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 576 Tuly 5,1932. [H. R. 7505.] [Public, No. 253 .] Canal Zone . Regulations for pro- tection of birds, etc., to be prescribed . Hunting, etc., other. wise, unl awful. Punishment. July 5, 1932 .	[H. R. 7507.1	[Public, No. 254.] Canal Zone. Radio equipment on Certain v essels using por ts of. Vessels in transit ex- cepted. Punishment. July 5, 1932. [H. R. 7509 .] [Public, No. 255 .] 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 420-422 . JULY 5,1932. [CHAPTER 420.] AN ACT To provide for the protection of birds and their nests in the Canal Zone. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled Tha t the Gover nor of the Panama Canal is hereby empowered and directed to make and publish suitable regulations, from time to time, for the protection of birds and their nests within the Canal Zone, and to prescribe the form and manner in which birds may be hunted therein and the kinds of birds that may be hunted and that shall not be molested. SEC. 2 . That it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, willful ly disturb, or k ill any bird of any kind whatever, or to take the eggs of any bird, wi thin the Canal Zo ne, exce pt in th e form and manner permitted by the regulations provided -fo r by this Act. SEC. 3. That a violation of any of the regulations established under this Act shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment in jail for not more than thirty days for each offense. Approved, July 5, 1932. [CH APT ER 421 .] AN ACT To regulate radio equipment on ocean-going vessels using the ports of the Canal Zone. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That it shall be unlawful for any ocean-going vessel carrying fifty or more persons, including passengers and crew, to leave or attempt to leave any port of the Canal Zone unless such vessel shall be equipped with an efficient a ppar atus for rad io c ommu nica tion , in goo d wo rkin g order, in charge ofa pers on ski lled in the use of such apparatus, which apparatus shall be capable of transmitting and receiving messages for a distance of at least one hundr ed miles, night or day. This require- ment shall not apply to vessels merely transiting the canal or to vessels plying between Canal Zone ports and ports less than two hundred miles therefrom. SEC. 2 . That any vessel leaving or attempting to leave a Canal Zone port not equipped as required by section 1 of this Act shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $5,000, and each such departure or attempted departure shall constitute a separate offense. Fines shall be recovered in the district court of the Canal Zone, and the amount so recovered shall be a lien upon such vessel, and it may be seized and sold to satisfy same, as well as all costs of the court proceedings. Approved, July 5, 1932. [CHAPTER 422 .] AN ACT To authorize certain officials of the Canal Zone to administer oaths and to sum- mon witnesses to testify in matters within the jurisdiction of such officials Be it enact ed by th e Set4te and Hou se of Re presenta tives of the Canal Zone. United States o f America in Congress assembled, Th at m embe rs of Certain officials of, authorized to adminis- the b oard of lo cal inspe ctors, cu stoms offi cers, qua ranti ne of fice rs, a nd ter oaths. admeasurers, appointed by the Governor of the Panama Canal, are hereby authorized to administer oaths for the purpose of certifying the correctness of official papers.