Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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United States federal law wildlife protection law

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is a U.S. federal law that protects migratory bird species by prohibiting their unauthorized taking, killing, or possession.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918	3

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ wildlife protection law ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
allows	permits for otherwise prohibited activities ⓘ
appliesTo	migratory bird species listed in federal regulations ⓘ
basedOnTreatyWith	Canada ⓘ Japan ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Russia ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateEnacted	1918-07-03 ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo	non-migratory bird species not listed ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementAgency	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement
exempts	some depredation control activities under permit ⓘ some hunting activities under regulation ⓘ
hasAmendment	Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004 ⓘ
hasControversy	application to incidental take by industrial activities ⓘ
hasSection	Section 703 ⓘ Section 704 ⓘ Section 707 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	environmental law ⓘ wildlife law ⓘ
legalCitation	16 U.S.C. §§ 703–712 ⓘ
penaltyType	civil penalties ⓘ criminal penalties ⓘ
prohibits	unauthorized barter of migratory birds ⓘ unauthorized export of migratory birds ⓘ unauthorized killing of migratory birds ⓘ unauthorized possession of migratory birds ⓘ unauthorized purchase of migratory birds ⓘ unauthorized sale of migratory birds ⓘ unauthorized taking of migratory birds ⓘ unauthorized transport of migratory birds ⓘ
protects	many raptor species ⓘ migratory songbirds ⓘ migratory waterfowl ⓘ
purpose	to implement migratory bird treaties with other countries ⓘ to protect migratory bird species ⓘ
region	United States territories ⓘ surface form: United States and its territories
relatedTo	Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ⓘ U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ surface form: Endangered Species Act of 1973 Migratory Bird Conservation Act ⓘ
scopeIncludes	native migratory birds ⓘ their parts, nests, and eggs ⓘ
shortName	MBTA ⓘ
signedBy	Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
yearEnacted	1918 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Environment and Natural Resources Division → appliesLaw → Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ

Federal Duck Stamp Program → associatedWith → Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ

ENRD → enforces → Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ

Office of Law Enforcement → legalAuthority → Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ

Migratory Bird Program → legalBasis → Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → legalMandate → Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918

Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge → protectedUnder → Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act → relatedTo → Migratory Bird Treaty Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918