Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
ANSWER FIFTEEN
QUESTIONS ON
!. HUNTING STAMP
All Persons Over Sixteen
Years Of Age Who En-
gage In Hunting Migra-
., tory Waterfowl Must
Purchase The Stamp.

AS a catechism for hunters of mi
gratory waterfowl, the Bureau Of
Biological Survey, U. S. Department
of Agriculture, has issued the fol-
lowing list of Is questions and ans
wers on the new migTatOry-water-
fowl hunting stamp:
What are the requirements OF
the law as to persons who must
purchase the stamp!
All persons over 16 years of age
who engage in hunting migratory
waterfowl.
2-Where can the stamp be pnr-
ehaSedl
At any post Office in a county seat
or in any town having a population
of $500 or more. and at certain
fees that will be later designated by
the Post Office Department.
Slow may stamp be obtained
Go to the post Office in any county
seat or in any town having a popu-
lation of $500 or more, and ask for
migratory waterfowl hunting
stamp. Fill out the application blank
which will be provided by the post
master, and hand the blank to the
postmaster with the fee of one dol
lar The postmaster will fix the
stamp to your State hunting license
or, if you are not required to have
a State license, to certificate
which the postmaster will provide.
AFTER paying one dollar for
the stamp, is there any additional
Zee payable to the postmaster or
clerk!
No.
Slow long does a stamp remain
valid!
One year-from July to June 30.
@6-DOeS the stamp permit one 10
hunt in more than one State, or
must a stamp be purchased In every
State wherein the applicant intends
to hunt migratory waterfowl!
Only one Federal stamp is neces
sary. but its possession does not re-
lieVe the hunter of any license le-
quirements imposed by State laws.
All States require the nonresident
gunner to take out a nonresident
license.
In case "a person has hunting
licenses In more than one State, TO
which Of them should the Federal
Stamp be fixed!
1t does not matter whether the
stamp is affixed to the license of the
State in which the sportsman is ac-
tually hunting at the time, provided
that he has on his person valid
stamp attached to any State hunting J.
license or to the postmaster's GER
tfficate.
$50 whom must the stamp be
shown!
On request to U. S. Game Admin
istrative Agents. U. S. Deputy Game
Wardens, and to anv officer OF any
State or subdivision authorized TO
enforce the game laws.
'%9-IS the stamp transferable!
No.
los the holder OF 4 scientific
COLLECTING permit required to carry
q stamp!
Yes. Collectors must nave the
stamp.
1I-DOeS the law require Fer.
son who holds Federal permit and
who is engaged in taking Wild fowl
for prOpagating purposes, to pnr-
chase a stamp! /
No. This does not mean, however
that anyone with only prOpa2atins
permit is authorized to hunt wild
fowl without the Federal stamp.
12-DOeS the law require posses.
sion of stamp by person author
ICED by permit OF the Secretary of
to kill wild fowl dam.
aging crops or property!
No. The stamp is not required in
such cases.
13-What are the maximum pen.
altieS for violation OF this law
$500 or six months confinement,
or both.
I4-What is done with the money
collected from the sale OF these
stamps!
Il is to be used by the Federal
to increase the supply
of waterfowl OF the total proceeds, |
30 per cent will be spent in buying {
Or leasing and administering marsh {
and water areas to be set acide for {
ever as migratory waterfowl sane {
tuaries. The first of these refugees
will be set up along the fight lines Q
from the breeding grounds 10 the I
Gulf Coast. The remaining 10 per /
cent will be used in issuing the d
and administering the Act. 7
15-May stamp collectors and
,ther nOn-hunterS buy stampsl .
Certainly. No one is under any I
to kill a duck just be- a
ause he owns a Federal hunting C
tamp, nor is there any rule to pre- \
ent anyone who wants to help re- v
tore the migratory waterfowl from i
any number of these C
duck-saVing" stamps.