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7c V.l-.oci I: M«y Concern: 



AJ vou iic sac, oaiioiul press has eottcn the story »i>0"' <^^ "gift* Elmer PurccU tad I gave to the FLfst Liuiy, 

 C:t Eiibscaucal laveebgttioa tod impCiuIuiK prosecution by the U. S. Fish tnd WUdlife, Divoeion of Liw 

 Lr.'.^ncz^^l ixui the U. S. Justice DeputsicnL Mra. Clinton'* dnauaiatcher (which wjj; aaalyrcd by the 

 isxltiisosj&a lafititution) coatained 11 fcslhen picked up from the ground by my son ind I it the Columbia 

 Fv;vert>aaii Zoo, Columbi*. SO, 3 jivea la mo by • hunter, «nd 2 I plucked from t ro»d-kilI owi. 



Ir; the cuic of IlliaoLs, ALL bird* wish the ezceptioii of the comjcQon bouM epurow, pi jeon uid North Anvtnam 

 slirlic^ ire "protected" by cither sUto or federal Uwt. Migratory bird* (blue jay, owl, cardinal, crows, Canadian 

 goose) an federally protected. What ioca 'prolocted* meaa? 



Th: Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1963 ctates la part '...it shall be tinltwfu] at any time, by any meani or in any 

 a:--—, to ...tails (collect), possess, offer foraale, aell. transport or cause to be transported, carry or cause to be 

 Cirric<l or received any migralory bird, any part, any ftesJ or egg of any such bird, or any product, whether or 

 wti:hir DO! maaufacturtd , which coniiei, or ia composed in whole or part, of any such bird or any part. ncC or 

 e^;; ticreof...' 



The Bald and Gold Eagle ProCecdan Act itates that it ii unlawful io:*...latowingly, or with wanton disregard for 

 the C0Q5c<;u£aces of his act, to tike (collect), possess, sell, purchase, barter, offer to sell, purchase or barter, or 

 tra£:;por. at any (use or in any trutmio my bald eagle or goldeo eagle, alive or dead, or any part, nest or egg 

 thereof, withouX being specifiadly pennitted to do so by regulation or statue.* 



Protected means you MAY NOT AT ANY TIME OR FOR ANY REASON HCK UP A FEATHERI 



Igsonuce of the law ij not an excuse to escape prosecutioii. Possession is a 'strict liability' criiae meaning it is 



irrelevant whether or not you know what you are doing is wrong. It is seeo by the federal ageocies thsl because 



you possees the feathen, yon are guilty. 

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Surely, you have an opinion iboot this national iocideat happening right here in Monticetlo. (You'd be «m«T>«< at 

 ■ icsis of the people I've heird from over this new^kapcf colusml) I am trying to mutter local public support for 



cy plight by asking you to immediately contact all the people listed below • by phone, fix, letter. Tell them what 

 ovou thxk about the situation. You may even know other people who should be eoligbteood about this true to life 



Cec'j^ UlinoLS drama. Keep in mind, in the last three days. Congress has been di&:ussing major cuts in Depart nmt 



cf Later.or which beads U.S. Fish and Wildlife. They have receotly wrestled with the Endangered Species Act and 



the I "-pa*' it has ooma to have on our citixess. 



Please ksow I am to tppear In federal ootut during the first week of August to coter a guilty plea. Tuae is crucial. 



