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REGULATION 2. CLOSED SEASON AT NIGHT 



A daily closed season on all migratory game and insectivorous birds shall extend 

 from sunset to sunrise. 



REGULATION 3. CLOSED SEASON ON INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS 



A closed season on migratory insectivorous birds shall continue throughout each 

 year, except that the closed season on reedbirds or ricebirds in New Jersey, Pennsyl- 

 vania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, and 

 South Carolina shall commence November i and end August 30, next following, both 

 dates inclusive: Provided, That nothing in this or any other of these regulations shall 

 be construed to prevent the issue of permits for collecting birds for scientific purposes 

 in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in the respective States and Terri- 

 tories and the District of Columbia. 



REGULATION 4. CLOSED SEASON ON CERTAIN GAME BIRDS 



A closed season shall continue until September i, 1918, on the following migratory 

 game birds: Band-tailed pigeons, little brown, sandhill, and whooping cranes, wood 

 ducks, swans, curlew, willet, and all shore birds except the black-breasted and golden 

 plover, Wilson or jacksnipe, woodcock, and the greater and lesser yellowlegs. 



A closed season shall also continue until September i, 1918, on rails in California 

 and Vermont and on woodcock in Illinois and Missouri. 



REGULATION 5. ZONES 



The following zones for the protection of migratory game and insectivorous birds 

 are hereby established. 



Zone No. 1, the breeding zone, comprising the States of Maine, New Hampshire, 

 Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Penn- 

 sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, 

 Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Colo- 

 rado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington — 31 states. 



Zone No. 2, the wintering zone, comprising the States of Delaware, Maryland, 

 District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 

 Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, 

 Arizona, and California — 17 States, — and the District of Columbia. 



REGULATION 6. CONSTRUCTION 



For the purpose of regulations 7 and 8 each period of time therein prescribed as a 

 closed season shall be construed to include the first and last day thereof. 



REGULATION 7. CLOSED SEASONS IN ZONE NO. 1 



Waterfowl. — The closed season on waterfowl, including coots and gallinules, shall 

 be between December 21 and September 6 next following, except as follows: 



Exceptions: In Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York (except Long Island), 

 Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia the closed season shall be 

 between January i and September 15; 



In Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Long Island, New Jersey, Pennsyl- 

 vania, Washington, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada the closed season shall be between 

 January 16 and September 30; and 



