A permit system may finally arrive for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Originally published by Lowell Rothschild.

For years, Federal Courts have held that individuals can be held criminally liable under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) for the death of birds regardless of whether they intended to harm them. While several courts have recently called into question this precedent, yesterday, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) started a process that could […]

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