C.F.R. » Title 50 » CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS › PART 20—MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING › Subpart H—Federal, State, and Foreign Law

50 C.F.R. § 20.72

Violation of State and Tribal law

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No person shall at any time, by any means or in any manner, take, possess, transport, or export any migratory bird, or any part, nest, or egg of any such bird, in violation of any applicable law or regulation of any State or Tribe. A violation of State or Tribal law or regulation, including State regulations in a Federal policy memorandum posted on a Service website, for migratory bird hunting constitutes a violation of Federal law.

[91 FR 55810, Aug. 31, 2026]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1985–2006 · leading case: United States v. George L. Carson, 762 F.2d 833 (10th Cir. 1985).
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United States v. George L. Carson, 762 F.2d 833 (10th Cir. 1985). “35 and 50 C.F.R. 20.72. Section 20.35, 50 C.F.R.”
United States v. Carson, 762 F.2d 831 (10th Cir. 1985). “35 and 50 C.F.R. 20.72. Section 20.35, 50 C.F.R.”
W. H. Noe v. Scott Henderson, 456 F.3d 868 (8th Cir. 2006). “§ 708 (nothing in MBTA shall be construed to prevent states and territories from making *871 and enforcing laws or regulations for further protection of migratory birds, nests, and eggs, provided they are consistent with MBTA and treaty conventions); 50 C.F.R. § 20.72 (no person…”
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