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ments suitable for killing or taking fish, it shall be presumed that the vessel and 

 apparatus were used in violation of this. Act until it is otherwise sufficiently proved. 

 And every vessel, its tackle, apparatus, or implements so seized shall be given into the 

 custody of the United States marshal of either of the districts mentioned in section 

 three of this Act, and shall be held by him subject to the proceedings provided for in 

 section two of this Act. The facts in connection with such seizure shall be at once 

 reported to the United States district attorney for the district to which the vessel so 

 seized shall be taken, whose duty it shall be to institute the proper proceedings. 



Sec. 5. That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall have power to make rules 

 and regulations not inconsistent with law to carry into effect the provisions of this Act. 

 And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to enforce the pro- 

 visions of this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder, and for that purpose 

 he may employ, through the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Navy, 

 the vessels of the United States Revenue-Cutter Service and of the Navy: Provided, 

 however, That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as affecting any exist- 

 ing treaty or convention between the United States and any foreign power. 



Approved, June 14, 1906. 



FISHERY REGULATIONS. 



1. During the inspection of the salmon fisheries by the agents and representatives 

 of this Department, they shall have at all times free and unobstructed access to all 

 canneries, salteries, and other fishing establishments, and to all hatcheries. 



2. All persons, companies, or corporations owning, operating, or using any trap-net, 

 pound-net, or fish-wheel for taking salmon or other fishes shall cause to be placed in a 

 conspicuous place on said trap-net, pound-net, or fish-wheel the name of the person, 

 company, or corporation owning, operating, or using same, together with a distinctive 

 number, letter, or name which shall identify each particular trap-net, pound-net, or 

 fish-wheel, said lettering and numbering to consist of black figures and letters, not 

 less than six inches in length, painted on white ground. 



3. All persons, companies, or corporations engaged in canning salmon shall forward 

 to the Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C, 

 three copies of each and every different can label which it is designed to place upon the 

 canned product. 



Charles Nagel, Secretary. 



REGULATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF FUR-BEARING ANIMALS IN ALASKA. 



[Alaska Fisheries Service — Circular No. l.o] 



March 8, 1911. 



To whom it may concern : 



Section 4 of " An act to protect the seal fisheries of Alaska, and for other purposes, " 

 approved April 21, 1910, provides that — 



No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur seal, or other fur-bearing 

 animal, within the limits of Alaska Territory or in the waters thereof; and every 

 person guilty thereof shall, for each offense, be fined not less than two hundred nor 

 more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both; 

 and all vessels, their tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargo found engaged in violation 

 of this section shall be forfeited; but the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall 

 have power to authorize the killing of any such mink, marten, sable, fur seal, or other 



oThe sundry civil bill passed by Congress March 4, 1911, provided for a reorganization and expansion 

 of the Alaska service of the Bureau of Fisheries, as referred to on page 65 of this report. This circular, 

 while by its date not strictly within the scope of the report for 1910, is printed here for its usefulness in 

 connection with the other laws now administered by the Alaska fisheries service. 



