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birds, such as domesticated canaries, parrots, or such other spe- 

 cies as the Secretary of Agriculture may designate. 



The importation of the mongoose, the so-called " flying-foxes" 

 or fruit bats, the English sparrow, the starling, or such other 

 birds or animals as the Secretary of Agriculture may from time 

 to time declare injurious to the interest of agriculture or horti- 

 culture is hereby prohibited, and such species upon arrival at any 

 of the ports of the United States shall be destroyed or returned 

 at the expense of the owner. The Secretary of the Treasury is 

 hereby authorized to make regulations for carrying into effect 

 the provisions of this section. 



SEC. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons 

 to deliver to any common carrier or for any common carrier to 

 transport from one State or Territory to another State or Terri- 

 tory, or from the District of Columbia or Alaska to any State 

 or Territory, or from any State or Territory to the District of 

 Columbia or Alaska, any foreign animals or birds the importa- 

 tion of which is prohibited, or the dead bodies or parts thereof 

 of any wild animals or birds where such animals or birds have 

 been killed in violation of the laws of the State, Territory, or 

 District in which the same were killed : Provided, That nothing 

 herein shall prevent the transportation of any dead birds or ani- 

 mals killed during the season when the same may be lawfully 

 captured and the export of which is not prohibited by law in the 

 State, Territory, or District in which the same are killed. 



SEC. 4. That all packages containing such dead animals, 

 birds, or parts thereof, when shipped by interstate commerce, as 

 provided in Section 1 of this act, shall be plainly and clearly 

 marked, so that the name and address of the shipper and the 

 nature of the contents may be readily ascertained on inspection 

 of the outside of such packages. For each evasion or violation 

 of this act the shipper shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not 

 exceeding two hundred dollars; and the consignee knowingly 

 receiving such articles so shipped and transported in violation of 

 this act shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding two 

 hundred dollars; and the carrier knowingly carrying or trans- 

 porting the same shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not exceed- 

 ing two hundred dollars. 



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