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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 704', '§ 704', '§ 704', '§ 704', '§ 3', '§ 2', '§ 4', '§ 102', '§ 2', '§ 104', '§ 703', '§ 705']

§ 704. Determination as to when and how migratory birds may be taken, killed, or possessed, 16 U.S.C. § 704 | Casetext
16 U.S.C. § 704
§ 704. Determination as to when and how migratory birds may be taken, killed, or possessed
CHAPTER 7—PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS
(July 3, 1918, ch. 128, § 3, 40 Stat. 755; June 20, 1936, ch. 634, § 2, 49 Stat. 1556; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 105-312, title I, § 102, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2956.) 1998—Pub. L. 105-312 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). 1936—Act June 20, 1936, substituted “conventions” for “convention” in two places. Act June 20, 1936, ch. 634, § 2, 49 Stat. 1556, provided in part that the amendment by section 2 is effective as of the day aforesaid (June 30, 1937). See note under section 703 of this title. Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan, No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 701 of this title. For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President, see Ex. Ord. No. 10752, Feb. 12, 1958, 23 F.R. 973, set out as a note under section 715j of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. Secretary of the Interior empowered to promulgate regulations under this section without approval, ratification, or other action of President, see section 2(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President. Pub. L. 105-312, title I, § 104, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2956, provided that: “Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 1998], the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources [now Committee on Natural Resources] of the House of Representatives a report analyzing the effect of the amendments made by section 2 [probably should be section 102, which amended this section], and the general practice of baiting, on migratory bird conservation and law enforcement efforts under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) [16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.].”
§ 703. Taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds unlawful
§ 705. Transportation or importation of migratory birds; when unlawful