Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§6 STATE OBLIGATIONS AND AUTHORITIES.

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP TAX › § 6

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make States that sell electronic stamps give buyers a real, physical stamp. The stamp must be delivered by the same date the electronic stamp expires under section 7(c). How the stamp is delivered is decided by the State and the Secretary. States in the pilot must collect and send to the Secretary each buyer’s first and last name, full mailing address, the stamp’s face value, and the federal part of any fee. That information must be sent for each month’s sales by the 15th day of the subsequent month unless the Secretary’s approved application says otherwise. The rule does not cover the State’s share of any fee under subsection (c). States may charge a reasonable fee to cover issuing and delivery costs, may replace lost or damaged stamps, and may not force someone to buy a State hunting license to get an electronic stamp.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §6

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“(a)The Secretary shall require that each individual to whom a State sells an electronic stamp under the pilot program shall receive an actual stamp—

“(1)by not later than the date on which the electronic stamp expires under section 7(c); and

“(2)in a manner agreed upon by the State and Secretary.

“(b)“(1)The Secretary shall require each State participating in the pilot program to collect and submit to the Secretary in accordance with this section—

“(A)the first name, last name, and complete mailing address of each individual that purchases an electronic stamp from the State;

“(B)the face value amount of each electronic stamp sold by the State; and

“(C)the amount of the Federal portion of any fee required by the agreement for each stamp sold.

“(2)The Secretary shall require the submission under paragraph (1) to be made with respect to sales of electronic stamps by a State occurring in a month—

“(A)by not later than the 15th day of the subsequent month; or

“(B)as otherwise specified in the application of the State approved by the Secretary under section 5.

“(3)This section shall not apply to the State portion of any fee collected by a State under subsection (c).

“(c)A State participating in the pilot program may charge a reasonable fee to cover costs incurred by the State and the Department of the Interior in issuing electronic stamps under the program, including costs of delivery of actual stamps.

“(d)A State participating in the pilot program may issue a duplicate electronic stamp to replace an electronic stamp issued by the State that is lost or damaged.

“(e)A State may not require that an individual purchase a State hunting license as a condition of issuing an electronic stamp under the pilot program.

Reference

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 6

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73