US Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Revoke Recent MBTA Final Rule

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a proposed rule to revoke the Service’s January 7, 2021, final rule defining the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) as it applies to conduct resulting in the injury or death of migratory birds protected by the MBTA. The January 7, 2021, rule narrowly interprets the protections afforded by the MBTA. It determines that the MBTA prohibits only the intentional take of migratory birds, and not incidental and unintentional take associated...
By: Perkins Coie

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