
  3. (c)Upon destruction by an authorized Forest officer pursuant to § 222.29(c)(5).
  4. (d)Upon death by natural causes or accident on the National Forest System or on private lands where maintained thereon pursuant to § 222.27 and disposal is authorized by a Forest officer; and
  5. (e)Upon destruction or death for purposes of or incident to the program authorized in § 222.20(a).