16 U.S.C. § 712 — Treaty and convention implementing regu-

Page 1269 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 715 operate with local authorities in the protection of migratory birds and make the necessary in- vestigations connected therewith. (July 3, 1918, ch. 128, § 9, as added June 20, 1936, ch. 634, § 5, 49 Stat. 1556; amended 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Act June 20, 1936, ch. 634, § 5, 49 Stat. 1556, provided in part that this section is effective as of the day afore- said (June 30, 1937). See Effective Date of 1936 Amend- ment note set out under section 703 of this title. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS Act June 20, 1936, ch. 634, § 6, 49 Stat. 1557, provided: ‘‘That all moneys now or hereafter available for admin- istration and enforcement of said Act approved July 3, 1918 [this subchapter], shall be equally available for the administration and enforcement of said Act as hereby amended.’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Sec- retary or other official in Department of the Interior under this subchapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transpor- tation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Nat- ural Gas Transportation Projects, see Transfer of Func- tions note set out under section 706 of this title. 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. § 710. Partial invalidity; short title If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this subchapter, which shall be known by the short title of the ‘‘Migratory Bird Treaty Act’’, shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the con- troversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. (July 3, 1918, ch. 128, §§ 1, 10, 40 Stat. 755, 757.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION The provisions of this section relating to short title are from section 1 of act July 3, 1918, and the provisions relating to severability are from section 10 of that act. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2004 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108–447, div. E, title I, § 143(a), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3071, provided that: ‘‘This section [amending sec- tion 703 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 703 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 105–312, title I, § 101, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2956, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending sections 704 and 707 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 704 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998’.’’ § 711. Breeding and sale for food supply Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent the breeding of migratory game birds on farms and preserves and the sale of birds so bred under proper regulation for the purpose of increasing the food supply. (July 3, 1918, ch. 128, § 12, 40 Stat. 757.) § 712. Treaty and convention implementing regu- lations; seasonal taking of migratory birds for essential needs of indigenous Alaskans to preserve and maintain stocks of the birds; protection and conservation of the birds (1) In accordance with the various migratory bird treaties and conventions with Canada, Japan, Mexico, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Secretary of the Interior is au- thorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to assure that the taking of migratory birds and the collection of their eggs, by the in- digenous inhabitants of the State of Alaska, shall be permitted for their own nutritional and other essential needs, as determined by the Sec- retary of the Interior, during seasons estab- lished so as to provide for the preservation and maintenance of stocks of migratory birds. (2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of the convention be- tween the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds concluded Au- gust 16, 1916, the convention between the United States and the United Mexican States for the protection of migratory birds and game mam- mals concluded February 7, 1936, the convention between the United States and the Government of Japan for the protection of migratory birds in danger of extinction, and their environment concluded March 4, 1972, and the convention be- tween the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the conservation of mi- gratory birds and their environment concluded November 19, 1976. (Pub. L. 95–616, § 3(h)(2), (3), Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3112.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Par. (1) of section 3(h) of Pub. L. 95–616 amended sec- tion 706 of this title. Pars. (2) and (3) of such section 3(h) were redesignated (1) and (2) for codification pur- poses. Section was enacted as part of the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978, and not as part of the Migra- tory Bird Treaty Act which comprises this subchapter. SUBCHAPTER III—MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION § 715. Short title This subchapter shall be known by the short title of ‘‘Migratory Bird Conservation Act.’’ (Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, § 1, 45 Stat. 1222.)