Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§9 EVALUATION.
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP TAX › § 9
Summary
The Secretary must evaluate the pilot after consulting state wildlife agencies and duck-stamp experts to see if it made issuing migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamps cheaper and easier. The review must cover four things: availability, whether it helped states meet customer service goals, the usefulness of physical stamps for conservation, and retail supply. The Secretary must report the findings to Congress.
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Title 16, §9
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“(a)The Secretary, in consultation with State fish and wildlife management agencies and appropriate stakeholders with expertise specific to the duck stamp program, shall evaluate the pilot program and determine whether the pilot program has provided a cost-effective and convenient means for issuing migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamps, including whether the program has—
“(1)increased the availability of those stamps;
“(2)assisted States in meeting the customer service objectives of the States with respect to those stamps;
“(3)maintained actual stamps as an effective and viable conservation tool; and
“(4)maintained adequate retail availability of the actual stamp.
“(b)The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the Secretary under subsection (a).”
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 9
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73