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Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
A Bill
To amend the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to provide protection for their nests
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.’
SECTION 2. PROVISIONS
(A) TITLE 16, CHAPTER 5A, SUBCHAPTER II, Section 668 of US Code is amended to read as follows:
`(a) Prohibited Acts
Whoever, within the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, without being permitted to do so as provided in this subchapter, shall knowingly, or with wanton disregard for the consequences of his act take, possess, sell, purchase, barter, offer to sell, purchase or barter, transport, export or import, or destroy at any time or in any manner any bald eagle commonly known as the American eagle or any golden eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof of the foregoing eagles, shall be subject to penalties as outlined in (b);
`(b) Criminal Penalties; Reward For Information
(1) Whoever violates any permit or regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both.
(2) In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section committed after October 23, 1972, such person shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both
(3) The commission of each taking or other act prohibited by this section with respect to a bald or golden eagle shall constitute a separate violation of this section: (4) One-half of any such fine as indicated in (1) or (2), but not to exceed $2,500, shall be paid to the person or persons giving information which leads to conviction.
`© Exceptions
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit possession or transportation of any bald eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, lawfully taken prior to June 8, 1940, and that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit possession or transportation of any golden eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, lawfully taken prior to the addition to this subchapter of the provisions relating to preservation of the golden eagle.
SECTION 4. ENACTMENT.
This bill shall go into effect immediately upon the President’s signature.
SECTION 5. PLAIN ENGLISH SUMMARY
This legislation would amend the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to provide protection for their nests, which are currently not protected under that legislation.
Co-Sponsers:
Senator Phil Strunk(R-P)
A Bill
To amend the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to provide protection for their nests
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.’
SECTION 2. PROVISIONS
(A) TITLE 16, CHAPTER 5A, SUBCHAPTER II, Section 668 of US Code is amended to read as follows:
`(a) Prohibited Acts
Whoever, within the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, without being permitted to do so as provided in this subchapter, shall knowingly, or with wanton disregard for the consequences of his act take, possess, sell, purchase, barter, offer to sell, purchase or barter, transport, export or import, or destroy at any time or in any manner any bald eagle commonly known as the American eagle or any golden eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof of the foregoing eagles, shall be subject to penalties as outlined in (b);
`(b) Criminal Penalties; Reward For Information
(1) Whoever violates any permit or regulation issued pursuant to this subchapter, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both.
(2) In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section committed after October 23, 1972, such person shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both
(3) The commission of each taking or other act prohibited by this section with respect to a bald or golden eagle shall constitute a separate violation of this section: (4) One-half of any such fine as indicated in (1) or (2), but not to exceed $2,500, shall be paid to the person or persons giving information which leads to conviction.
`© Exceptions
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit possession or transportation of any bald eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, lawfully taken prior to June 8, 1940, and that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit possession or transportation of any golden eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, lawfully taken prior to the addition to this subchapter of the provisions relating to preservation of the golden eagle.
SECTION 4. ENACTMENT.
This bill shall go into effect immediately upon the President’s signature.
SECTION 5. PLAIN ENGLISH SUMMARY
This legislation would amend the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to provide protection for their nests, which are currently not protected under that legislation.
Co-Sponsers:
Senator Phil Strunk(R-P)