,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ca1  
#bjac,mr4 ,pryor 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,wicker1  
and ,ms4 ,landrieu7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,migratory ,bird  
,treaty ,act to provide certain         
exemptions relating to the taking of    
migratory game birds4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,hunter  
and ,farmer ,protection ,act of #bjac4  
#b4 ,exemptions on certain land ,section
 #c of the ,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjd7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,exemptions on certain land  7#a7 ,in   
general ,nothing in this section        
prohibits the taking of any migratory   
game bird1 including waterfowl1 coots1  
and cranes1 on or over land that-- 7,a7 
is not a baited area2 and  7,b7         

contains-- 7i7 a standing crop or       
flooded standing crop1 including an     
aquatic crop2  7ii7 standing1 flooded1  
or manipulated natural vegetation2      
7iii7 flooded harvested cropland2 or    
7iv7 based on the determination of the  
applicable ,state office of the         
,cooperative ,extension ,system of the  
,department of ,agriculture at the      
request of the ,secretary of the        
,interior1 an area on which seed or     
grain has been scattered solely as the  
result of a normal agricultural         
planting1 harvesting1 post-harvest      
manipulation1 or normal soil            
stabilization practice4  7#b7           
,determinations  7,a7 ,in general ,for  
purposes of making a determination under
 paragraph 7#a77;,b77iv71 each ,state   
office of the ,cooperative ,extension   
,system of the ,department of           
,agriculture shall determine the        
activities in that ,state that the      
,state office considers to be a normal  
agricultural practice in the ,state1    

such as mowing1 shredding1 discing1     
rolling1 chopping1 trampling1           
flattening1 burning1 or carrying out    
herbicide treatment4  7,b7 ,revisions ,a
 ,state office may revise a report      
described in subparagraph 7,a7 as the   
,state office determines to be necessary
 to reflect changing agricultural       
practices4  4