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3458 "Penon." "Take. " "Open season.U "Transport." PROCLAMATIONS, 1935. Person. -The plural or the singular, as the case demands, indi- viduals, clubs, associations, partnerships, and corporations, unless the context otherwise requires. Take.- Hunt, kill, or capture, or attempt to hunt, kill, or capture. Openseason. - The time during which migratory birds may be taken. Transport. -S hipping, transporting, carrying, exporting, receiving or delivering for shipment, transportation, carriage, or export. VoJ.45,Pp.~~,2942; Regulation 3 "Means by """hich Migrntory Game Birds :May Be Vol. 46, p. 2989, \'01. 47, .' 1 pp. 2440 , 252U; Vol. 48 , Taken", IS amended to read as fol ows: p.1707. b:~:.ans of taking REGULATION 3. -M EANS BY 'VHICH MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS ~lA y BE TAKE~ Regulationsmodilled. The migratory game birds specified in regulation 4 hereof may be taken during the open season with a shotgun only, not larger than no. 10 gage, fired from the shoulder, except as specifically permitted Useorma.chlneguns. by regulations 7,8,9, and 10 hereof, but they shall not be taken with etc., prohibIted. or by means of any automatic-loading or hand-operated repeating shotgun capable of holding more than three shells the magazine of which has not been cut off, or plugged with a I-piece metal or wooden filler incapable of removal through the loading end thereof, so as to reduce the capacity of said gun to not more than three shells at one loading; they may be taken during the open season from the land or water, with the aid of a dog, and from a blind, boat, or flouting craft of any kind, except as hereinafter provided, not more than 100 feet from the shore line as determined by ordinary high tide or, where there is continuous natural growth or vegetation extending beyond such shore line, not more than] 00 feet from such growth or vegetation protruding above the surface of the water at the time of taking such birds, except that scoters (sea coots) may be taken in coastal waters without reference to such distance limitation; but migratory game birds are not permitted to be taken from or by aid of an automobile, airplane, sinkbox (battery), power boat, sailboat, any boat under sail, any floating craft or device of any kind towed by power boat or sailboat. Waterfowl, etc. Waterfowl (except those taken under permit for propagation pur- suant to .regulation 8 of these regulations) and mourning doves are not permitted to be taken with or by aid of corn, wheat, oats, or other grain or products thereof, salt, or any kind of feed by whomsoever, or for whatsoever purpose, placed, deposited, distributed, scattered, or otherwise put out in any environment whatsoever, whereby such waterfowl or doves are lured, attracted, or enticed to the hunter; and in the taking of waterfowl the use, directly 01' indirectly, of live waterfowl decoys is not pennitted ; nor shall anything in these regula- tions be deemed to permit the use of an airplane, power boat, sailboat, or other floating craft or device for the purpose of concentrating, driv- ing, rallying, or stirring up migratory waterfowl. VoU7. pp. 2442,2447, Regulation 4, "Open Seasons on and Po~session of Certain Migra- 2482; Vol. 48 . p. 1709. tory Game Birds", is amended to read as follows: Open seasons. Time construed. REGULATION 4. -0PEN SEASONS ON AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN MIGRATORY GAM"~ BIRDS Waterfowl (except snow geese in Florida and all States north thereof bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, Ross's goose, wood duck, ruddy duck, bufHehead duck, and swans), rails, woodcock, Wilson's snipe or jacksnipe, mourning doves, and band-tailed pigeons may be taken each day from 7:00 a. m . to 4:00 p. m., standard time, during the open