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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rjackb" data-source="post: 1702892" data-attributes="member: 38317">While the text of the law may seem to be unambiguous, it is not that simple. In a case that might occur in the U.S., such as this one, the law is affected by both the entity responsible for enforcing it, in this instance the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the court system responsible for interpreting it.The FWS is pretty clear about exceptions to the law for the MBTA (see <a href="http://www.fws.gov/policy/724fw2.html" target="_blank">http://www.fws.gov/policy/724fw2.html</a>). While the court system will consider both the constitutionality and precedent of this law, it is also free to allow its own exceptions such as common sense--as it surely would in this case. So, while there may be no exceptions or ambiguity in the text of the law for good intentions, there are possible exceptions by both the enforcing entity and the court system. And that's the way it should be, IMO.</blockquote>