United States · Bill · S
S. 489 (111th)
Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2009
Introduced
26 February 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Summary
Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2009 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to allow an agricultural producer, or a hunter with the producer's permission, to take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, if: (1) the manipulation occurs on the producer's land on which a crop was not harvestable during the current or immediately preceding crop year due to a natural disaster; and (2) a local representative of the Secretary of Agriculture confirms that the crop has been destroyed and that it would not be economically practicable to harvest the crop.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 February 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/489
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/489