Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerald L. Richards
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1978No. 77-1603PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Regulations of the Secretary of the Interior under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. § 703 et seq., proscribe the sale of certain birds “whether or not raised in captivity.” Defendant-appellant was charged with, and on a trial to the court found guilty of, the sale of three sparrow hawks, a protected species. The birds were raised in captivity. Defendant was sentenced to concurrent 18 month terms on each of three counts. On this appeal he attacks the validity and applicability of the pertinent statutes and regulations. We affirm.
The facts are not…
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