Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§718i Use of contest fees
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP TAX › § 718i
Summary
Regardless of other laws, Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp contest fees must first pay the contest’s administration costs, and any remainder goes to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.
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Title 16, §718i
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds received by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the form of fees for entering any Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp contest shall be credited—
(1)first, to the appropriation account from which expenditures for the administration of the contest are made; and
(2)second, to the extent any funds remain, to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 9 of act Mar. 16, 1934, was classified to section 718 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 677. A prior section 718i, act
June 28, 1941, ch. 259, § 1, 55 Stat. 356, related to disposal of surplus stamps and restricted use of stamps to the fiscal year for which issued prior to repeal by act
July 30, 1956, ch. 782, § 3(d), formerly § 3(c), 70 Stat. 722, renumbered Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(i)(1), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 679.
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16 U.S.C. § 718i
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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