Executive Order 3596

It is hereby ordered that all the lands that now are or may hereafter be included within the boundaries of the Montana National Bison Range, Montana; the Sullys Hill National Park Game Preserve, North Dakota; and the Elk Refuge, Wyoming, be and the same are hereby further reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture as refuges and breeding grounds for birds.

It is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, wilfully disturb or kill any bird of any kind whatever, or take the eggs of such bird, within the limits of these reservations, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Warning is expressly given to all persons not to commit any of the acts herein enumerated, under the penalties prescribed by section 84 of the U. S. Penal Code, approved March 4, 1909 (35 Stat. 1088).

Warren G. Harding

The White House,

December 22, 1921.