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The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA), codified at 16 U.S.C. §§ 703–712 (although §709 is omitted), is a United States federal law, first enacted in 1918 to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Canada. [1]
Bird law can refer to: Animal law, laws regarding animals in general; Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, a US law regulating the hunting and capture of birds; Birds Directive, a European Union directive on the protection of wild birds and their habitats; An area of law in the American television show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Killing, injuring a wild bird or animal, damaging or destroying the nest/shelter of a wild bird or animal (see Part I: Wildlife for further details). Removing any native plant (see Part I: Wildlife for further details). Carrying out, causing or allowing operations likely to damage an SSSI without consent. Failing to keep to a management notice.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration moved forward Friday with plans to scale back a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species despite warnings that billions of birds ...
The law prohibited the transportation of illegally captured or prohibited animals across state lines, [6] and addressed potential problems caused by the introduction of non-native species of birds and animals into native ecosystems. [3] Another major motivation for the Lacey Act was the over-hunting of birds for millinery work. [7]
Perhaps the law of greatest significance to wildlife refuges since the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 has been the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966. The act provided guidelines and directives for administration and management of all areas in the system including "wildlife refuges, areas for the protection and ...
[2] It is an offence to kill, injure, or take any wild bird, to have possession of a wild bird (alive or dead) or any part of a wild bird, to obstruct or prevent any wild bird from using its nest, to take or destroy a wild bird's egg, to have possession of a wild bird's egg or any part of an egg. It is also an offence to keep or confine a wild ...
The Birds Directive (formally known as Council Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds) is the oldest piece of EU legislation on the environment and one of its cornerstones [1] which was unanimously adopted in April 1979 as the Directive 79/409/EEC. Amended in 2009, it became the Directive 2009/147/EC.