Howdy All, I know it seems insane but here is what the law reads.......
[TD="class: alt2"]Unless and except as permitted by regulations made as hereinafter provided in sections 703 to 711 of this title,
it shall be unlawful
at any time, by any means or in any manner,
to pursue, hunt, take,
capture, kill, attempt to take, capture, or kill, possess, offer for sale, sell, offer to barter, barter, offer to purchase, purchase, deliver for shipment, ship export, import, cause to be shipped, exported, or imported, deliver for transportation, transport or cause to be transported, carry or cause to be carried, or receive for shipment, transportation, carriage, or export,
any migratory bird, any part (including feathers, I presume), nest, or egg of any such bird,
or any product, whether or not manufactured, which consists, or is composed in whole or part, of any such bird or any part, nest, or egg thereof, included in the terms of the conventions between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds concluded August 16, 1916 (39 Stat. 1702), the United States and the United Mexican States for the protection of migratory birds and game mammals concluded February 7, 1936, and the United States and the Government of Japan for the protection of migratory birds and birds in danger of extinction, and their environment concluded March 4, 1972[,]and the convention between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the conservation of migratory birds and their environments concluded November 19, 1976. [/TD]
[TD="class: alt2"]Except as otherwise provided in this section,
any person
, association, partnership, or corporation
who shall violate any provisions of said conventions or of this subchapter,
or who shall violate or fail to comply with any regulation made pursuant to this subchapter
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $15,000 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both
Its hard to define which feathers will get you sent to jail so why take a chance. Hummingbirds are migratory. Some Native Americans are allowed to possess feathers for use in rituals. Google Hillary Clinton Feather Dreamcatcher for the story.
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