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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 54, 55. MARCH lo, 1934 . game sanctuaries or refuges shall be unlawful except as hereinafter provided, and any person violating any provision of this Act or any of the rules and regulations made under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction in any United States court be fined in a sum of not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. SEC. 3 . That the Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce shall execute the provisions of this Act, and they are hereby jointly authorized to make all needful rules and regulations for the admin- istration of such fish and game sanctuaries or refuges in accordance with the purpose of this Act, including regulations not in contra- vention of State laws for hunting, capturing, or killing predatory animals, such as wolves, coyotes, foxes, pumas, and other species destructive to livestock or wild life or agriculture within the limits of said fish and game sanctuaries or refuges : P rovide d, That the present jurisdiction of the States shall not be altered or changed without the legislative approval of such States. Approved, Marc h 10, 1934 . [CHAPTER 55 .1 AN ACT To promote the conservation of wild life, fish, and game, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce are authorized to provide expert assistance to and to cooperate with Federal, State, and other agencies in the rearing, stocking, and increasing the supply of game and fur- bearin g ani mals a nd fi sh, i n com bating dise ases, and in developing a Nation-wide program of wild-life conservation and rehabilitation. SEC. 2 . The Secretary of A gricu lture and the Secretary of Com- merce are authorized to make such investigations as they may deem necessary to determine the effects of domestic sewage, trade wastes, and other polluting substances on wild life, with special reference to birds, mammals, fish, and shellfish, and to make reports to the Con- gress of their investigations with recommendations for remedial measures. Such investigations shall include studies of methods for the recovery of wastes and the collation of data on the progress being made in these fields for the use of Federal, State, municipal, and private agencies. SEC. 3. (a) Whenever the Federal Government through the Bureau of Reclamation or otherwise, impounds water for any us e, opport unity shall be given to the Bure au of Fish eries and/o r the Bureau of Biological Survey to make such uses of the impounded waters for fish-culture stations and migratory-bird resting and nesting areas as are not inconsistent with the primary use of the waters and/or the constitutional rights of the States. In the cas e of any wate rs he retofo re im pounde d by the U nited State s, th rough the Bureau of Reclamation or otherwise, the Bureau of Fisheries and/or the Bureau of Biological Survey may consult with the Bureau of Reclama tion or ot her govern mental agen cy control ling the impounded waters, with a view to securing a greater biological use of the waters not inconsistent with their primary use and/o r the constitutional rights of the States and make such proper uses thereof as are not inconsistent with the primary use of the waters and/or the constitutional rights of the States. 86637--34--26 Exception. Punishment for. 401 Administrative pro- visions. Proviso. State jurisdiction, etc. March 10, 1934. [S. 2529.] [Public, No. 121 .] Conservation of wild life, fish, and game. C ooper ativ e pr omo- tion of, authorized. Effects of polluting substances . Studies, reports, etc ., to be made. Us es of impou nded waters for fish culture, m igrat ory bird refug es, etc.