An Act to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to increase the penalties for violation of that act, and for other purposes
PL 86-732 (H.R.12533), enacted 09/08/1960

PUBLIC LAW 86-732-SEPT. 8, 1960 
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^ p r o v a l of loans 
or investments. 
Joint 
loans 
investments. 
Effective date. 
(h) The second from last paragraph of section 35 of chapter I I I 
of the Life Insurance Act (D.C. Code 35-535) is amended to read 
as follows: "No loan or investment, except loans on the security of 
life insurance policies, shall be made by any such company, unless 
the same shall have been authorized or be approved by the board of 
directors or by a committee of directors, officers or employees of the 
company designated by the board charged with the duty of supervis-
ing loans or investments. The minutes of any such committee shall 
be duly recorded and regular reports of such committee shall be 
submitted to the board of directors." 
(i) The next to the last paragraph of section 35 of chapter I I I of 
the Life Insurance Act (D.C. Code 35-535) is amended by adding the 
following sentence at the end thereof: "Nothing contained in this 
paragraph shall be construed to invalidate or prohibit such a com-
pany from joining with one or more other investors to share in the 
purchase of any securities or the making of any loan for investment 
purposes." 
SEC. 2. The amendments made by this Act shall become effective on 
September 1, 1960. 
Approved September 8, 1960. 
Public Law 86-732 
September 8, 1960 
[H. R. 12S33] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to increase the penalties for violation 
of that Act, and for other purposes. 
Migratory 
B i r d 
Treaty Act, amend-
ment. 
P e n al ties i n-
crease. 
40 Stat. 756. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled^ That section 6 
of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 707) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"SEC. 6. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any per-
son, association, partnership, or corporation who shall violate any 
provisions of said conventions or of this Act, or who shall violate or 
fail to comply with any regulation made pursuant to this Act shall 
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall 
be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned not more than six 
months, or both. 
"(b) Whoever, in violation of this Act, shall— 
"(1) take by any manner whatsoever any migratory bird with 
intent to sell, offer to sell, barter or offer to barter such bird, or 
" (2) sell, offer for sale, barter or offer to barter, any migratory 
bird shall be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than 
$2,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. 
"(c) All guns, traps, nets and other equipment, vessels, vehicles, and 
other means of transportation used by any person when engaged in 
pursuing, hunting, taking, trapping, ensnaring, capturing, killing, 
or attempting to take, capture, or kill any migratory oird in violation 
of this Act with the intent to offer for sale, or sell, or offer for barter, 
or barter such bird in violation of this Act shall be forfeited to the 
United States and may be seized and held pending the prosecution 
of any person arrested for violating this Act and upon conviction 
for such violation, such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a penalty 
in addition to any other provided for violation of this Act. 
Such for-
feited property shall be disposed of and accounted for by, and under 
the authority of, the Secretary of the Interior." 
Approved September 8, 1960.