120 STAT. 678
PUBLIC LAW 109–266—AUG. 3, 2006
striking sections 7 through 10 (16 U.S.C. 718g–718j) and inserting the following: ‘‘SEC. 7. VIOLATIONS.
‘‘Any person that violates or fails to comply with any provision of this Act (including a regulation promulgated under this Act) shall be subject to the penalties described in section 6 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 707). ‘‘SEC. 8. COOPERATION.
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with the States and the territories and possessions of the United States in the enforcement of this Act. ‘‘SEC. 9. USE OF CONTEST FEES.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds received by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the form of fees for entering any Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp contest shall be credited— ‘‘(1) first, to the appropriation account from which expenditures for the administration of the contest are made; and ‘‘(2) second, to the extent any funds remain, to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. ‘‘SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In this Act, the terms defined in the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) have the meanings given those terms in those Acts. ‘‘(b) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: ‘‘(1) HUNTING YEAR.—The term ‘hunting year’ means the 1-year period beginning on July 1 of each year. ‘‘(2) MIGRATORY WATERFOWL.—The term ‘migratory waterfowl’ means the species enumerated in paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of article I of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain for the Protection of Migratory Birds, signed at Washington on August 16, 1916 (USTS 628) (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.). ‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Interior. ‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— ‘‘(A) a State; ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; ‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; ‘‘(D) Guam; ‘‘(E) American Samoa; ‘‘(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; ‘‘(G) the Federated States of Micronesia; ‘‘(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; ‘‘(I) the Republic of Palau; and ‘‘(J) the United States Virgin Islands. ‘‘(5) TAKE.—The term ‘take’ means— ‘‘(A) to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill; or ‘‘(B) to attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill. 16 USC 718, 718g–718i. 16 USC 718g. 16 USC 718h. 16 USC 718i. 16 USC 718j.
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