A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to alter the prohibitions on the hunting, taking, capture, or killing of migratory birds by the use of live birds as decoys or the use of baiting, and to increase the penalty for a violation of such prohibitions.
Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Migratory Bird Act to alter the prohibitions of the Migratory Bird Treaty on the hunting, taking, capture, or killing of migratory birds by the use of live birds as decoys or the use of baiting. Increases the criminal penalties for violations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
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