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PROCLAMATIONS, 1931. REGULATION 9. -P ER M I TS TO COLLECT MIGR~TORY SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES 2445 BIRDS FOR PermltaforoollectlI1l specimens, A person may t.ake in ti.ny mannel' and at any time migratory birds Scientific collections. and their nests and eggs for scientific purposes when authorized by a PM. p. 2525. permit issued by the Secretary, which permit shall be carried on his person when he is collecting specimens thereunder and shall be exhibited to any ~person requesting to see the same, except that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit the taking of any migratorv game bird on any day from sunse{, to one-half hour before sunrise.• Anplication for 0. permit must be addressed to the Secretary of AppUcr.tion to 8~ A Ful W bing DCd·h 11 . retary of Agriculture. gnc ture, as ton, . ., an must contal1l t e fo owmg information: N arne and address of applicant, his age, and name of State, Territory, or District in which specimens are proposed to be taken, and the purpose for which they are intended. Each applica- tion shall be accompanied by two certificates certifyin~ to the fitness of such person to hold a Federal permit. These certificfttes will be accepted from well-known ornithologists, principals or superintend- ents of educational or zoological institutions, officials or members of zoologice.l or natural-history organizations, or instructors in zoology in high schools, coller-es, or universities, or by anyone of the above together with a. certificate by the chief game official of the State in which the applicant is a resident 01' of the State in which he desires to conduct his operations. The permit may limit the number and species of birds, birds' nests, Eftectofpermlts. or eggs that may be collected thereunder, and may authorize the holder thereof to possess, buy, sen, exchange, and transport in an.., manner and at any time migratory birds, parts thereof, and theIr nests and eggs for scientific purposes; or it may limit the holderto one or more of thesepriv!Jeges. Public museums, zoological parks and societies, and public, scientific, and educational institutions may possess, buy, sell, exchange, and transport in any manner and at any time migratory birds and parts thereof and their nests and eggs for scientific purposes without a. permit, but no specimens shall be taken without a pennit. The plumage and skins of migratory game birds legally taken may be possessed and transported by a person without a peAt!:riclernrlst, when authorized by a permit issued by the Secretary, Taxidermists. may pcssess, buy, sell, exchange, and transport in any manner and at any time migratory birds and parts thereof legally taken, or he may be limited to one or more of these privileges. A taxidermist granted a pt>rmit under thh regulation shall keep books and records correctly setti:.g forth the name and address of each person delivering each specimen of It migratory bird to him together with the name of each species, the date of delivery, the disposition of such specimen, and the date thereof, which said books and records shall be available for in- spection at all reasonable hours on request by any duly authorized representative of the Department of Agriculture. Each permit shall be valid until revoked by the Secretary unless Cnntingentduration. otherwise specified therein, shall not be transferable, and shall be 1\ot transferable. revocable at the discretion of the Secretary. A permit duly revoked by the Secretary shall be surrendered to him by the person to whom it was issued, on demand of any employee of the United States De- partment of Agriculture duly authorized to enforce the provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A person holding It permit under qut.~~ report re- this regulation shall report annually to the Secretary on or before the 10th day of January during the life of the permit the number of skins, nests, or eggs of each species collected, bought, sold, received, pos- sessed, mounted, exchanged, or transported during the preceding calendar year.