Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§3 Definitions.

Title 16 › Chapter 7— PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS › Subchapter IV— HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP TAX › § 3

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used to run the Act. An "actual stamp" is the Federal migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamp created under the Act of March 16, 1934 (the Duck Stamp Act). It must be printed on paper and sold the same ways they were sold before Aug. 3, 2006. An "automated licensing system" is a State fish and wildlife agency’s electronic system for issuing hunting, fishing, and related licenses, and it includes point-of-sale, Internet, or phone systems. An "electronic stamp" is an electronic form of an actual stamp that has these features: it uniquely identifies the person, can be printed on paper, is issued by a State automated system that is allowed to do so under State law and approved by the Secretary under this Act, works with the State’s hunting licensing system, and matches the State application approved under section 4(b). "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §3

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“In this Act [see Short Title of 2006 Amendment note above]:

“(1)The term ‘actual stamp’ means a Federal migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamp required under the Act of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a [718] et seq.) (popularly known as the ‘Duck Stamp Act’), that is printed on paper and sold through a means in use immediately before the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 3, 2006].

“(2)“(A)The term ‘automated licensing system’ means an electronic, computerized licensing system used by a State fish and wildlife agency to issue hunting, fishing, and other associated licenses and products.

“(B)The term ‘automated licensing system’ includes a point-of-sale, Internet, or telephonic system used for a purpose described in subparagraph (A).

“(3)The term ‘electronic stamp’ means an electronic version of an actual stamp that—

“(A)is a unique identifier for the individual to whom it is issued;

“(B)can be printed on paper;

“(C)is issued through a State automated licensing system that is authorized, under State law and by the Secretary under this Act, to issue electronic stamps;

“(D)is compatible with the hunting licensing system of the State that issues the electronic stamp; and

“(E)is described in the State application approved by the Secretary under section 4(b).

“(4)The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Interior.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 3

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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