16 U.S.C. § 708
Section 708 · State or Territorial laws or regulations
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 927 F. Supp. 1559 - Mahler v. United States Forest Service (1996)
Most recently applied in Noe v. State (March 2011)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent the several States and Territories from making or enforcing laws or regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of said conventions or of this subchapter, or from making or enforcing laws or regulations which shall give further protection to migratory birds, their nests, and eggs, if such laws or regulations do not extend the open seasons for such birds beyond the dates approved by the President in accordance with section 704 of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1936—Act June 20, 1936, substituted “conventions” for “convention”.
Effective Date of 1936 Amendment
Section effective June 30, 1937, see section 1 of act June 20, 1936, set out as a note under section 703 of this title.