migratory-bird · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 2021-01-07 · Effective 2021-02-08 · 86 FR 1134
Document
Document number
2021-00054
Federal Register citation
86 FR 1134
CFR reference
50 CFR 10
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
migratory-bird
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
2021-01-07
Effective date
2021-02-08
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0090
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS, Service, we), define the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA or Act) as it applies to conduct resulting in the injury or death of migratory birds protected by the Act. We determine that the MBTA's prohibitions on pursuing, hunting, taking, capturing, killing, or attempting to do the same, apply only to actions directed at migratory birds, their nests, or their eggs.