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 PROCLAMATIONS-JULY 31, 1947 1077 more than three shells at one time in the magazine and chamber combined. Such birds may be taken during the open seasons from land or water, with aid of a dog, and from a blind, boat or other floating craft not under tow or sail, except sinkbox (battery), motor- boat (excluding a boat having a detached outboard motor), and sailboat; provided, that nothing herein shall permit the taking of migratory game birds from or by means, aid, or use of an automobile or aircraft of any kind, the taking of waterfowl by means, aid, or use of cattle, horses, mules, or live duck or goose decoys, the concentrating, driving, rallying, or stirring up of waterfowl and coots by means or aid of any motor driven land, water or air conveyance or sailboat; provided further, that nothing herein shall exclude the picking up of injured or dead waterfowl by means of a motorboat, sailboat, or other craft. Waterfowl (except for propagating, scientific, or other purposes under permit issued pursuant to regulation 8), mourning doves and 8 Stat. 1143 . white-winged doves are not permitted to be taken, directly or indi- note1U. C. § 704 rectly, by means, aid, or use of shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn, or of wheat or other grain, salt, or other feed that has been so deposited, distributed, or scattered as to constitute for such birds a lure, attrac- tion, or enticement to, on, or over the area where hunters are attempt- ing to take them, provided, however, such birds may be taken over properly shocked corn and standing crops of corn, wheat, or other grain or feed, and grains found scattered solely as a result of agricul- tural harvesting. A person over 16 years of age is not permitted to take migratory waterfowl unless at the time of such taking he has on his person an unexpired Federal migratory-bird hunting stamp, validated by his signature written across the face thereof in ink. Persons not over 16 years of age are permitted to take migratory waterfowl without such stamp. Regulation 4, "Open Seasons on and Possession of Certain Migra- 16 . S.a .9704 tory Game Birds", is amended to read as follows: note. Ante, p. 1033; post, Waterfowl (except wood ducks in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Mas- pp. 1088 1094. sachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Utah West Virginia and Wyoming; snow geese in Beaverhead, Gallatin and Madison Counties in Montana, in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming and snow geese and brant in States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean; Ross' geese; and swans), coots, rails, and gallinules may be taken each day from sunrise to one hour before sunset, except that the hour for the commencement of hunting of waterfowl and coot on the first day of the season (including each first day of the split seasons) shall be 12 o'clock noon, and woodcocks, mourning or turtle doves, white- winged doves, and band-tailed pigeons from one-half hour before sun- rise to sunset, except as otherwise provided in this regulation, during the open seasons prescribed herein; and may be taken by the means and in the numbers permitted by regulations 3 and 5 hereof, and when Stat. 1138, 1141, so taken may be possessed in the numbers permitted by regulation 5 16 v. .s. C 704 during the period constituting the open season where taken and for Ane, pp. 1076, 106, an additional period of 90 days next succeeding said open season, 1037. except as prohibited by State law. Nothing herein shall be deemed to permit the taking of migratory saniuaretins or birds on any reservation or sanctuary established under the Migra- tory Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222), or 16 U. sC. 71n on any area of the United States set aside under any other law, proclamation, or Executive order for use as a bird, game, or other wildlife reservation, breeding ground, or refuge except so far as may be permitted by the Secretary of the Interior under existing law, or 61 STAT.]

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