ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20018
No(s). 4:11-po-005 et al (D.N.D. Jan 17, 2012) (Hovland, J.)

A district court held that oil and gas companies should not be criminally charged under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) for the death of migratory birds found in North Dakota oil fields. The MBTA, as broadly interpreted by the U.S. government, offers unlimited potential for criminal prosec...