Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/705

 120 STAT. 674

PUBLIC LAW 109–266—AUG. 3, 2006

SEC. 10. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

(a) PROHIBITION ON TAKING.—The first section of the Act of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718a) is amended by striking ‘‘That no person who has attained the age of sixteen years’’ and all that follows through the end of the section and inserting the following: ‘‘SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TAKING.

‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), no individual who has attained the age of 16 years shall take any migratory waterfowl unless, at the time of the taking, the individual carries on the person of the individual a valid Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, validated by the signature of the individual written in ink across the face of the stamp prior to the time of the taking by the individual of the waterfowl. ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—No stamp described in paragraph (1) shall be required for the taking of migratory waterfowl— ‘‘(A) by Federal or State agencies; ‘‘(B) for propagation; or ‘‘(C) by the resident owner, tenant, or sharecropper of the property, or officially designated agencies of the Department of the Interior, for the killing, under such restrictions as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, of such waterfowl when found damaging crops or other property. ‘‘(b) DISPLAY OF STAMP.—Any individual to whom a stamp has been sold under this Act shall, upon request, display the stamp for inspection to— ‘‘(1) any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior who is authorized to enforce this Act; or ‘‘(2) any officer of any State or political subdivision of a State authorized to enforce State game laws. ‘‘(c) OTHER LICENSES.—Nothing in this section requires any individual to affix the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp to any other license prior to taking 1 or more migratory waterfowl.’’. (b) SALES; FUND DISPOSITION; UNSOLD STAMPS.—Section 2 of the Act of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718b) is amended by striking ‘‘SEC. 2.’’ and all that follows through the end of subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘SEC. 2. SALES; FUND DISPOSITION; UNSOLD STAMPS.

‘‘(a) SALES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The stamps required under section 1 shall be sold by the Postal Service and may be sold by the Department of the Interior, pursuant to regulations promulgated jointly by the Postal Service and the Secretary, at— ‘‘(A) any post office; and ‘‘(B) such other establishments, facilities, or locations as the Postal Service or the Secretary (or a designee) may direct or authorize. ‘‘(2) PROCEEDS.—The funds received from the sale of stamps under this Act by the Department of the Interior shall be deposited in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund in accordance with section 4.

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