Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§668c Definitions
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 5A— - PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PROTECTION OF BALD AND GOLDEN EAGLES › § 668c
Summary
Covers terms: "whoever" includes groups and companies; "take" means harming, catching, or disturbing animals; "transport" means moving or shipping them.
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Title 16, §668c
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As used in this subchapter “whoever” includes also associations, partnerships, and corporations; “take” includes also pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, molest or disturb; “transport” includes also ship, convey, carry, or transport by any means whatever, and deliver or receive or cause to be delivered or received for such shipment, conveyance, carriage, or transportation.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1972—Pub. L. 92–535 substituted “poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, molest” for “wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, or otherwise willfully molest”.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 668c
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73