Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1919-01-01

ANNOUNCEMENTS PERTAINING
TO SERVICE AND REGULATION
United States Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Biological Survey, E. w.
Nelson, Chief of Bureau
Amendments of and Additions to the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act Regulations.
By the President of the United States of America,
a Proclamation.
Whereas the secretary of agriculture, pursuant
to the authority contained in section of the
migratory bird treaty act public, No. 186-65th
Cong.), and having due regard to the zones of
temperature and to the distribution, abundance,
economic value, breeding habits, and times and
lines of migratory flight of migratory birds Included
in the terms Of the convention between the United
States and Great Britain for the protection of
migratory birds, concluded August 9th, 1916, has
determined when, to what extent, and by what
means it is compatible with the terms of said con-
vention to allow hunting, taking, capture, killing
possession sale, purchase, shipment, Transportation
carriage and export of such birds and parts thereof
and their nests and eggs, and in accordance with
such determinations has adopted and submitted
to me for approval regulations, additional to and
amendatory of the regulations approved and pro-
claimed July 81, 1918, which the secretary of agri
culture has determined to be suitable amendatory
and additional regulations permitting and govern
ing the hunting, taking, capture, killing, possession
sale purchase Shipment transaort. a.-on carnage
and export Of said birds and parts thereof and their
nests and eggs, which said additions and amend
ments follows
Regulation 4.--Open Seasons and Possession
of Certain Migratory Game Birds.
Regulation 4, subtitle "'Black-belled and golden
plovers and greater and lesser yellowlegs, is
amended so as to read follows:
Black-bellied and golden plovers and greater and
lesser yellowlegs-The open seasons for black
belled and golden plovers and greater and lesser
yellowlegs shall be follows:
In Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland and Virginia the open season shall
be from August 16 to November 80;
In the District of Colum bia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona, California and Alaska the
open season shall be from September l to Deem
Der Is;
In Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio West Virginia,
Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Missouri Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota Nebraska, Kansas Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho, Nevada and that portion of Oregon
and Washington lying east of the summit of the
Cascade Mountains the open season shall be from
September 6 to December 81;
In Utah and in that portion Of Oregon and Wash
ington lying west of the summit of the Cascade
Mountains the open season shall be from October
1 to January Is; and
In Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana the open season shall be from November
1 to January 81.
Reg ulation Bag Limits on Certain Migratory
Game Birds.
Regulation 5 is amended to read as follows:
person may take in any day during the
open seasons prescribed therefor i'm Regulation
not to exceed the following numbers of migratory
game birds:
Ducks Except wood duck and elder ducks).-