FEDERAL BIRD LAWS 



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Provision is made for the protection of property from damage 

 that may be done by protected species under certain conditions 

 by the following regulation: 



"Regulation 10. — Permits to Kill Migratory Birds Injurious to Property 



When information is furnished the Secretary that any species of migratory 

 bird has become, under extraordinary conditions, seriously injurious to agriculture 

 or other interests in any particular community, an investigation will be made to- 

 determine the nature and extent of the injury, whether the birds alleged to be do- 

 ing the damage should be killed, and, if so, during what times and by what means. 

 Upon his determination an appropriate order will be made." 



This migratory bird legislation is operative through the now 

 legally established principle that birds that regularly migrate 

 beyond state limits are the property of the United States and 

 thus come under the protection of the Federal Government. Non- 

 migratory birds are the property of the state in which they live 

 and state legislation alone deals with them. Where state and 

 federal laws conflict, the latter take precedence. 



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