1. Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of 1934 Chris Webb 6th Murphy

2. The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, which was put into action on July 1, 1934, authorized the annual distribution of what is popularly known as the Duck Stamp. In 1976, Congress changed the official name to the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp.

3. The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act was enacted because conservationists were shocked by a rapid decrease in wild ducks and geese. PROBLEMS: overshooting Protracted drought in the heart of the waterfowl breeding area, which lasted through the early thirties. Drainage had emptied millions of acres of marsh nesting sites.

4. Under the Act, any person who hunts ducks, geese, swans or other and is 16 years of age or older must carry a current Duck stamp on which he has written his signature in ink. This qualifies the hunter as a legal wildfowl, provided he has a state-hunting license.

5. The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act created a continuing source of funds for waterfowl habitat acquisition and restoration by requiring that sportsmen purchase a Duck Stamp before they hunt waterfowl. Also, the population of wild waterfowl grew at an accelerated rate, creating more opportunity to harvest birds.

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