Senate
Mar 3, 2016

A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.

Summary

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This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing or art on the basis that it contains a non-edible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner.

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Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(3/3/16)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
Law

Sponsor

DS

Mr. Sullivan

Senate (R) Alaska

Cosponsors (1)

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Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Mar 3, 2016