3.0.0 2811 2023-01-11T13:17:04Z 2023-01-11T13:17:04Z Senate S S 2009-11-20 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-11-20T17:58:08Z Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 111 2062 HR 2010-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 714. Identical bill CRS 2009-11-20 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11884) IntroReferral 2009-11-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N Animals Birds Crimes against animals and natural resources Criminal justice information and records Evidence and witnesses Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2009-11-20 Introduced in Senate 2010-01-11T20:37:22Z Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to: (1) make a person who intentionally and maliciously takes any migratory bird by any manner not allowed by such Act guilty of a felony and subject to a fine of up to $50,000 and/or imprisonment for up to two years; and (2) make a person who intentionally and maliciously commits any other act or omission in violation of such Act guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of up to $50,000 and/or imprisonment for up to two years.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the Treasury to pay rewards to persons who furnish information that leads to an arrest or a criminal conviction for any violation of such Act.

]]> Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 Display Title Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide for penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2811is/xml/BILLS-111s2811is.xml 2009-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11884) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.