§ 718a. — Hunting and conservation stamp for taking migratory waterfowl.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC718a]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 7--PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS
SUBCHAPTER IV--HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP TAX
Sec. 718a. Hunting and conservation stamp for taking migratory
waterfowl
No person who has attained the age of sixteen years shall take any
migratory waterfowl unless at the time of such taking he carries on his
person an unexpired Federal migratory-bird hunting and conservation
stamp validated by his signature written by himself in ink across the
face of the stamp prior to his taking such birds; except that no such
stamp shall be required for the taking of migratory waterfowl by Federal
or State institutions or official agencies, or for propagation, or by
the resident owner, tenant, or share cropper of the property or
officially designated agencies of the Department of the Interior for the
killing, under such restrictions as the Secretary of the Interior may by
regulation prescribe, of such waterfowl when found injuring crops or
other property. Any person to whom a stamp has been sold under section
718b of this title shall upon request exhibit such stamp for inspection
to any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior authorized
to enforce the provisions of this subchapter or to any officer of any
State or any political subdivision thereof authorized to enforce game
laws.
(Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 451; June 15, 1935, ch. 261,
title I, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 378; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, Sec. 4(f), eff.
July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; July 30, 1956, ch. 782,
Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 722; Pub. L. 94-215, Sec. 3(a), Feb. 17, 1976, 90 Stat.
189.)
Amendments
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 Functions
Reorg. 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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 670i, 718b, 718e of this
title.
