Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 668c

Definitions

As used in this subchapter “whoever” includes also associations, partnerships, and corporations; “take” includes also pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, molest or disturb; “transport” includes also ship, convey, carry, or transport by any means whatever, and deliver or receive or cause to be delivered or received for such shipment, conveyance, carriage, or transportation.

June 8, 1940, ch. 278, § 454 Stat. 251Pub. L. 92–535, § 486 Stat. 1065(, ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 92–5351972— substituted “poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, molest” for “wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, or otherwise willfully molest”.