dailycaller
Michael Bastasch
3:07 PM 12/22/2017
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http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/22/trump-will-reverse-obamas-policy-of-prosecuting-unintentional-bird-killings/President Donald Trump’s administration will reverse a former President Barack Obama-era decision to prosecute individuals and companies that unintentionally injure or kill protected birds, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
Conservatives long criticized the Obama administration for selectively enforcing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to the benefit of politically favored industries, like wind and solar power producers.
The Obama administration issued an opinion just before leaving office in Jan. 2017 that criminalized the accidental taking of migratory birds. The Trump administration will move to reverse this order and only go after intentional killing or “taking†of birds.
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