,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1      
#bjae,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 
,boozman7 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       
prohibit baiting exemptions on certain  
land4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,hunter and ,farmer     
,protection ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,baiting
 of migratory game birds ,section #c of 
the ,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #gjd7 is amended by striking  
subsection 7b7 and inserting the        
following3  7b7 ,prohibition of baiting 
7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3  
7,a7 ,baited area  7i7 ,in general ,the 
term baited area means-- 7,i7 any area  
on which salt1 grain1 or other feed has 
been placed1 exposed1 deposited1        
distributed1 or scattered1 if the salt1 
grain1 or feed could lure or attract    

migratory game birds2 and  7,,ii7 in the
 case of waterfowl1 cranes 7family      
,gruidae71 and coots 7family ,rallidae71
 a standing1 unharvested crop that has  
been manipulated through activities such
 as mowing1 discing1 or rolling1 unless 
the activities are normal agricultural  
practices4  7ii7 ,exclusions ,an area   
shall not be considered to be a baited  
area if the area-- 7,i7 has been treated
 with a normal agricultural practice2   
7,,ii7 has standing crops that have not 
been manipulated2 or  7,,iii7 has       
standing crops that have been or are    
flooded4  7,b7 ,baiting ,the term       
baiting means the direct or indirect    
placing1 exposing1 depositing1          
distributing1 or scattering of salt1    
grain1 or other feed that could lure or 
attract migratory game birds to1 on1 or 
over any areas on which a hunter is     
attempting to take migratory game birds4
  7,c7 ,migratory game bird ,the term   
migratory game bird means migratory bird
 species-- 7i7 that are within the      

taxonomic families of ,anatidae1        
,columbidae1 ,gruidae1 ,rallidae1 and   
,scolopacidae2 and  7ii7 for which open 
seasons are prescribed by the ,secretary
 of the ,interior4  7,d7 ,normal        
agricultural practice  7i7 ,in general  
,the term normal agricultural practice  
means any practice in #a annual growing 
season that-- 7,i7 is carried out in    
order to produce a marketable crop1     
including planting1 harvest1            
post-harvest1 or soil conservation      
practices2 and  7,,ii7 is recommended   
for the successful harvest of a given   
crop by the applicable ,state office of 
the ,cooperative ,extension ,system of  
the ,department of ,agriculture1 in     
consultation with1 and if requested1 the
 concurrence of1 the head of the        
applicable ,state department of fish and
 wildlife4  7ii7 ,inclusions  7,i7 ,in  
general ,subject to subclause 7,,ii71   
the term normal agricultural practice   
includes the destruction of a crop in   
accordance with practices required by   

the ,federal ,crop ,insurance           
,corporation for agricultural producers 
to obtain crop insurance under the      
,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq47 on land on     
which a crop during the current or      
immediately preceding crop year was not 
harvestable due to a natural disaster   
7including any hurricane1 storm1        
tornado1 flood1 high water1 wind-driven 
water1 tidal wave1 tsunami1 earthquake1 
volcanic eruption1 landslide1 mudslide1 
drought1 fire1 snowstorm1 or other      
catastrophe that is declared a major    
disaster by the ,president in accordance
 with section #dja of the ,robert ,t4   
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj774  7,,ii7 ,limitations 
,the term normal agricultural practice  
only includes a crop described in       
subclause 7,i7 that has been destroyed  
or manipulated through activities that  
include 7but are not limited to7 mowing1
 discing1 or rolling if the ,federal    

,crop ,insurance ,corporation certifies 
that flooding was not an acceptable     
method of destruction to obtain crop    
insurance under the ,federal ,crop      
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et  
seq474  7,e7 ,waterfowl ,the term       
waterfowl means native species of the   
family ,anatidae4  7#b7 ,prohibition ,it
 shall be unlawful for any person-- 7,a7
 to take any migratory game bird by     
baiting or on or over any baited area1  
if the person knows or reasonably should
 know that the area is a baited area2 or
  7,b7 to place or direct the placement 
of bait on or adjacent to an area for   
the purpose of causing1 inducing1 or    
allowing any person to take or attempt  
to take any migratory game bird by      
baiting or on or over the baited area4  
7#c7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of the
 ,interior may promulgate regulations to
 implement this subsection4  7#d7       
,reports ,annually1 the ,secretary of   
,agriculture shall submit to the        
,secretary of the ,interior a report    

that describes any changes to normal    
agricultural practices across the range 
of crops grown by agricultural producers
 in each region of the ,united ,states  
in which the recommendations are        
provided to agricultural producers4  4