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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1932. Regulation 4, "Open Seasons on and Possessic.n of Certain Migra- tory Game Birds," IS amended 80 as to read as follows: 2521 REGULATION 4. - - oPEN SEASONS ON AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN Open IIeIIIIOnB. MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS For the purpose of this regulation, e&eh period of time herein pre- ~meOODStrued. scribed as an open season shall be construed to include the first and 'M.8J~' pp. 2«1, 2476, last days thereof. Waterfowl (except snow geese in Florida and all States north thereof U:d-:JUJaUODS u, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, Ross's goose, cackling goose, wood . duck, ruddy duck, bufllehead duck, and swans), rails, coot, galli- nules, woodcock, Wilson's snipe or jacksnipe, mourning doves, and band-tailed pigeons may be taken each day from half an hour before sunrise to Sllliset during the open seasons prescribed therefor in this regulation, exc6pt that the hour for the commencement of hunting waterfowl, rttils, gallinules, coot, and Wllson's snipe on the opening day of the season shall be 12 o'clock noon; and they may be taken by the means and in the numbers permitted by regulations 3 and 5 hereof, respectively, and when so taken may be possessed in the numbers permitted by regulation 5 any day in any State, TerritoryLor Dis- trict during the period constituting the open season where killed and for an additional period of 10 days next succeeding said open season, but no such bird shall be possesSed in a. State, Territo~, or District at a. time when such State, Territory, or District prohibits the pos- session thereof. Nothing herein shall be deemed to permit the taking Hunting OD refuges of migratory birds on any refuge established under the :Migratory fO~!1' 1222 Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222 -1226), u. s. tf.; supp. VI , nor on any area of the United States set aside by any other law, p.230. proclamatIOn, or Executive order for use as a. wild-life refuge except ill so far e.s may be permitted by the Secretary of Agriculture under existing law, nor on any area adjacent to any such refuge when such area is designated as a closed area under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Waterfowl (except snow geese in Florida and all States north thereof Geographltal lImlta. bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, Ross's goose, cackling goose, wood tlOnB. duck, "'Il11dy duck, bufflehead duck, and swans) and coot. -The open seasons for waterfow1 (except snow geese in Florida and all States north thereof bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, Ross's goose, cackling goose, wood duck, ruddy duck, bufilehead duck, and swans) and coot shall be as follows: In Maine, New Hampshirel Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York (except Long Island), West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kan"3as, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, the open season shall be from October 16 to December 15; In Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada, the open season shall be from Oct.ober 1 to November 30; In that portion of New York known as Long Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Kentucky, California, and in that portion of Texas Jying west and north of a line beginning on the Rio Grande River directly west of the town of Del Rio, Tex.; thence east to the town of Del Rio; thence easterly following the center of the main track of the Southern Pacific Railroad through the towns of Spofford, Uvalde, and Hondo; thence to the point where the Southern Pacific Railroa.d crosses the International & Great Northern Railway at or near San Antonio; thence following the center of the track of said