Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-07
PROTECTING ALASKAN GAME.
Regulations Framed Based on the Act
of Last Year

The Secretary of the Treasury has trans
nitted to collectors and all officers of Gus
toms some important regulations issued by
the Department of Agriculture for the pro-
lection of game in Alaska Under the act
of June Z, 1902, which prohibits the wan
ton destruction of wild game animals or
wild birds in Alaska, together with the
nests and eggs Of wild birds, the Treas
ury Department is required to cooperate
with the Department of Justice in the
enforcement of the act.
The act of 1902. commonly known as the
Alaska game law, defines game, fixes open
seasons, restricts the number which may
be killed, declares certain methods of hunt
ing unlawful, prohibits the sale of hides,
skins or heads at any time, and prohibits
the export of game animals or birds ex
cept for scientific purposes for propaga-
cation or for trophies under restrictions
prescribed by the Department of Agricul-
ture. The law also authorizes the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, when such action is
necessary, to place further restrictions on
killing in certain regions.
The object of the act is to protect the
game of the territory far as possible,
but without causing unnecessary hardship;
hence Indians, Eskimos, miners or eXplor-
ers actually in need of food permitted
to kill game for their immediate use
Regular hunting licenses are not issued
by the department, but shipping permits
are required for the export of all trophies
without regard to the circumstances under
which such trophies We're secured
By reason of his authority to modify the
close seasons for game, prohibit killing en-
tfrely for certain periods and to make re-
strictions against undue destruction of
game, Secretary Wilson has adopted
number of regulations, which are to take
effect October l, 1903.
Killing caribou on the Kenai peninsula
and on the Alaska peninsula west of Lake
ll1amna Except for scientific purposes I'M
der special permit and killing walrus south
of Boring straits and Cape Prince of Wales
except by natives or for scientific pur-
poses under special permiD is prohibited
prior to Septem Der 1, 1908.
Hunting deer moose caribou with
hounds or other dogs in any part of Alaska
is strictly prohibited.
Persons desiring to collect mammals,
birds nests or eggs for scientific purposes:
to obtain animals or birds for exhibition or
propagation to ship game animals and
birds killed in open season should apply
for permits to the Secretary of Agricul-
ture. Packages of specimens addressed to
the Department of Agriculture, the Smith
sonian Institution the National Museum.
If properly marked, may be shipped with
out permit and without examination
Consignments of live animals or birds for
exhibition or propagation must be accom-
panied by permits, except when consigned
to the National Geological Park, Wash
ington, d. c. Live animals other than
moose and brown bear (net exceeding three
in one consignment and live birds mot
exceeding twenty-five in one consignment
may be shipped without permit to the fol-
lowing public geological parks If shipped
Gate Park, San Francisco; Lincoln Park,
Chicago; menagerie of Central Park. New
York: New York Geological Society, and
Geological Society. Philadelphia.