Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§702 Importation of Eggs of Game Birds for Propagation
Title 16 › CHAPTER 7 — PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 702
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may allow game-bird eggs to be imported for breeding. They must write the rules for how that importation works.
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Title 16, §702
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The Secretary of the Interior shall have the power to authorize the importation of eggs of game birds for purposes of propagation, and he shall prescribe all necessary rules and regulations governing the importation of eggs of said birds for such purposes.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see
Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 701 of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 702
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102