******THIS IS A DOMESTIC DUCK - DOMESTIC DUCKS CANNOT FLY DISTANCES AND ARE NOT ON THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT AS THEY DO NOT MIGRATE. THE SCIENTIFIC NAME IS AS FOLLOWS-ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS DOMESTICUS -THIS IS THREE WORDS - NOT TWO WORDS. IF CHECKING USE THE WHOLE SCIENTIFIC NAME NOT PARTIAL. BELOW IS THE LINK TO THE MIGRATORY BIRD ACT. IT EVEN STATES THAT DOMESTIC BIRDS ARE EXCLUDED. CHECK OUT THE DOMESTIC EXCLUSION CLAUSE LISTED UNDER THE MIGRITORY BIRD ACT, IT IS:
50 CFR 14.4---DOMESTIC BIRD EXCLUSION UNDER MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT
Species-Anas Platyrhynchos domesticus Domestic Pen / Farm raised Duckling
Migratory Treaty Bird Act
Domestic birds (50 CFR 14.4) are excluded from the protections and prohibitions of the MBTA, including barnyard mallards.
The definition of domestic birds includes domesticated varieties of ducks and geese (50 CFR 14.4)Species-*Domesticus Domestic Pen / Farm raised Duckling-species: Anas Platyrhynchos domesticus*
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