The key issue here is that the artwork was created prior to the law illegalizing private possession of bald eagle remains. It was on those grounds that the fa

The key issue here is that the artwork was created prior to the law illegalizing private possession of bald eagle remains. It was on those grounds that the family received special dispensation from FWS to maintain legal ownership (but not physical possession) of the artwork. (And b/c they do not possess the eagle artwork, they do not violate the law.)