Migratory birds are protected by federal and state law. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service can allow the take of such species by issuing a permit or other forms of authorization (e.g., a depredation order, policy statement, etc.). This rule authorizes the FWC executive director to also issue permits to take migratory birds by issuing a permit, but the rule specifies that such a permit is only valid if the holder also has a federal permit. As previously noted, federal authorization for take may be in some form other than a permit. The proposed rule revision allows these other forma of authorization to satisfy the rule requirement for federal authorization.