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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 261. JUNE 15, 1935. administ ering s uch are as, for the pro tection of cert ain migr atory birds, for the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and regulations thereunder, and for other purposes", approved March 16, 1934 (48 Stat . 451), is amended so as to read as follows : " That no person over sixteen years of age shall take any migratory waterfowl unless at the time of such taking he carries on his person an une xpired Federal migrato ry-bird hunting stamp v alidate d by hi s signature written by himself in ink across the face of the stamp prior to his taking such birds ; except that no such stamp shall be required for the taking of migratory waterfowl by Federal or State institutions or official agencies, or for propagation, or by the resident owner, tenant, or share cropper of the property or officially desig- nated agencies of the Department of Agriculture for the killing, under such restrictions as the Secretary of Agriculture may by regula tion pr escribe, of suc h waterf owl whe n found injurin g crops or other property. Any person to whom a stamp has been sold under this Act shall upon request exhibit such stamp for inspection to any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture author- ized to enforce the provisions of this Act or to any officer of any State or any political subdivision thereof authorized to enforce game laws." SEC . 2 . That section 2 of said Act is amended so as to read as follows "SEC. 2 . That the stamps required by this Act shall be issued and sold by the Post Office Department under regulations pr e- scribed by the P ostmaster General : Provided, That the stamps shall be sold at a ll post offices of the fir st- and second-class and at such others as the Postmaster General shall direct. For each such stamp sold under the provisions of this Act there shall be collected by the Post Office Department the sum of $1. No such stamp shall be valid under any circumstances to authorize the taking of migra- tory waterfowl except in compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations and then only when the person so taking such waterfowl shall himself have written his signature in ink across the face of the stamp prior to such taking. Each such stamp shall expire and be void af ter the 30th da y of Ju ne next succeed ing its issuance and all such stamps remaining unsold by the Post Office Department at the expiration of said June 30 shall be destroyed by said Department. No stamp sold under this Act shall be redeem- able by said Department in cash or in kind ." SEc. 3. That section 4 of said Act is amended by striking out the word "postmaster" in the second line of said section and substituting in lieu thereof the words "Post Office Department" and by striking out subdivision (b) of said section and substituting in lieu thereof the following t" ( b ) The rema inder s hall be availab le for e xpenses in exec uting his A ct, the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and any other Act to carry into effect any treaty for the protection of migratory birds, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and also including advance allo tments to be ma de by t he Secre tary of Agricul ture to the Pos t Office Departmen t at such times and in such amounts as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Postmaster General for direct expenditure by the Post Office Department for engraving, printing, issuing, selling, and accounting for migratory bird hunting stamps and moneys received from the sale thereof, personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and for such other ex penses as may be neces sary in exec uting t he dutie s and f unctions requir ed of th e Posta l Servic e 379 Hunting stamps quirement. Exce ptions ; regula- tions by Secretary of Agriculture. Inspection of stamp. Issue of, by Post Of- fice Department. Provi so. Sale of. Fees. Valid ity p rovis ions. Exp ira ti on date. Uns old st amp s. Redemptions. Migratory bird con- servation fund. Stamp f e es ; account- ing. Vol. 48, p . 452. Funds available for administrative ex- penses. Post, p. 1446. Advances to Post Office Department.
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