Legal Opinion
Andrus v. Allard
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 27, 1979No. 78-740PublishedCited by 576 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act are conservation statutes designed to prevent the de struction of certain species of birds. Challenged in this ease is the validity of regulations promulgated by appellant Secretary of the Interior that prohibit commercial transactions in parts of birds legally killed before the birds came under the protection of the statutes. The regulations provide in pertinent part:
50 CFR § 21.2 (a) (1978):
“Migratory birds, their parts, nests, or eggs, lawfully acquired prior to the effective date of Federal protection under the Migratory Bird…
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