The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-29
NFW CAME LAWS
 PROMULGATED
.;aort Wilson Issues a Proclama- ..n Concerning Migratory Birds, n..sa m Agreements Between the
 i,nited State and Canada.

,..;o,s governing the taking of mr. oratory birds, adopted as a result of sntornational action binding on the rTn;ted States, were promulgated by .Ao president of the United States on Inlv st The new law gives effect to Tho terms of the treaty which effectu- eIIv nrotects such birds in most of the North American continent, and in the main they are only slight changes m treaty.
 s,r;no open season, and the fall open ssasop is made more uniform thru ort tbe country. Nevertheless, the several states have the right ender the terms of the act to make and en- force their own regulations when these are not inconsistent with the Federal rulings, but such state regu- iat;ons may act only to afford addi- tional protection to migratory birds, snd not to extend the open season hevond those just promulgated, nor to aufh0TlXe meLHOdS LII tANAhE DthoS As1t sanctioned in the federal act.
 Main Features of the New Law.
 The uniform open season in gen eral covers the period between Sep 4ember and January 31, with a neriod not exceeding BE months for individual species, tho there are slight executions to these dates and periods, as the shorcbird season in certain New England and Middle Atlantic states, which open August l6 and close November 30. The sale of migratory birds is prohibited except of those propogated under permits is sued by the Secretary of Agriculture, and uniform bag limits are set for the entire country. Sportsmen may not ship more than two days bag limit in any calendar week.
 At the same time provision is made for the collection of birds for scien- fife purposes, and under extraordin- ary conditions Federal permits may be issued to kill migratory birds should they become injurious to ag- ricultural interests.
 Provides for Game Farms.
 Liberal provisions are included also for the propagation of migratory waterfowl on game farms and pre- serves. and the sale of birds so bred and reared is authorized as a part of the program for increasing the food supply. This paves the way for building up an industry which has already shown possibilities of marked success. Many species of waterfowl can be profitably raised in captivity, either on land unsuited to farming or in connection with other farm opera tions
 The Department says that many persons have been deterred from en- gazing in this business because there were no z .itable laws governing or fostering the enterprise. It is hoped that this action by the Federal gov ernment will lead to uniform and ap- propriate state legislation governing game farming. Such legislation is urgent because no migratory birds, except those reared under permit, can now be sold anywhere in the United States.
 Some Wholly Protected.
 The new law gives continuous pro lection to all insectivorous birds, band-tailed pigeons, cranes, wood ducks and cider ducks, swans, curlew, upland plover, and all shorebirds, ex- cept the black k-bellied and golden plo- vers, Wilson snipe or jack snipe, woodeoek and the greater and lesser yellowlegs, and to certain non-game birds such as auks, gulls, grebes, guillemots, herons, looms, pufhns, terms and the like.
 No night hunting is allowed, the killing or capturing of migratory birds between sunse and half hour before sunrise being prohibited.
 The Open Seasons.
 The open seasons under the new snlpe or jaeksnipe are as follows:
 The open seasons for waterfowl (except wood ducn, cider ducks, and swans), coot, gullinules, and Wilson snipe or iacksnipe are as follows: In Maine, New Hampshire, Yer mont, Massachusetts, New York tex eept Long Islandl, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, In dlana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Monta- na, Idaho, Nevada and that portion oi Oregon and Washington lying east or the summit of the Cascade Noun tains the open season is from Sep tember 16 to December 31.
 In Rhode Island, Connecticut, Utah, and that portion of Oregon and washington lying west of the summit ot the Cascade Mountains the open season is from October l to January 15.
 In that portion of New York known as Long Island, and in New Jersey, Deleware, Oklahoma, Texas, New Aexico, Arizona, and California the open season is from October 16 to January 31. In Maryland, the District of Colum- Sia' Virginia, North Carolina, South v,arolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, ,nisslssippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and louisiana the open season is from november to January 31: and in hiaska the open season is from Sep- ~mper to December 15.