The sun., 1919-09-14
ALL SECTIONS AID
FEDERAL BIRD LAW
Regulations Prepared by Bio
logical Survey and Ad-
visory Board.
ALL MEN OF EXPERIENCE
Seasons Calculated to Give
Adequate Protection to the
Migrants.
ALL MEN OF EXPERIENCE
by GEORGE AyLAwyER.


chief United states Game Warden.
That portion Of the United States
Penal Code known as the Lacey act,
which prohibits the illegal interstate
shipment by common carrier of dead
bodies of wild birds, has also been SUPER
seeded by the treaty act, which prohibits
the carriage or shipment Of both dead
and live birds migratory as well as
non-migratory) out of State by any
means whatever contrary to the laws Of
the State in which the birds were killed
or from which they were carried or
shipped.
The provision Of the Lacey act relat-
ing to the interstate shipment of wild
animals and parts thereof and the pen
atty for knowingly receiving illegal ship
ments still remains in force.
The first regulations under the NIL
gratory bird treaty Act were adopted BY
the Secretary of Agriculture after care
full consideration OF recommendations
and suggestions, and became effective on
the approval of the President, July 81,
1918. Amendments were adopted effec-
tive October rs, 1913.
All Sections Aid Work.
The regulations are prepared by the
Secretary Of Agriculture, with the as
sistance of the Bureau of Biological Sur
vey and an advisory board Of twenty-one
members representing all sections Of the
country, a majority being State game
commissioners or their representatives
and the remainder well known sports
men and conservationists of wide expe-
rience.
The members of the board possess no
administrative or executive powers, but
their thorough knowledge of conditions
and requirements enables them to offer
valuable suggestions in connection with
the preparation of the regulations.
Regulations thus prepared are calcu-
lated not only to give adequate protec-
ton to the birds. but also the highest
degree Of satisfaction to the greatest
number OF sportsmen and others inter-
ested in the conservation Of our migra-
tory birds.
Seasons for killing Birds.
The only migratory game birds that
under the regulations may be lawfully
hunted are waterfowl Except wood duck.
elder ducks and swans). rails, coot,
gallinules. black billed and golden
plovers, greater and lesser yellow legs
woodcock, Wilson snipe or jacksnipe
/ and mourning and white winged doves
| Practically uniform periods, not ex-
sIg three and one-half months, be-
tween September / and February 1, are
| prescribed as the open seasons for hunt
| ing these birds except that the open
season for black bellied and golden
plovers and greater and lesser yellow
| legs in the States bordering on the At
lantic Ocean and situated wholly or in
part north of Chesapeake Bay is from
August l to November 80.
Restrictions Imposed on Gunners
Under the law and regulations it is
unlawful TO capture or kill migratory
game birds, except with a gun no,
larger than No. 10 gauge. or to hunt
| kill or attempt to hunt or kill birds
| from airplanes, power boats, sailboats
| or any boat under sail Power boats
and sailboats may be used to take gun
ners to and from the hunting grounds
but shooting or attempting to shoot mi
gratory birds from them is prohibited
Nor can such boats be used to harry
worry or disturb the birds in any
manner.
Uniform bag and export limits are
hxed by the regulations. Under the
| export regulations, not exceeding two
days bag limit may be sent out of a
State by one person In one calendar
week. No restrictions are placed o:
the number of birds that may be shipped
| within the limits of State, such ship
ments being governed entirely by Stat,
laws.
Any package in which migratory game
birds or parts thereof are transporetC
or carried, whether within or without q
State. must have conspicuously marked
on the outside the names and addresse!
OF shipper and consignee and an &C
curate statement OF the numbers ant
kinds of birds contained,