[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2472 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2472

  To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to restore certain penalties 
                            under that Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2000

  Mr. Shelby introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to restore certain penalties 
                            under that Act.

    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 Penalty Restoration 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF PENALTIES.

    Section 6 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 707) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$15,000'' and 
        inserting ``$5,000''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Placement of Bait.--Notwithstanding section 3571 of title 18, 
United States Code--
            ``(1) an individual who violates section 3(b)(2) shall be 
        fined not more than $5000, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
        both; and
            ``(2) a person, other than an individual, that violates 
        section 3(b)(2) shall be fined not more than $10,000, 
        imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.''.
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