§718r — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must make sure people who buy electronic waterfowl stamps from a State get the electronic stamp the same day they buy it and in the way the State and Secretary agree. States that sell electronic stamps must collect and send to the Secretary each buyer’s first and last name, full mailing address, the stamp’s face value, and how much of any fee is the Federal share, as the written agreement with the Secretary requires. States do not have to report their own share of any fee. A State may charge a reasonable fee to cover its costs and Department of the Interior costs, including mailing a paper stamp. A State may replace a lost or damaged electronic stamp with a duplicate. After March 10 of each year, the Secretary must send a physical stamp to everyone who bought an electronic stamp for the previous season. A State cannot force someone to buy a State hunting license to get an electronic stamp.

Title 16, §718r

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(a)The Secretary shall require that each individual to whom a State sells an electronic stamp under this subchapter shall receive the electronic stamp—

(1)on the date of purchase of the electronic stamp; and

(2)in a manner agreed upon by the State and Secretary.

(b)(1)The Secretary shall require each State authorized to issue electronic stamps to collect and submit to the Secretary in accordance with this section—

(A)the first name, last name, and complete mailing address of each individual that purchases an electronic stamp from the State;

(B)the face value amount of each electronic stamp sold by the State; and

(C)the amount of the Federal portion of any fee required by the agreement for each stamp sold.

(2)The Secretary shall require the submission under paragraph (1) to be made with respect to sales of electronic stamps by a State according to the written agreement between the Secretary and the State agency.

(3)This section shall not apply to the State portion of any fee collected by a State under subsection (c).

(c)A State authorized to issue electronic stamps may charge a reasonable fee to cover costs incurred by the State and the Department of the Interior in issuing electronic stamps under this subchapter, including costs of delivery of actual stamps under subsection (e).

(d)A State authorized to issue electronic stamps may issue a duplicate electronic stamp to replace an electronic stamp issued by the State that is lost or damaged.

(e)The Secretary shall issue an actual stamp after March 10 of each year to each individual that purchased an electronic stamp for the preceding waterfowl season.

(f)A State may not require that an individual purchase a State hunting license as a condition of issuing an electronic stamp under this subchapter.

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2023—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–25, § 2(a)(1)(A), (B), substituted “electronic stamp” for “actual stamp” in heading and “the electronic stamp” for “an actual stamp” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–25, § 2(a)(1)(C), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “by not later than the date on which the electronic stamp expires under section 718s(c) of this title; and”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–25, § 2(a)(2), substituted “actual stamps under subsection (e)” for “actual stamps”. Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 118–25, § 2(a)(3), added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).

§718r State Obligations and Authorities

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Title 16, §718r

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