PROCLAMATIONS-JULY 27, 1944
may acquire, possess, dispose of, and transport live migratory water-
fowl without a permit.
Applications.
4. Applications for permits shall be in such form as may be pre-
scribed by the Secretary, and shall be addressed to the Director of
Fish and Wildlife Service, Chicago 54, Illinois.
Marking of pack-
5. Every package in which migratory birds or parts, nests or eggs
thereof, are shipped wholly within a State or Territory or the District
of Columbia, or in which such birds or parts or eggs thereof are
transported by any means whatever from one State, Territory, or the
District of Columbia, to, into, or through another State, Territory, or
the District of Columbia, or to a foreign country, shall be plainly and
clearly marked, labeled, or tagged on the outside thereof to show the
name and address of the consignor and consignee, the contents of the
package, the number of the permit under authority of which it is
shipped or transported, and the purpose for which the birds or parts,
nests or eggs are being shipped or transported.
REGULATION 9.-PERMITS To KALL MIGRATORY BIRDS INJURIOUS
TO AGRICULTURE OR OTHER INTERESTS
Agriculture or other injury.- When information is furnished the
Secretary that any species of migratory bird has become, under
extraordinary conditions, seriously injurious to agriculture or other
interests in any extensive area, an investigation will be made to
determine the nature and extent of the injury, whether the birds
alleged to be doing the damage should be killed, and, if so, during
what times, hours, and by what methods and means. Upon such
determination an appropriate order will be made by the Secretary.
speRcid dinreg open Whenever, by reason of a rapid decrease in the distribution and
seaso.n
abundance of any species of migratory game birds during any open
season specified in these regulations, the shortening of such season or
the reduction of the daily bag and possession limits will operate to
insure a continuing and normal supply of such species, then, in that
event the applicable season or the daily bag and possession limits of
such species shall be shortened or reduced to the extent determined
throucth oerabun- necessary to insure such continuing and normal supply. Whenever,
dance o species.
by reason of the destruction of valuable agricultural crops through
the overabundance of any species of migratory game birds during
either an open or closed season specified in these regulations, the
lengthening of an open season or the increase of the daily bag and
possession limits or a change in the manner, method or hours of such
taking will operate to reduce the destruction of valuable agricultural
crops, then, in such event the applicable season or daily bag and pos-
session limits may be increased or the manner, method or hours of
taking changed for such fixed period or time to the extent necessary
onMaximum open
-
to conserve such valuable agricultural crops. In no event shall any
season be lengthened to provide an open season of more than 3Y
months.
Determination of
The facts as to the decrease in distribution and abundance of any
species of migratory game birds requiring a shortening of seasons or
reductions of daily bag and possession limits, or as to the destruction
ance of orders.
of valuable agricultural crops requiring the lengthening of seasons or
other remedial action, shall be determined by the Secretary and in
accordance therewith he shall issue applicable orders which shall
become effective when published in the Federal Register.
Specific injury.- Upon receipt by the Director, or the Regional
Director in the region where the injury occurs, of information from
the owner, tenant, or sharecropper that migratory birds are injuring
his crops or other interests on the land on which he resides, together
--
n
relxsTarmstroBot (talk)
8
^^
wgeme
1144
[58 STAT.
�
