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after entered into between the United States and 

 any other country for the protection of migratory 

 birds, nor to exempt any person from complying 

 with the game laws of the several States, (Mar. 16, 

 1934, ch. 71, § 3, 48 Stat. 451.) 



§ 718d. Disposition of receipts from sale of stamps. 



All moneys received for such stamps shall be ac- 

 counted for by the Postal Service or the Depart- 

 ment of the Interior, whichever is appropriate, 

 and paid into the Treasury of the United States, 

 and shall be reserved and set aside as a special 

 fund to be known as the migratory bird conserva- 

 tion fund, to be administered by the Secretary of 

 the Interior. All moneys received into such fund 

 are appropriated for the following objects and 

 shall be available therefor until expended: 



(a) Advance allotments to Postal Service. 



So much as may be necessary shall be used by 

 the Secretary of the Interior to make advance allot- 

 ments to the Postal Service at such times and in 

 such amounts as may be mutually agreed upon by 

 the Secretary of the Interior and the Postal Service 

 for direct expenditure by the Postal Service for 

 engraving, printing, issuing, selling, and accounting 

 for migratory bird hunting stamps and moneys 

 received from the sale thereof, in addition to ex- 

 penses for personal services in the District of Co- 

 lumbia and elsewhere, and such other expenses 

 as may be necessary in executing the duties and 

 functions required of the Postal Service. 



(b) Acquisition of bird refuges. 



Except as authorized in subsection (c) of this sec- 

 tion, the remainder shall be available for the loca- 

 tion, ascertainment, and acquisition of suitable areas 

 for migratory bird refuges under the provisions of 

 the Migratory Bird Conservation Act and for the 

 administrative costs incurred in the acquisition of 

 such areas. 



(c) Waterfowl Production Areas. 



The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to, 

 utilize funds made available under subsection (b) 

 of this section for the purposes of such subsection, 

 and such other funds as may be appropriated for the 

 purposes of such subsection, or of this subsection, to 

 acquire, or defray the expense incident to the ac- 

 quisition by gift, devise, lease, purchase, or exchange 

 of, small wetland and pothole areas, interests 

 therein, and rights-of-way to provide access thereto. 

 Such small areas, to be designated as "Waterfowl 

 ! Production Areas", may be acquired without regard 

 to the limitations and requirements of the Migratory 

 Bird Conservation Act, but all of the provisions of 

 such Act which govern the administration and pro- 

 tection of lands acquired thereunder, except the in- 

 violate sanctuary provisions of such Act, shall be 

 applicable to areas acquired pursuant to this sub- 

 section. (Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, §4, 48 Stat. 451; 

 June 15, 1935, ch. 261, title I, §§ 3, 4, 49 Stat. 379, 

 380; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (f), eff. July 1. 1939. 

 4 F. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Aiig. 12. 1949, ch. 421, 

 § 2, 63 Stat. 600; Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 520, 65 Stat. 451; 



Aug. 1, 1958, Pub. L. 85-585, §§ 2, 3, 72 Stat. 486, 487; 



Oct. 15. 1966, Pub. L. 89-669, § 6, 80 Stat. 929.) 



(As amended Dec. 22, 1971, Pub. L. &2-214, § 2. 85 



Stat. 777; Pub. L. 94-215, § 3(d), Feb. 17, 1976, 90 



Stat. 190.) 



Amendments 



1976 — Pub. L. 94-215 added the words "or the De- 

 partment of the Interior, whichever Is appropriate," 

 after "Postal Service" in the first sentence. 



1971 — Pub. L. 92-214 substituted "Postal Service" for 

 "Post Office Department" In the Introductory provisions 

 and "Postal Service" for "Post Office Department" and 

 "Postmaster General" In subsec. (a). 



1966 — Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-669 struck out provisos 

 relating to wildlife management areas and rule making 

 for such areas which are now covered by section 668bb(d) 

 ( 1 ) of this title. 



1958 — Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 85-585 earmarked 

 proceeds from sale of stamps, less expenses of Post Office 

 Department In connection with fish and wildlife matters, 

 for the acquisition of migratory bird refuges, and permit- 

 ted hunting of resident game birds in designated wildlife 

 management areas. 



Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 85-585 added subsec. (c). 



1951 — Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 20. 1951, substituted "85 

 per centum" for "90 percentum '. 



Subsec. (b). Act Oct. 20. 1951, Inserted "In enforcing" 

 immediately following "The remainder shall be available 

 for expenses". 



1949— Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 12, 1949, added proviso. 



1935 — Act June 15, 1935. amended section generally. 



§718e. Offenses. 



(a) No person to whom has been sold a migra- 

 tory-bird hunting stamp, validated as provided in 

 section 718a of this title, shall loan or transfer such 

 stamp to any person during the period of its valid- 

 ity; nor shall any person other than the person 

 validating such stamp use it for any purpose during 

 such period. 



(b) No person shall alter, mutilate, imitate, or 

 counterfeit any stamp authorized by section 718 to 

 718b, and 718c to 718h of this title, or imitate or 

 counterfeit any die, plate, or engraving therefor, or 

 make, print, or knowingly use, sell, or have in his 

 possession any such counterfeit, die, plate, or en- 

 graving. (Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, §5, 48 Stat. 452; 

 June 15, 1935, ch. 261, title I, § 5, 49 SUt. 380.) 



Amendments 

 1935— Act June 15, 1935. amended section generally. 



§718f. Enforcement; authority of United States 

 judges, commissioners, and employees of Depart- 

 ment of the Interior. 



For the efficient. execution of sections 718 to 718b, 

 and 718c to 718h of this title, the judges of the sev- 

 eral courts, established under the laws of the United 

 States, United States commissioners, and persons 

 appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to enforce 

 the provisions of said sections, shall have, with re- 

 spect thereto, like powers and duties as are conferred 

 upon said judges, commissioners, and employees of 

 the Department of the Interior by sections 703 to 711 

 of this title, or any other Act to carry into effect any 

 treaty for the protection of migratory birds with re- 

 spect to seiftions 703 to 711 of this title. Any bird or 

 part thereof taken or possessed contrary to such 

 sections or Acts shall, when seized, be disposed of as 

 provided by sections 703 to 711 of this title, or Acts 

 aforesaid. (Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 6, 48 Stat. 452; 

 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (f), eft. July 1, 1939, 4 

 P. R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.) 



