Executive Order 1049

It is hereby ordered that the volcanic islets, commonly known as the Bogoslof islands of the Aleutian archipelago, Alaska, located approximately in latitude fifty-three degrees, fifty-eight minutes North, longitude one hundred and sixty-seven degrees, fifty-three minutes West from Greenwich, be and the same are hereby reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a preserve and breeding ground for native 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 birds within the limits of this reservation, 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 and which are prohibited by law.

This reserve to be known as the Bogoslof Reservation.

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 * March 3, 1909.