S. 90 · 114th Congress
Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2015
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This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to allow an agricultural producer, or a hunter with the producer's permission, to take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, if: (1) the manipulation occurs on the producer's land on which a crop was not harvestable during the current or immediately preceding crop year due to a natural disaster, and (2) a…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 7, 2015
Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2013
This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to allow an agricultural producer, or a hunter with the producer's permission, to take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, if: (1) the manipulation occurs on the producer's land on which a crop was not harvestable during the current or immediately preceding crop year due to a natural disaster, and (2) a local representative of the Department of Agriculture confirms that the crop has been destroyed and that it would not be economically practicable to harvest the crop.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2015
Latest action (Jan 7, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Animals · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 7, 2015
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No recorded floor vote found.