Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 2.djvu/209

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PROCLAMATIONS-JULY 31, 1945 88 Stat. 1138, 1141, 1149. 16 U. S. C., Supp. IV, §704 note. Post, p. 877. Reservations or sanctuaries. 16U. 8. 0. 1716. shipment, transportation, carriage, exportation, and importation of such migratory birds and parts, nests, and eggs thereof: Regulation 4, "Open Seasons On and Possession of Certain Migra- tory Game Birds," is amended to read as follows: REGULATION 4. -OPEN SEASONS ON AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS Waterfowl (except wood ducks in Massachusetts and North Da- kota; snow geese in Beaverhead, Gallatin, and Madison Counties in Montana, in Idaho, and in States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean; Ross' geese; and swans), coots, rails and gallinules, woodcocks, mourning or turtle doves, white-winged doves, and band-tailed pigeons may be taken each day from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset, except as otherwise provided in this regulation, during the open seasons prescribed herein; and may be taken by the means and in the numbers permitted by regulations 3 and 5 hereof, and when so taken may be possessed in the numbers permitted by regu- lation 5 during the period constituting the open season where taken and for an additional period of 90 days next succeeding said open season, except as prohibited by State law. Nothing herein shall be deemed to permit the taking of migratory birds on any reservation or sanctuary established under the Migra- tory Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222), nor on any area of the United States set aside under any other law, proclamation, or Executive order for use as a bird, game, or other wildlife reservation, breeding ground, or refuge except insofar as may be permitted by the Secretary of the Interior under existing law, nor on any area adjacent to any such refuge when such area is designated as a closed area under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Waterfowl and coot.- The open seasons on waterfowl and coot (except wood ducks in Massachusetts and North Dakota, and coot in Lake and McHenry Counties in Illinois; geese in Alexander County, Illinois, and in Mississippi, Scott, and Cape Girardeau Counties in Missouri; snow geese in Beaverhead, Gallatin, and Madison Counties in Montana, in Idaho, and in States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean; Ross' geese; and swans) in the several States, Alaska, and Puerto Rico shall be as follows, both dates inclusive: Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio (except Pymatuning Reservoir and one quarter of a mile distant in any direction from said reservoir), South Dakota, Vermont, and Wisconsin, September 20 to December 8. Ohio, on the Pymatuning Reservoir in Ashtabula County and one quarter of a mile distant in any direction from said reservoir, October 13 to December 31. California, in Modoc, Lassen, and Siskiyou Counties, October 13 to December 31; in remainder of State, November 2 to January 20. Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (except certain hereinafter designated portions of Essex, Clinton, and Washington Counties) including Long Island, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Washington, West Vir- ginia, and Wyoming, October 13 to December 31. New York, in Essex and Clinton Counties east of the tracks of the main line of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and that part of Wash- ington County east of the aforesaid tracks to and including the village of South Bay and all the waters of South Bay and one mile distant from such water in any direction, September 20 to December 8. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mary- 874 [59 STAT.