16 U.S.C. § 718s

Electronic stamp requirements; recognition of electronic stamp

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(a) Stamp requirementsThe Secretary shall require an electronic stamp issued by a State under this subchapter—(1) to have the same format as any other license, validation, or privilege the State issues under the automated licensing system of the State; and(2) to specify identifying features of the licensee that are adequate to enable Federal, State, and other law enforcement officers to identify the holder.(b) Recognition of electronic stampAny electronic stamp issued by a State under this subchapter shall—(1) bestow upon the licensee the same privileges as are bestowed by an actual stamp;(2) be recognized nationally as a valid Federal migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp; and(3) authorize the licensee to hunt migratory waterfowl in any other State, in accordance with the laws of the other State governing that hunting.(c) Duration

An electronic stamp issued by a State shall be valid through the first June 30 that occurs after the date of issuance of the electronic stamp by the State.

(Pub. L. 113–239, § 6, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2849; Pub. L. 118–25, § 2(c), Dec. 19, 2023, 137 Stat. 130.)Editorial NotesAmendments

2023—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–25, § 2(c)(1), substituted “shall—” for “shall, during the effective period of the electronic stamp—” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–25, § 2(c)(2), substituted “through the first June 30 that occurs after the date of issuance of the electronic stamp by the State” for “for a period agreed to by the State and the Secretary, which shall not exceed 45 days”.