It shall be unlawful to ship, transport, or carry, by any means whatever, from one State, Territory, or district to or through another State, Territory, or district, or to or through a foreign country, any bird, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, captured, killed, taken, shipped, transported, or carried at any time contrary to the laws of the State, Territory, or district in which it was captured, killed, or taken, or from which it was shipped, transported, or carried. It shall be unlawful to import any bird, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, captured, killed, taken, shipped, transported, or carried contrary to the laws of any Province of the Dominion of Canada in which the same was captured, killed, or taken, or from which it was shipped, transported, or carried.
July 3, 1918, ch. 128, § 440 Stat. 755June 20, 1936, ch. 634, § 449 Stat. 155653 Stat. 1433Pub. L. 91–135, § 1083 Stat. 282(, ; , ; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. , 4 F.R. 2731, ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 91–1351969— repealed second par., which prohibited shipment of wild game mammals or parts thereof by any person of the United States to and from Mexico, except by permit from the Secretary of the Interior.
1936—Act , inserted last sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1969 Amendment
Pub. L. 91–135, § 1183 Stat. 282
Effective Date of 1936 Amendment
Act June 20, 1936, ch. 634, § 449 Stat. 1556section 703 of this title, , provided in part that the amendment by section 4 is effective as of the day aforesaid (). See note under .
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
section 701 of this titleTransfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions note set out under .