Jul. 14, 2005
This act (16 USC 703-711, last amended in December 1989), is a Federal law that enforces international conventions for the protection of migratory birds and game animals to which the United States is a party.
Unless permitted by regulations, it is unlawful at any time, by any means or in
any manner, to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, attempt to transport or cause
to be transported, carry or cause to be carried, or receive for shipment,
transportation, carriage, or export, any migratory bird, any part, nest, or egg
of any such bird, or any product, whether or not manufactured, which consists,
or is composed in whole or in part, of any such bird or any part, nest, or egg
thereof, included in the terms of the conventions for the protection and
conservation of migratory birds and game mammals between the United States and
the USSR, the United States and Mexico, and the United States and Japan (16 USC
703). It is also unlawful to ship, transport, or carry, by any means
whatever, from one state, territory, or district to or through another state,
territory, or district, or to or through a foreign country, any bird, or any
part, nest, or egg thereof, captured, killed, taken, shipped, transported, or
carried at any time contrary to the laws of the state, territory, or district in
which it was captured, killed, or taken, or from which it was shipped,
transported, or carried (16 USC 705). [NOTE: This law includes
essentially all species of birds, not just those typically considered
migratory. Only exceptions include Rock Dove (pigeon) and European
Starling]. Full Text of Act available
here.