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 S. R. A.— B. S. 21. \ ^ J Issued July 1, 1918. 
 
 United StatesT5epartment of Agriculture. 
 
 BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
 E. W. Nelson, Chief of Bureau. 
 
 SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
 
 REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE COLLECTING OF BIRDS AND 
 THEIR NESTS AND EGGS ON FEDERAL BIRD RESERVATIONS 
 FOR SCIENTIFIC AND PROPAGATING PURPOSES. 
 
 By virtue of the authority conferred upon the Secretary of Agri- 
 culture by Section 84 of the Act of Congress entitled " An act to 
 codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," ap- 
 proved March 4, 1909 (35 Stat., 1088). the following rules and 
 regulations to permit and govern the collecting of birds and their 
 nests and eggs for scientific and propagating purposes on lands of 
 the United States set apart and reserved as breeding grounds for 
 birds by law. proclamation, or Executive order, are hereby pre- 
 scribed, effective June 15, 1918: 
 
 REGULATION 1. 
 
 When compatible with the conservation of the birds and with the laws of the 
 State or Territory in which the reservation is situated, permits to collect birds 
 and their nests and eggs for scientific and propagating purposes may be issued 
 by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
 
 REGULATION 2. 
 
 Applications for permits must be addressed to the Secretary of Agriculture, 
 Washington, D. C, and must contain the following information: The name of 
 the reservation; the time when the collection is to be made: the names of the 
 species and the number of specimens of each species desired; the purpose of 
 
 the collection; and the name and address of the individual or institution mak- 
 ing the application. 
 
 REGULATION 3. 
 
 Within three months after collecting birds, their nests, or eggs, permittees 
 shall report to the Secretary of Agriculture the names of the species and the 
 number of specimens of each species collected, the name of the reservation on 
 
 which the species were taken, the dates between which the collection was made, 
 and the disposition made of the specimens collected. 
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 REGULATION 4. 
 
 Specimens of birds and their nests and eggs required for use in the official 
 Investigations of the Bureau of Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture, 
 may be collected by employees of the bureau in accordance with the laws of the 
 State or Territory in which the reservation is situated, at such times as the 
 chief of said bureau may designate. 
 
 The order of April 8, 1916 (S. R. A.-B. S. 8), is hereby revoked. 
 
 In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and the 
 official seal of the United States Department of Agriculture, in the 
 District of Columbia this 15th day of June. 1918. 
 
 | skat,.] D. F. Houston, 
 
 Secret art/ of Agricultwre. 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
 
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