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 PROCLAMATIONS-JULY 29, 1948 (d) Applications for permits. Applications for permits shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary, and shall be addressed to the Director of Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington 25, D. C. (e) Marking of packages. Every package in which migratory birds or parts, nests, or eggs thereof, are shipped wholly within a State or Territory or the District of Columbia, or in which such birds or parts or eggs thereof are transported by any means whatever from one State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, to, into, or through another State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or to a foreign country, shall be plainly and clearly marked, labeled, or tagged on the outside thereof to show the names and addresses of the consignor and consignee, the contents of the package, the number of the permit, under authority of which it is shipped or transported, and the purpose for which the birds or parts, nests, or eggs are being shipped or trans- ported. § 1.9 Permits to kill, frighten, or otherwise herd migratory birds injurious to agriculture or other interests-(a) Injuries resulting from over abundance of migratory birds. Whenever by reason of the de- struction or threatened destruction of valuable agricultural crops through the over abundance of any species of migratory game birds during either an open or a closed season specified in § 1.4 of this sub- Ante p. 1538. chapter, the lengthening of the open season or an increase of the daily bag and possession limits, or a change in the manner, method, or hours of such taking, will operate to reduce the destruction of valuable agricultural crops, then, in such event, the applicable season or daily bag and possession limits may be increased, or the manner, method, or hours of taking changed, for such fixed period or time to the extent necessary to conserve such valuable agricultural crops. The facts as to the destruction of valuable agricultural crops requiring the length- ening of seasons or other remedial action shall be determined by the Secretary, and in accordance therewith he shall issue applicable orders which shall become effective when published in the Federal Register. In no event shall any season be lengthened to provide an open season of more than 3Y2 months. (b) Injuries over an extensive area. When information is furnished the Secretary that any species of migratory bird has become, under extraordinary conditions, seriously injurious to agriculture or other interests in any extensive area, an investigation will be made to determine the nature and extent of the injury, whether the birds alleged to be doing the damage should be killed, frightened, or other- wise herded, and, if so, during what times, hours, and by what methods and means. Upon such determination an appropriate order will be made by the Secretary. (c) Localized injuries. Upon receipt by the Director, or the Re- gional Director in the region where the injury occurs, of information from the owner, tenant, or sharecropper that migratory birds are injuring his crops or other interests on the land on which he resides, together with a statement of the location of the land, the nature of the crops or other interests being injured, the extent of such injury, and the particular species of birds committing the injury, an investi- gation will be made, and if it is determined from such investigation that the injury complained of its substantial and can be so abated, permits to kill, frighten, or otherwise herd the birds may be issued by the Director, or by the Regional Director if authorized by the Di- rector, in which permits will be specified the time during which, the means and methods by which, and the person or persons by whom the birds may be killed, frightened, or herded, and the disposition to be made of the birds killed, and such other restrictions as may be deemed necessary and appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case. 62 STAT.] 1545

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