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16 U.S.C. § 709 — Omitted

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16 U.S.C. § 709 — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, act July 3, 1918, ch. 128, § 8, 40 Stat. 756, authorized taking and use of migratory birds, nests, or eggs for scientific or propagating purposes until adoption and approval, pursuant to [section 704 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section704&num=0&edition=prelim), of regulations dealing therewith. Regulations were promulgated by Proc. July 31, 1918, 40 Stat. 1812.

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16 U.S.C. § 704 — Determination as to when and how migratory birds may be taken, killed, or possessed

**(a)** Subject to the provisions and in order to carry out the purposes of the conventions, referred to in [section 703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section703&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed, from time to time, having due regard to the zones of temperature and to the distribution, abundance, economic value, breeding habits, and times and lines of migratory flight of such birds, to determine when, to what extent, if at all, and by what means, it is compatible with the terms of the conventions to allow hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage, or export of any such bird, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, and to adopt suitable regulations permitting and governing the same, in accordance with such determinations, which regulations shall become effective when approved by the President. **(b)** It shall be unlawful for any person to— (1) take any migratory game bird by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area, if the person knows or reasonably should know that the area is a baited area; or (2) place or direct the placement of bait on or adjacent to an area for the purpose of causing, inducing, or allowing any person to take or attempt to take any migratory game bird by the aid of baiting on or over the baited area. **(c) Federal Framework Closing Date for Hunting of Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots.—** (1) **Regulations relating to framework closing date.—** (A) *In general.—* — In promulgating regulations under subsection (a) relating to the Federal framework for the closing date up to which the States may select seasons for migratory bird hunting, except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary sha

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16 U.S.C. § 709 — Omitted

Page 1268 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 707 vested in Secretary of Energy subsequently transferred to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Trans- portation Projects by section 720d(f) of Title 15. Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 701 of this title. § 707. Violations and penalties; forfeitures (a) Except as otherwise provided in this sec- tion, any person, association, partnership, or corporation who shall violate any provisions of said conventions or of this subchapter, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any regula- tion made pursuant to this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined not more than $15,000 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (b) Whoever, in violation of this subchapter, shall knowingly— (1) take by any manner whatsoever any mi- gratory bird with intent to sell, offer to sell, barter or offer to barter such bird, or (2) sell, offer for sale, barter or offer to bar- ter, any migratory bird shall be guilty of a fel- ony and shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. (c) Whoever violates section 704(b)(2) of this title shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. (d) All guns, traps, nets and other equipment, vessels, vehicles, and other means of transpor- tation used by any person when engaged in pur- suing, hunting, taking, trapping, ensnaring, cap- turing, killing, or attempting to take, capture, or kill any migratory bird in violation of this subchapter with the intent to offer for sale, or sell, or offer for barter, or barter such bird in violation of thi

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