Editing Federal Duck Stamp (section)

{{Short description|Stamps sold for wetland conservation}}
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[[File:1stDuckStamp.jpg|thumb|right|The first United States duck stamp, issued August 14, 1934]]
The '''Federal Duck Stamp''', formally known as the '''Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp''', is an adhesive stamp issued by the United States federal government that must be purchased prior to hunting for migratory waterfowl such as ducks and geese.<ref name=USA.gov>{{cite web|url=http://answers.usa.gov/system/selfservice.controller?CONFIGURATION=1000&PARTITION_ID=1&CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&USERTYPE=1&LANGUAGE=en&COUNTRY=US&ARTICLE_ID=9906|publisher=Answers.USA.gov|title=Federal Duck Stamp Program|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-date=2013-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228092831/http://answers.usa.gov/system/selfservice.controller?CONFIGURATION=1000&PARTITION_ID=1&CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&USERTYPE=1&LANGUAGE=en&COUNTRY=US&ARTICLE_ID=9906|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also used to gain entrance to [[National Wildlife Refuge System|National Wildlife Refuges]] that normally charge for admission.<ref name=USA.gov /> It is widely seen as a [[collectable]] and a means to raise funds for [[wetland conservation]], with 98% of the proceeds of each sale going to the [[Migratory Bird Conservation Fund]].

President [[Herbert Hoover]] signed the [[Migratory Bird Conservation Act]] in 1929 to authorize the acquisition and preservation of [[wetlands]] as [[waterfowl]] [[habitat]]. The law, however, did not provide a permanent source of money to buy and preserve the wetlands. On March 16, 1934, Congress passed, and President Roosevelt signed, the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, popularly known as the Duck Stamp Act.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/MIGHUNT.HTML|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930205533/https://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/MIGHUNT.HTML|archive-date=30 September 2021|access-date=11 April 2022|title = Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act}}</ref><ref name="stamp-act-2022">{{cite web |title=Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act |url=https://fws.gov/law/migratory-bird-hunting-and-conservation-stamp-act |website=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service|date=16 March 1934 |access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>