[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1537 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1537

To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify that restrictions on 
    baiting of migratory game birds do not prohibit the taking of a 
  migratory game bird on or over manipulated re-growth of a harvested 
                               rice crop.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2003

   Mr. John introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify that restrictions on 
    baiting of migratory game birds do not prohibit the taking of a 
  migratory game bird on or over manipulated re-growth of a harvested 
                               rice crop.

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

SECTION 1. TAKING OF A MIGRATORY GAME BIRD ON OR OVER MANIPULATED RE-
              GROWTH OF A RICE CROP.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(b) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 
U.S.C. 704(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting ``(A)'';
            (2) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(B)'';
            (3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not prohibit--
            ``(A) taking of a migratory game bird on or over 
        manipulated re-growth of a harvested rice crop; or
            ``(B) causing, inducing, or allowing a person to take or 
        attempt to take a migratory game bird on or over manipulated 
        re-growth of a harvested rice crop.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6(c) of the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 707(c)) is amended by striking ``section 
3(b)(2)'' and inserting ``section 3(b)(1)(B)''.
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