110 HR 4093 IH: Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and U.S. House of Representatives 2007-11-06 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4093 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 6, 2007 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Hooley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2007.

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Amendment of Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Section 6 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 707) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c)(1)Except in the case of hunting and other activity allowed under section 3, whoever, in violation of this Act, intentionally takes by any manner any migratory bird shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $50,000 for each violation or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (2)Any person who intentionally commits any other act or omission in violation of this Act or any regulations issued under this Act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than $25,000 for each violation or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. .