Any person in the USA shall not take, possess, sell, purchase, trade, transport, export, or import any bald or golden eagle ,alive or dead or any part , nest or egg of the eagles .Who ever disobeys this law will be fined not more then $5.000 or put in prison not more than a year or both.

If a person violates this law a second time they will be fined not more than $10,000 or put in prison not more than two years or both.Any person who gives information which leads to conviction will be paid half of any fine .

U.S.A. BALD EAGLE LEGISLATION

1782 - The bald eagle is declared the symbol of the United States of America.
1917 - Alaska passes a bounty on bald eagles. This was repealed in 1927.
1940 - The Bald Eagle Protection Act is passed by the Congress of the United States, stipulating a penalty of one year imprisonment and\or a $5,000 fine for the taking, possession, or commerce of eagles except for certain exempted circumstances.
1966 - Passage of the original Endangered Species Act.
1967 - Except for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington, and Oregon the bald eagle is listed as Endangered in the contiguous United States.
1972 - DDT (which is harmful to eagles) is banned in the U.S.
1973 - The Endangered Species Act is amended, providing increased protection for the bald eagle and directing funds toward research, habitat acquisition, and management.
1978 - The Endangered Species Act is amended again. The bald eagle is listed as "Threatened" in the five previously exempted states while remaining as "Endangered" in all other contiguous states.
1990 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers reclassifying the bald eagle as Threatened rather than Endangered, due to increases in the bird's population.