A^ S. R. A. — B. S. 61. Issued August 7, 1924. United States Department of Agriculture SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO GAME IN ALASKA 1 Public Resolution No. 34, 68th Congress (Senate Joint Resolution 127), approved June 7, 1924, conferred upon the Secretary of Agri- culture, effective July 1, 1924, the powers and duties theretofore con- ferred upon the Governor of Alaska with respect to the protection of wild game animals and wild birds by the act of May 11, 1908 (35 Stat. 102; compiled Laws of Alaska," 1913, sections "330-337), en- titled " An act for the protection of game in Alaska and for other purposes." In view of the foregoing, all references to the Governor of Alaska in the following laws and regulations, which will remain in force for the present, should be interpreted to refer to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Administration of the law will be by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Chief, Bureau of Bio- logical Survey, Washington, D. C. Information relating to Alaska game will be furnished by the Biological Survey or by the Chief Alaska Game Warden, Juneau, Alaska. TEXT OF THE ALASKA GAME LAW [35 Stat. 102 ; Comp. Laws of Alaska, 1913, sees. 330-337] AN ACT To amend an act entitled "An act for the protection of game in Alaska and for other purposes," approved June seventh, nineteen hundred and two Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an act entitled "An act for the protection of game in Alaska, and for other purposes," approved June seventh, nineteen hundred and two, be amended to read as follows : From and after the passage of this act the wanton destruction of wild game animals or wild birds, except eagles, ravens, and cormorants, the destruction of 1 The regulations on Alaska game recently promulgated by the Seeretary of Agri- culture are not repeated here, but will be found in Service and Regulatory Announce- ment, B. S. 59. " Regulations for the Protection of Game in Certain Localities in Alaska," and the text of the treaty, act. and regulations affecting migratory game birds in Alaska will be found in Service and Regulatory Announcement, B. S. 55, " Migratory Bird Treaty, Act. and Regulation*."... r -~ " Additional copies of this riuKHctt^oftLainsP.-Pf the two '.referred to in this footnote may be obtained froiji the U. S. ;FfH7$?tR>£$t t^&i&ricttjturej Washington, D. C, or from the Chief Alaska Grime Wardens #&n^aTrr'*iCTaska. 1151°— 24 I 2 BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY S. R. A. nests and eggs of such birds, or the killing of any wild birds other than game birds, except eagles, for the purpose of selling the same or the skins or any part thereof, except as hereinafter provided, is hereby prohibited. Game defined.— The term "game animals" shall include deer, moose, caribou, mountain sheep, mountain goats, brown bear, sea lions, and walrus. The term " game birds " shall include waterfowl, commonly known as ducks, geese, brant, and swans; shorebirds commonly known as plover, snipe, and curlew, and the several specimens of grouse and ptarmigan. Exemption*. — Nothing in this act shall affect any law now in force in Alaska relating to the fur seal, sea otter, or any fur-bearing animal, or prevent the killing of any game animal or bird for food or clothing at any time by natives, or by miners or explorers, when in need of food ; but the game animals or birds so killed during close season shall not be shipped or sold. Sec. 2. Season. — That it shall be unlawful for any person in Alaska to kill any wild game animals or birds, except during the season hereinafter provided : North of latitude sixty-two degrees, brown bear may be killed at any time; moose, caribou, sheep, walrus, and sea lions from August first to December tenth, both inclusive ; south of latitude sixty-two degrees, moose, caribou, and mountain sheep from August twentieth to December thirty-first, both inclusive ; brown bear from October first to July first, both inclusive ; deer and mountain goats from April first to February first, both inclusive; grouse, ptarmigan, shore- birds and waterfowl 2 from September first to March first, both inclusive : Provided, That no caribou shall be killed on the Kenai Peninsula before August twentieth, nineteen hundred and twelve: And provided further, That the Secre- tary of Agriculture is hereby authorized, whenever he shall deem it necessary for the preservation of game animals or birds, to make and publish rules and regulations prohibiting the sale of any game in any locality, modifying the close seasons hereinbefore established, providing different close seasons for different parts of Alaska, placing further restrictions and limitations on the killing of such animals or birds in any given locality, or prohibiting killing entirely for a period not exceeding two years in such locality. Sec. 3. Number. — That it shall be unlawful for any person to kill any female or yearling moose or for any one person to kill in any one year more than the number specified of each of the following animals : Two moose, one walrus or sea lion, three caribou, three mountain sheep, three brown bear, or to kill or have in his possession in any one day more than tw r enty-five grouse or ptarmigan or twenty-five shorebirds or waterfowl. Guns and boats. — That it shall be unlawful for any person at any time to hunt with dogs any of the game animals specified in this act ; to use a shot- gun larger than number ten gauge, or any gun other than that which can be fired from the shoulder ; or to use steam launches or any boats other than those propelled by oars or paddles in the pursuit of game animals or birds. Sec 4. Sale. — That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons at any time to sell or offer for sale any hides, skins, or heads of any game animals or game birds in Alaska, or to sell, offer for sale, or purchase, or offer to purchase, any game animals or game birds or parts thereof, during the time when the killing of such animals or birds is prohibited ; Provided, That it shall be lawful for dealers having in possession game animals or game birds legally killed during the open season to dispose of the same within fifteen days after the close of said season. Sec. 5 Licenses. — That it shall be unlawful for any nonresident of Alaska to hunt any of the game animals protected by this act, except deer and goats, without first obtaining a hunting license, or to hunt on the Kenai Peninsula without a registered guide, and such license shall not be transferable and shall be valid only during the calendar year in which issued. Each applicant shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars for such license, unless he be a citizen of the United St;ites, in which case he shall pay a fee of fifty dollars. Each license shall be accompanied by coupons authorizing the shipment of two moose if killed north of latitude sixty-two degrees, four deer, three caribou, three moun- tain sheep, throe gouts, and throe brown bear, or any part of said animals, but no more <>f any one kind. A resident of Alaska desiring to export heads or trophies of any of the game animals mentioned in Ibis act shall first obtain a shipping license, for which he shall pay ;i tee of .<4(). permitting the shipment of heads or trophies of one 2 Amended by Migratory Bird Treaty, Act, and Regulations, see footnote No. 1, page 1. B. S. 61 SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 3 moose, if killed north of latitude sixty-two degrees, four deer, two caribou, two sheep, two goats and two brown bear, but no more of any one kind ; or a ship- ping license, for which he shall pay a fee of $10, permitting the shipment of a single head or trophy of caribou or sheep ; or a shipping license, for which he shall pay a fee of $5, permitting the shipment of a single head or trophy of any goat, deer, or brown bear. Any person wishing to ship moose killed south of latitude sixty-two degrees must first obtain a special shipping license for which he shall pay a fee of $150, permitting the shipment of one moose, or any part thereof. Not more than one general license and two special moose licenses shall be issued to any one person in one year: Provided, That before any trophy shall be shipped from Alaska under the provisions of this act the person desir- ing to make such shipment shall first make and file with the customs office at the port where such shipment is to be made an affidavit to the effect that he lias not violated any of the provisions of this act; that the trophy which he desires to ship has not been bought or purchased and has not been sold and is not being shipped for the purpose of being sold, and that he is the owner of the trophy which he desires to ship, and if the trophy is that of moose, whether the animal from which it was taken was killed north or south of latitude sixty-two degrees: Provided further, That any resident of Alaska prior to September first nineteen hundred and eight, may without permit or license ship any head or trophy of any of the game animals herein mentioned upon filing an affidavit with the customs office at the port where such shipment is to be made that the animal from which said head or trophy was taken was killed prior to the pas- sage of this act. Any affidavit required by the provisions of this act may be subscribed and sworn to before any customs officer or before any officer com- petent to administer an oath. The Governor of Alaska is hereby authorized to issue licenses for hunting and shipping big game. On issuing a license he shall require the applicant to state whether the heads or trophies to be obtained or shipped under said license will pass through the ports of entry at Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, or San Francisco, California, and he shall forthwith notify the collector of customs at the proper port of entry as to the name of the holder of the license and the name and address of the consignee. All proceeds from licenses, except $1 from each fee, which shall be retained by the clerk issuing the license to cover the cost of printing and issue, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts; the amount necessary for the enforcement of this act shall be estimated for annually by the Agricultural Department and appropriated for, including the employment and salaries to be paid to game wardens herein authorized. And the Governor shall annually make a detailed and itemized report to the Secretary of Agriculture, in which he shall state the number and kind of licenses issued, the money received, which report shall also include a full statement of all trophies exported and all animals and birds exported for any purpose. And the Governor of Alaska is further authorized to employ game wardens, to make regulations for the registration and employment of guides, and fix the rates for licensing guides and rates of compensation for guiding. Every person applying for a guide license shall, at the time of making such appli- cation, make and file with the person issuing such license an affidavit to the effect that he will obey all the conditions of this act and of the regulations thereunder, that he will not violate any of the game laws or regulations of Alaska, and that he will report all violations of such laws and regulations that come to his knowledge. Any American citizen or native of Alaska, of good character, upon compliance with the requirements of this act, shall be entitled to a guide license. Any guide who shall fail or refuse to report any violation of this act, or who shall himself violate any of the provisions of this act, shall have his license revoked, and in addition shall be liable to the penalty provided in section seven of this act. and shall be ineligible to act as guide for a period of five years from the date of conviction. Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any persons, firm, or corporation, or their officers or agents, to deliver to any common carrier, or for the owner, agent, or master of any vessel, or for any other person to receive for shipment or have in possession with intent to ship out of Alaska, any wild birds, except eagles, or parts thereof, or any heads, hides, or carcasses of brown bear, caribou, deer, moose, mountain sheep, or mountain goats, or parts thereof, unless said heads, hides, or carcasses are accompanied by the required license or coupon and by a copy of the affidavit required by section five of this act : Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the collection 4 BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY S. R. A. of specimens for scientific purposes, the capture or shipment of live animals and birds for exhibition or propagation, or the export from Alaska of specimens under permit from the Secretary of Agriculture, and under such restrictions and limitations as he may prescribe and publish. It shall be the duty of the collector of customs at Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco to keep strict account of all consignments of game animals received from Alaska, and no consignment of game shall be entered until due notice thereof has been received from the Governor of Alaska or the Secretary of Agriculture, and found to agree with the name and address on the ship- ment. In case consignments arrive without licenses they shall be detained for sixty days, and if a license be not then produced said consignment shall' be forfeited to the United States and shall be delivered by the collector of customs to the United States marshal of the district for such disposition as the court may direct. Skc. 7. Penalties. — That any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall forfeit to the United States all game or birds in his possession, and all guns. traps, nets, or boats used in killing or capturing said game or birds, and shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or imprisonment not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprison- ment, in the discretion of the court. Any person making any false or untrue statements in any affidavit required by this act shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall forfeit to the United States all trophies in his possession, and shall be punished by a fine in any sum not more than two hundred dollars or imprisonment not more than three months, or by both such tine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Enforcement. — It is hereby made the duty of all marshals and deputy mar- shals, collectors or deputy collectors of customs, all officers of revenue cutters, and all game wardens to assist in the enforcement of this act. Any marshal, deputy marshal, or warden in or out of Alaska may arrest without warrant any person found violating any of the provisions of this act or any of the regulations herein provided, and may seize any game, birds, or hides, and any traps, nets, guns, boats, or other paraphernalia used in the capture of such game or birds and found in the possession of said person in or out of Alaska, and any col- lector or deputy collector of customs, or warden, or licensed guide, or any person authorized in writing by a marshal shall have the power above provided to. arrest persons found violating this act or said regulations and seize said property without warrant to keep and deliver the same to a marshal or a deputy marshal. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury upon request of the Governor or Secretary of Agriculture, to aid in carrying out the provisions of this act. Sec. 8. That all acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved May 11, 1908. AMENDMENTS [36 Stat. 1360.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That from and after the passage of this act it shall bo. lawful to kill grouse, ptarmigan, shorebirds, and waterfowl from September first to March first, both inclusive, anywhere in the Territory of Alaska. Approved March 4, 1911. [Public Res. No. 34, 68th Congress] Resolved by the Smote and ihni.se of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That, on and after July 1, 1924, the powers and duties heretofore conferred i]i)ou the Governor of Alaska by existing law for the protection of wild game animals and wild birds in Alaska are hereby conferred upon and shall be exercised by the Secretary of Agriculture; and all money available or appropriated in any act for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1925, for carrying into effect the act approved May 11. 1906, entitled "An act for the protection of game in Alaska and for other purposes," including salaries, B. a. 61 SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 5 traveling expenses of game wardens, and all other necessary expenses, is here- by transferred to the credit of the Department of Agriculture to be expended by the Secretary of Agriculture for such purposes. Approved, June 7, 1924. TERRITORIAL LEGISLATION DESTRUCTION OF GAME LChap. 62, Act of April 29, 1915.] Sec. 1. From and after the passage of this act, any person killing a deer or other wild food animal within the Territory of Alaska, with intent to wantonly destroy said animal and without making every effort to have such animal util- ized for food, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months. Sec. 2. Any person who shall have knowledge of any violation of this act and who shall fail to report the same to the authorities, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not ex- ceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding three months. REGULATIONS LICENSED GUIDES AND PACKERS Under the provisions of the Alaska game law the following rules and regu- lations have been issued by the Governor of Alaska, governing the appointment, compensation and conduct of licensed guides : 1. Licensed guides shall be of two classes, (1) white citizens of the United States, and (2) men of mixed blood leading a civilized life — Indians, Eskimos, or Aleuts — all herein referred to as natives. Guides of both classes will be appointed for the term of two years, unless their licenses are sooner revoked; and no person will be appointed a licensed guide unless he states his intention of devoting the principal part of his time during the hunting season to the business of guiding hunting parties in the game regions of the Kenai Peninsula or the terriory drained by the White or Chitina river. 2. Each licensed guide of the first class shall pay a license fee of $20 for the period for which his commission is issued or remains in effect. Each guide of the second class shall pay a license fee of $7.50 for the period for which his commission is issued or remains in effect. 3. The compensation which each guide of the first and second classes may charge for his services during the hunting season shall be at the rate of not more than $12.50 per day during the time he is employed: Provided, Any guide may, in his discretion and with the full consent of the hunting party, enter into special arrangements whereby he shall charge for his services the above- named per diem rates for a minimum period of 30 days for a hunting trip. 4. No licensed guide shall shoot or kill any moose or other game animal while engaged in conducting a hunting party. 5. An official badge is furnished to each licensed guide, who shall surrender the badge to the nearest game warden whenever his term of service shall be terminated for any cause. 6. Licensed guides, while appointed by the Governor and held general Ir- responsible to him, will be held accountable to the game wardens for their conduct while actually employed as such guides, and packers will be held responsible to the game wardens for their conduct while actually employ, such packers. 7. Packers shall be appointed by the game wardens, who shall keep a register of their names and report such registration to the Governor. The compensation of packers shall not exceed $6 per day for the period during which they are employed. 8. It shall be the duty of every guide and packer to report to the nearesl game warden, or any other officer charged with the enforcement of the game law, at the earliest possible moment any and all infractions of the law or the 6 BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY S. R. A. regulations thereunder which may have come within his observation or knowledge. 9. Whenever a guide is employed by any person or party, such guide shall, ar the expiration of the period of time for which he is employed, make a writ- ten statement to the nearest game warden in the district, stating the number of days he was employed, the number of persons guided, their names, residence, and the number of each kind of game killed ; and if nonresidents, the number of their licenses. 10. Applications for licenses should be addressed to the Governor of Alaska and be forwarded through the nearest warden, who will transmit it to the office of the Governor of Alaska with his approval or disapproval. SCIENTIFIC COLLECTING PERMITS [Effective October 1, 1908] 1. Permit*. — Hereafter the Department of Agriculture will not issue permits for the shipment of trophies, including heads or hides of game animals, since the new law requires that such trophies be shipped under regular hunting or shipping licenses issued by the Governor of Alaska. Persons desiring to collect specimens of mammals, birds, nests, or eggs in Alaska for scientific purposes must satisfy the Department that the specimens are intended for such purposes before permits will be issued, and must forward with the permit to the col- lector of customs at Seattle, Portland, or San Francisco a list showing the number of each kind of game collected under said permit before the speci- mens will be released from the customhouse. If several shipments are made under one permit, the permit should accompany the first consignment and a list of the game contained in each shipment mailed to the collector of cus- toms at the time of such shipment. Permits will be issued only to regular representatives of public museums or, under exceptional circumstances, to per- sons who are known to be making special investigations. Persons desiring to ship live animals or birds should obtain permits suffi- ciently in advance of shipment to avoid any delay when the consignments reach the customhouse. Applicants should be careful to state in each case the region where speci- mens are to be collected and the probable port and date of shipment. All permits will expire on December 31 of the year of issue, but consignments actually shipped before such expiration may be admitted upon arrival at Seattle, Port hind, or San Francisco. 2. Specimens for scientific purposes. — Packages containing specimens for scientific purposes offered for shipment must be marked " Specimens for scien- tific purposes," or words to like effect, and must bear the shipper's name and address. Inattention to these details will render packages subject to examina- tion and detention by officers of the customs. Packages of specimens addressed t<> the United States Department of Agriculture, tlie Smithsonian Institution, or the United States National Museum, if properly marked, may he shipped without permit and without examination. Packages addressed to individuals, whether officers of executive departments or not, must be accompanied by permit. 3. Live animals and birds. — Live animals or birds for exhibition or propaga- tion may he captured in a close season under permit only, and shipments must he accompanied by permits except us stated in regulation 4. Consignments offered for shipment without permit will not he refused transportation, hut may he forwarded to Seattle, Portland, or San Francisco and held there at owner's risk and expense until permits arc obtained. 4. Parks excepted. — Live animals (not exceeding 10 in one consignment) and live birds (not exceeding 25 in one consignment I may he shipped without per- mit to the Pillowing public zoological parks, if shipped directly to said parks and not i" sonic ag< hi : den Gate Park, San Francisco. Pin' (tin Park, Chicago. Menagerie of Central Park, New York City. National Zoological Park, Washington. New York Zoological Society, New York City. Zoological Society, Philadelphia. Consignments for these parks which exceed the above-mentioned limits must he accompanied by regular permits in all cases. B. S. 61 SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 7 5. Reserved rights of department. — The department expressly reserves the right to examine at Seattle. Portland, or San Francisco any or all specimens, live game animals, or game birds from Alaska, whether shipped as personal baggage or otherwise; to detain, if necessary, at said pofas any consignment of game animals or birds or any part thereof not forwarded in conformity with these regulations, and to require the return of the same either to original port of shipment or their delivery to the United States marshal for disposition in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 and 7 of the act. Owners and masters of vessels will accept all consignments subject to these conditions. In case of return, all expenses of reshipment will be paid by the vessel transport- ing the goods from Alaska; and the master of said vessel must file at Seattle, Portland, or San Francisco a customs receipt for all goods returned to Alaska. 6. Examination of shipments. — Specimens or live animals and birds arriving at Seattle or San Francisco, not covered by permits or shipped contrary to these regulations, will be held for examination by officers of the customs, promptly reported, and released only upon instructions from the Treasury Depart- ment ; provided that all goods not released within 60 days after arrival shall be returned to the port of shipment (at the expense of the vessel bringing the same) for disposition in accordance with the provisions of sections 6 and 7 of the act. All previous regulations and all special rulings of the department in conflict with these regulations are hereby revoked. SYNOPSIS OF HUNTING SEASONS, ETC. Baa: Open seasons and bag limits: Dates inclusive limit n»u m ™ a * «»i-« /south of latitude 62° Sept. 1-Dec. 31 1 Bull moose only ( north Qf ^^ 62 o A J g 20 _ Dec 31 2 Deer (males only), in southeastern Alaska east of longitude 141° 3 Sept. 16-Dec. 15 3 Caribou (except fawns), south of Arctic Circle Aug. 20-Dec. 31 3 Mountain sheep (rams only, south of Arctic Circle 3 Aug. 20-Dec. 31 3 Mountain goats (except kids), south of Arctic Circle 3 Aug. 20-Dec. 31 3 T5™„r„ k^«„ north of latitude 62° No close season 3 Brown bear ^^ Qf latUude 62 o Qct 1 _ July ± Game birds: Grouse and ptarmigan Sept. 1-Mar. 1 Duck, goose, brant, Wilson snipe or jacksnipe, black bellied and golden plovers, and yellowlegs Sept. 1-Dec. 15 No open season on — Game animals and game birds on Kruzof and Partofshikof Islands. All game animals in the Taku River Drainage.* Moose. — Females, yearlings, and calves. Mountain goats. — Kids, on Baranof and Chichagof Islands and on Kenai Peninsula east of longitude 150°. Mountain sheep. — Females and young; and on the Kenai Peninsula east of longitude 150°. Deer. — West of longitude 141° ; females and young, south of Arctic Circle. Caribou. — Fawns, south of Arctic Circle. Birds. — Except game birds, eagles, ravens, and cormorants. Restrictions on daily season and use of certain devices: Unlawful to hunt migratory birds from sunset to one-half hour before sun- rise, or with a gun larger than No. 10 gauge, or from an airplane, powerboat, sailboat, any boat under sail, or any floating device towed by powerboat or sailboat. Bag limits and possession : Unlawful to kill or have in possession more than 25 grouse or ptarmigan in one day; or to kill more than 25 ducks, 8 geese, or 8 brant, or have more than 3 See S. R. A., B. S. No. 50. * See S. R. A., B. S. No. 59, Regulation No. 3. 8 BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY S. R. A.— B. S. 61 25 in all combined in possession in one clay ; or to kill more than 15 in the aggre- gate of black-bellied and golden plovers and yellowlegs, or more than 25 Wilson snipe; or ltfive more than 25 shorebirds in the aggregate of all kinds in possession in one day ; or to kill more than 25 in the aggregate of coots and gallinules in one day. Ducks, geese, brant, coot, gallinules, and shorebirds taken in the Territory may be possessed only during the open season and the first 10 days of the close season, but such migratory game birds taken outside of the Territory and legally exported may be possessed in the Territory during the open season where taken and first 10 days of close season. Other game legally taken may be possessed for noncommercial purposes at any time. Hunting licenses: Nonresident, United States citizen, $50. Nonresident, alien. $100. Nonresident prohibited from hunting on Kenai Peninsula and in territory drained by White and Chitina Rivers, without licensed guides. No licenses required for hunting deer or goats. Shipping licenses; Resident of Alaska $40, permitting export of 1 moose taken north of latitude 62°, 4 deer, 2 caribou, 2 sheep, 2 goats and 2 brown bear. Single trophy of caribou or sheep, $10. Single trophy of deer, goat, or brown bear, $5. Special license for shipping one moose killed south of latitude 62°, $150. Not more than one general (resident $40 license) and two special moose ($150) licenses issued to one person in one year. Every person exporting game or trophies must file with the customs office at port of shipment an affidavit that he has not violated the game laws, that the trophy to b:> shipped has not been bought or purchased, has not been sold, and is not shipped for purpose of sale ; that he is the owner of the trophy, and. in case of moose, whether the animal from which it was taken was killed north or south of latitude 62°. 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