,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjae,mr4
 ,cotton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,boozman7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,migratory ,bird ,treaty ,act
 to prohibit bait+ exemptions on c]ta9  
l&4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be   
cit$ z ! ,hunt] & ,f>m] ,protection ,act
 ( #bjae4  #b4 ,bait+ ( migratory game  
birds ,section #c ( ! ,migratory ,bird  
,treaty ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gjd7 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7b7 & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7b7 ,prohibition ( bait+  7#a7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7    
,bait$ area  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m bait$  
area means-- 7,i7 any area on :i* salt1 
gra91 or o!r fe$ has be5 plac$1 expos$1 
deposit$1 di/ribut$1 or scatt]$1 if !   
salt1 gra91 or fe$ c\ld lure or attract 
migratory game birds2 &  7,,ii7 9 ! case
 ( wat]f[l1 cranes 7family ,gruidae71 & 
coots 7family ,rallidae71 a /&+1        

unh>ve/$ crop t has be5 manipulat$ ?r\gh
 activities su* z m[+1 disc+1 or roll+1 
unless ! activities are normal          
agricultural practices4  7ii7           
,exclusions ,an area %all n be consid]$ 
to be a bait$ area if ! area-- 7,i7 has 
be5 treat$ ) a normal agricultural      
practice2  7,,ii7 has /&+ crops t h n   
be5 manipulat$2 or  7,,iii7 has /&+     
crops t h be5 or are flood$4  7,b7      
,bait+ ,! t]m bait+ means ! direct or   
indirect plac+1 expos+1 deposit+1       
di/ribut+1 or scatt]+ ( salt1 gra91 or  
o!r fe$ t c\ld lure or attract migratory
 game birds to1 on1 or ov] any areas on 
:i* a hunt] is attempt+ to take         
migratory game birds4  7,c7 ,migratory  
game bird ,! t]m migratory game bird    
means migratory bird species-- 7i7 t are
 )9 ! taxonomic families ( ,anatidae1   
,columbidae1 ,gruidae1 ,rallidae1 &     
,scolopacidae2 &  7ii7 = :i* op5 seasons
 are prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y ( !       
,int]ior4  7,d7 ,normal agricultural    
practice  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m normal    

agricultural practice means any practice
 9 #a annual gr[+ season t-- 7,i7 is    
c>ri$ out 9 ord] to produce a m>ketable 
crop1 includ+ plant+1 h>ve/1 po/-h>ve/1 
or soil cons]vation practices2 &  7,,ii7
 is recomm5d$ = ! successful h>ve/ ( a  
giv5 crop by ! applicable ,/ate (fice ( 
! ,coop]ative ,ext5sion ,sy/em ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 9 consultation
 )1 & if reque/$1 ! concurr5ce (1 ! head
 ( ! applicable ,/ate dep>tm5t ( fi% &  
wildlife4  7ii7 ,inclusions  7,i7 ,9    
g5]al ,subject to subclause 7,,ii71 !   
t]m normal agricultural practice        
includes ! de/ruction ( a crop 9        
accordance ) practices requir$ by !     
,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,corporation =  
agricultural produc]s to obta9 crop     
insurance "u ! ,f$]al ,crop ,insurance  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq47 on l& 
on :i* a crop dur+ ! curr5t or          
imm$iately prec$+ crop ye> 0 n h>ve/able
 due to a natural disa/] 7includ+ any   
hurricane1 /orm1 tornado1 flood1 high   
wat]1 w9d-driv5 wat]1 tidal wave1       

tsunami1 e>?quake1 volcanic eruption1   
l&slide1 mudslide1 dr\ght1 fire1        
sn[/orm1 or o!r cata/rophe t is decl>$ a
 major disa/] by ! ,presid5t 9          
accordance ) section #dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4
 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy      
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj774 
7,,ii7 ,limitations ,! t]m normal       
agricultural practice only includes a   
crop describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 t has be5
 de/roy$ or manipulat$ ?r\gh activities 
t include 7b are n limit$ to7 m[+1      
disc+1 or roll+ if ! ,f$]al ,crop       
,insurance ,corporation c]tifies t      
flood+ 0 n an acceptable me?od (        
de/ruction to obta9 crop insurance "u ! 
,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq474  7,e7 ,wat]f[l
 ,! t]m wat]f[l means native species ( !
 family ,anatidae4  7#b7 ,prohibition ,x
 %all be unlawful = any p]son-- 7,a7 to 
take any migratory game bird by bait+ or
 on or ov] any bait$ area1 if ! p]son   
kn[s or reasonably %\ld "k t ! area is a
 bait$ area2 or  7,b7 to place or direct

 ! placem5t ( bait on or adjac5t to an  
area = ! purpose ( caus+1 induc+1 or    
all[+ any p]son to take or attempt to   
take any migratory game bird by bait+ or
 on or ov] ! bait$ area4  7#c7          
,regulations ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior  
may promulgate regulations to implem5t  
?is subsection4  7#d7 ,reports          
,annually1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture   
%all submit to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
a report t describes any *anges to      
normal agricultural practices across !  
range ( crops gr[n by agricultural      
produc]s 9 ea* region ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 :i* ! recomm5dations are provid$ to   
agricultural produc]s4  4