Migratory bird treaty act of 1918

[tblainem]

I have recently began looking at the migratory bird treaty act of 1918.i found that possessing almost any part of most birds is a federal crime, even just picking up a dropped feather from any raptor.   

This seemed to be a way to stop poaching and commercial killing of birds.   

I was wanting to know what market solutions there could be to this law.   

To me private property rights should take care of this, but im looking for other alternative views on this.   

[SeanD]

I have recently began looking at the migratory bird treaty act of 1918.i found that possessing almost any part of most birds is a federal crime, even just picking up a dropped feather from any raptor.   

This seemed to be a way to stop poaching and commercial killing of birds.   

I was wanting to know what market solutions there could be to this law.   

To me private property rights should take care of this, but im looking for other alternative views on this.   

As in it would be ok to lure and slaughter birds on your private property?  Devil's advocate stance.

[tblainem]

Im really not sure, if i owned the birds, it would be a non issue. However with luring onto your property, im dont know what to do.   

The black market, provides a nice price increase for poachers.

To me it is so over the top stupid that it is a federal offence if a friend gave me an eagle feather, or that plucking a dead bird could get me federal time in a cage.

This law is by possesion only regardless of how you came to have it.

[Diogenes The Cynic]

It doesn't apply if you're Native American.

They're allowed to own eagle feathers.

[Turd Ferguson]

I'm 25% cherokee. Could I shoot a bald eagle, if I was so inclined?

[SeanD]

I'm 25% cherokee. Could I shoot a bald eagle, if I was so inclined?

You can't more than 25% kill it.

[tblainem]

It doesn't apply if you're Native American.

They're allowed to own eagle feathers.

   

That seems pretty lame to only allow Native Americans to have eagle feathers.    i thought all men were created equal. I just demand to be treated as an equal.  I am a native american, i was born here and it is my homeland.


I want to know how/what the market could provide as alternatives, if this were just  gone all of the sudden.