16 USC § 718j - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s718j"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 718j - Definitions"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "718j"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP TAX"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 10, as added Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 678.)"
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# § 718j. Definitions

**(a)** **In general** 16 U.S.C. 71516 U.S.C. 703

In this subchapter, the terms defined in the Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( et seq.) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ( et seq.) have the meanings given those terms in those Acts.

**(b)** **Other definitions** In this subchapter:

**(1)** **Hunting year** The term “hunting year” means the 1-year period beginning on July 1 of each year.

**(2)** **Migratory waterfowl** August 16, 191616 U.S.C. 703

The term “migratory waterfowl” means the species enumerated in paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of article I of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain for the Protection of Migratory Birds, signed at Washington on  (USTS 628) ( et seq.).

**(3)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

**(4)** **State** The term “State” means—

**(A)** a State;

**(B)** the District of Columbia;

**(C)** the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;

**(D)** Guam;

**(E)** American Samoa;

**(F)** the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;

**(G)** the Federated States of Micronesia;

**(H)** the Republic of the Marshall Islands;

**(I)** the Republic of Palau; and

**(J)** the United States Virgin Islands.

**(5)** **Take** The term “take” means—

**(A)** to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill; or

**(B)** to attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 10, as added Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 678.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Migratory Bird Conservation Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 715 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 703 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 718j, , as added , , , related to crediting of funds received as fees for entering migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamp contest prior to repeal by , , .