# 16 U.S.C. § 705: Transportation or importation of migratory birds; when unlawful

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s705

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 U.S.C. § 705
- **Heading:** Transportation or importation of migratory birds; when unlawful
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** July 16, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 16—CONSERVATION > CHAPTER 7—PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS > SUBCHAPTER II—MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY

## Text

It shall be unlawful to ship, transport, or carry, by any means whatever, from one State, Territory, or district to or through another State, Territory, or district, or to or through a foreign country, any bird, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, captured, killed, taken, shipped, transported, or carried at any time contrary to the laws of the State, Territory, or district in which it was captured, killed, or taken, or from which it was shipped, transported, or carried. It shall be unlawful to import any bird, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, captured, killed, taken, shipped, transported, or carried contrary to the laws of any Province of the Dominion of Canada in which the same was captured, killed, or taken, or from which it was shipped, transported, or carried.

( July 3, 1918, ch. 128, § 4 , 40 Stat. 755 ; June 20, 1936, ch. 634, § 4 , 49 Stat. 1556 ; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939 , 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433 ; Pub. L. 91–135, § 10 , Dec. 5, 1969 , 83 Stat. 282 .)

## Nearby sections

- [16 U.S.C. § 701 Game and wild birds; preservation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s701.md)
- [16 U.S.C. § 702 Importation of eggs of game birds for propagation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s702.md)
- [16 U.S.C. § 703 Taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds unlawful](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s703.md)
- [16 U.S.C. § 704 Determination as to when and how migratory birds may be taken, killed, or possessed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s704.md)
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- [16 U.S.C. § 706 Arrests; search warrants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s706.md)
- [16 U.S.C. § 707 Violations and penalties; forfeitures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s707.md)
- [16 U.S.C. § 708 State or Territorial laws or regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s708.md)
- [16 U.S.C. § 709 Omitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s709.md)
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- [16 U.S.C. § 711 Breeding and sale for food supply](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s711.md)
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- [16 U.S.C. § 715 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t16_s715.md)

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