2016 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 7 - Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds
Subchapter II - Migratory Bird Treaty
Sec. 710 - Partial invalidity; short title

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 710 (2016)
Section Name §710. Partial invalidity; short title
Section Text

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this subchapter, which shall be known by the short title of the "Migratory Bird Treaty Act", shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.

Source Credit

(July 3, 1918, ch. 128, §§1, 10, 40 Stat. 755, 757.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

The provisions of this section relating to short title are from section 1 of act July 3, 1918, and the provisions relating to severability are from section 10 of that act.

SHORT TITLE OF 2004 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 108–447, div. E, title I, §143(a), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3071, provided that: "This section [amending section 703 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 703 of this title] may be cited as the 'Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004'."

SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 105–312, title I, §101, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2956, provided that: "This title [amending sections 704 and 707 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 704 of this title] may be cited as the 'Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998'."

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 7 - PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS
SUBCHAPTER II - MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY
Sec. 710 - Partial invalidity; short title
Contains section 710
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Short Titles 'Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004'."
'Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998'."
Statutes at Large References 40 Stat. 755
112 Stat. 2956
118 Stat. 3071
Public Law References Public Law 105-312, Public Law 108-447
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