Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§718c Authorization and Exemption
Title 16 › CHAPTER 7 — PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS › SUBCHAPTER IV — HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP TAX › § 718c
Summary
You may not take migratory waterfowl unless you follow rules under international treaties that protect migratory birds and you still must obey state hunting laws.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §718c
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any person to take any migratory waterfowl otherwise than in accordance with regulations adopted and approved pursuant to any treaty or convention heretofore or hereafter entered into between the United States and any other country for the protection of migratory birds, nor to exempt any person from complying with the game laws of the several States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–266 inserted section catchline. 1978—Pub. L. 95–616 inserted “or convention” after “treaty”.
Reference
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 718c
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102