§ 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, as an electronic stamp (as defined in section 718o of this title) or validated by the signature of the individual written in ink across the face of the actual stamp (as defined in that section) prior to the time of the taking by the individual of the waterfowl.
(2)Exception 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).
(b)Display of stamp 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.
(c)Other licenses 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.
(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; Pub. L. 118–25, § 2(d), Dec. 19, 2023, 137 Stat. 130.)
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U.S. Code
- § 718Repealed. Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 677
- § 718dExpenditure of funds
- § 718bSales; fund disposition; unsold stamps
- § 718oDefinitions
- § 670iPublic land management area stamps for hunting, trapping, and fishing on public lands subject to programs
- § 718eLoans and transfers, alteration, and reproduction of stamps
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register
- NoticesNotice of information collection; request for comment
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- Proposed RulesFinal rule
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- Rules and RegulationsNotice of information collection; request for comment
- NoticesNotice of information collection; request for comment
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- Proposed RulesProposed rule; extension of comment period
- NoticesNotice of information collection; request for comment
- NoticesNotice
- NoticesNotice of information collection; request for comment
- Proposed RulesFinal rule
- NoticesNotice; request for comments
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 118–25To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue fully electronic stamps under that Act, and for other purposes
- Public Law 94–215To extend until the close of 1083 the period la which appropriations are authorized to be appropriated for the acquisition of wetlands, to increase the maximum amount of such authorization, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–266To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a pilot program under which up to 15 States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps
bill
- Sec. 2Definitions
- Sec. 2Definitions
- Sec. 2Definitions
- Sec. 2Definitions
- Sec. 502Definitions
- Sec. 502Definitions
- Sec. 101Recreational fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting on Federal public land
- Sec. 201Exemption for subsistence users
- Sec. 202Electronic duck stamps
- Sec. 103Electronic duck stamps
- Sec. 203Recreational fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting on Federal public land
- Sec. 3Recreational fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting
- Sec. 2Definitions
- Sec. 2Definitions
- Sec. 2Definitions
- Sec. 502Definitions
- Sec. 502Definitions
- Sec. 4Exemption for takings by rural Alaska subsistence users
- Sec. 4Exemption for takings by rural Alaska subsistence users
- Sec. 4Exemption for takings by rural Alaska subsistence users
- Sec. 4Exemption for takings by rural Alaska subsistence users
- Sec. 4Waivers
- Sec. 101Electronic duck stamps
- Sec. 104Exemption for subsistence users
- Sec. 107Recreational fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting on Federal public land
- Sec. 101Electronic duck stamps
- Sec. 104Exemption for subsistence users
- Sec. 107Recreational fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting on Federal public land
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- Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 1
- 48 Stat. 451
- June 15, 1935, ch. 261
- 49 Stat. 378
- 53 Stat. 1433
- July 30, 1956, ch. 782, § 1
- 70 Stat. 722
- Pub. L. 94–215, § 3(a)
- 90 Stat. 189
- Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(a)
- 120 Stat. 674
- 128 Stat. 2940
- 137 Stat. 130
- Pub. L. 109–266
- Pub. L. 94–215
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§ 718a
Prohibition on taking
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ActMar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 1
Stat.48 Stat. 451
ActJune 15, 1935, ch. 261
Stat.49 Stat. 378
Stat.53 Stat. 1433
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