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                                                 Union Calendar No. 308
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2863

                          [Report No. 105-542]

 To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restrictions under 
   that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird 
                    habitat, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 1997

 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Weldon 
of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Stearns) introduced the following bill; which 
               was referred to the Committee on Resources

                              May 19, 1998

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
   Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
                       Manzullo, and Mr. McInnis

                              May 19, 1998

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           November 6, 1997]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restrictions under 
   that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird 
                    habitat, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING STRICT LIABILITY FOR BAITING.

    Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 3.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(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.''.
                                     





                                                 Union Calendar No. 308

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2863

                          [Report No. 105-542]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify restrictions under 
   that Act on baiting, to facilitate acquisition of migratory bird 
                    habitat, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 19, 1998

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed