The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30

both game and birds making it un lawful to kill in any one year more than three deer, two moose, six carl bou nonresident hunters three) three mountain sheep three noun tain goats; or to kill in any one day more than 9 grouse or ptarmigan or 9 shore birds or ducks and geese; or to have in possession at any one time more than two days bag limit of any of said birds.
 Licenses Provided.
 Section ten provides for licenses of various kinds Hunting licenses for r~'-roSidents .are fixed at $10O un- less the applicant be a citizen of the J..lteu Sta.es in which case the fee IS $50 Licenses carry with them cou- 9ops allowing the shipment of two moose, three each deer, caribou, mountain sheep. goats, brown and grizzly bears. This section also pro vides "It shall be unlawful for any resident of Alaska directly or indi rectly to export the heads or tro- phies of any game animals men toned in this act except black Cor It's brown phase and the glacier bear Of Southeastern Alaska) or polar bears, without first obtaining a gen eral shipping license for which he shall pay a fee of $50," or the same fee as is required for a sportsman's license. On payment of the $50 shipping fee, Alaskdns have the priv ilege to export the same number and kinds as the nonresident with hunting license. It is further pro vided however, that on payment of $10 an Alaskan may be permitted to ship single head or trophy of deer and brown or grizzly bear
 Game May Be Sold.
 Section twelve provides for the sale of game animals and birds in the northern districts of the Terri tory, but prohibits such sale south of the Alaskan and Notzotin Noun tains and on the Alaskan Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. The sale proviso reads: Provided, That in this northern area it shall be lawful for persons having in their posses sion game animals or game birds le. gally killed in open season to dis pose of same or parts thereof during such season and until May 31 follow. ing, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture upon 1 consultation with or recommendation from the Commission"
 Fur-Bearing Animals.
 Sections 13 to IT inclusive deal with fur-bearing animals, placing them under the Secretary of Agricul ture and empowering him to issue suitable regulations governing them Section Is restricts the use of poison in killing animals to- game wardens who may be authorized to poison wolves, coyotes and wolverines. It also provides that a record must be kept by every establishment selling such poisons and for a report of all sales to the commission.
 Export Manifests.
 Section 16 provides that detailed lists of all skins must be furnished by persons shipping skins of land fur-bearing animals from the Terri tory. In the abesnce of such lists, customs officers are instructed tol hold the shipments 60 days, on fail ure to receive such lists, the skins will be forfeited to the United States
 Trapping Licenses.
 Section IT,, empowering the com mission to issue trading and, trapping licenses states Tt shaIr be sunlaw wful for any alien to trap or capture or have in possession any land fur bearing animals unless he has first obtained an alien trappcrs license for which, he shall pay a fee of $25. or for nonresident citizen of the United States to trap, capture or have in possession any such animal or its skin unless he shall first procure nonresident trapper's license for which he shall pay the sum of $10; CT for an alien to engage in the busi- ness of buying. selling. bartering or exchanging any of the skins or such animals unless he has first obtained an alien fur-buyer's license for which he shall pay fee of $100; or for a nonresident who is a citizen of the United States to engage in the busi ness Of buying, selling, bartering or exchanging such skins unless he. has first obtained a nonresident fur-buy- CTS license for which he shall pay a fee of $50' Enforcement Provisions.
 Section IS provides that not only wardens and other officers appointed by the commission shall have the Eower to enforce the act. but all Forest Service officers, marshals and deputies. collectors and deputy col lectors of customs, all officers of Coast Guard vessels. and special of ficers of the Department of Justice are likewise empowered. Seizure of traps. guns. or other paraphernalia used in violation of the Act may be made without warrant as also may be animals, birds taken or killed. Violations of the Act constitute and forfeiture on con viction of all game, etc, all guns, II