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Ch 3: Legal issues: Section One: Federal laws related to wildlife control

 Learning objectives for section one

1. List the three federal agencies that regulate nuisance wildlife control.
    
2. Identify one way in which the Endangered Species Act might affect your business.
    
3. List the three groups of birds that aren't protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
    
4. FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act) defines pesticides. Give three examples of pesticides used in nuisance wildlife control.
    
5. Identify two subject areas important to NWCOs that would be covered in depth on the OSHA website.

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