2016 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 7 - Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds
Subchapter IV - Hunting and Conservation Stamp Tax
Sec. 718a - Prohibition on taking
| 16 U.S.C. § 718a (2016) |
| §718a. Prohibition on taking |
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(a) Prohibition
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), no individual who has attained the age of 16 years shall take any migratory waterfowl unless, at the time of the taking, the individual carries on the person of the individual a valid Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, validated by the signature of the individual written in ink across the face of the stamp prior to the time of the taking by the individual of the waterfowl. No stamp described in paragraph (1) shall be required for the taking of migratory waterfowl— (A) by Federal or State agencies; (B) for propagation; (C) by the resident owner, tenant, or sharecropper of the property, or officially designated agencies of the Department of the Interior, for the killing, under such restrictions as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, of such waterfowl when found damaging crops or other property; or (D) by a rural Alaska resident for subsistence uses (as that term is defined in section 3113 of this title). Any individual to whom a stamp has been sold under this subchapter shall, upon request, display the stamp for inspection to— (1) any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior who is authorized to enforce this subchapter; or (2) any officer of any State or political subdivision of a State authorized to enforce State game laws. Nothing in this section requires any individual to affix the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp to any other license prior to taking 1 or more migratory waterfowl. |
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(Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, §1, 48 Stat. 451; June 15, 1935, ch. 261, title I, §1, 49 Stat. 378; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, §4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; July 30, 1956, ch. 782, §1, 70 Stat. 722; Pub. L. 94–215, §3(a), Feb. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 189; Pub. L. 109–266, §10(a), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 674; Pub. L. 113–264, §4, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2940.) |
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AMENDMENTS
2014—Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 113–264 added subpar. (D). 2006—Pub. L. 109–266 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to hunting and conservation stamp for taking migratory waterfowl. 1976—Pub. L. 94–215 substituted "hunting and conservation stamp" for "hunting stamp" in first sentence. 1956—Act July 30, 1956, substituted "no person who has attained the age of sixteen years", for "no person over sixteen years of age". 1935—Act June 15, 1935, substituted "validated by his signature written by himself in ink across the face of the stamp prior to his taking such birds" for "issued to him in the manner hereinafter provided," and struck out provisions which authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to adopt and promulgate regulations for the protection of private property in the injury of crops. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONSReorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
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| Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 7 - PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS SUBCHAPTER IV - HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP TAX Sec. 718a - Prohibition on taking |
| section 718a |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| No |
| standard |
| 48 Stat. 451 49 Stat. 378 53 Stat. 1433 70 Stat. 722 90 Stat. 189 120 Stat. 674 128 Stat. 2940 |
| Public Law 94-215, Public Law 109-266, Public Law 113-264 |
