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animals are prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture acting 

 upon recommendation of the Commission, within limits fixed 

 by act of Congress. Thus, for instance, at no time can the 

 Secretary allow female yearling or calf moose, doe yearling, 

 or female mountain sheep to be taken. 28 



Congress has also fixed the fees for game license. The 

 money collected under such fees is divided between the 

 Treasury of the United States and the school fund of the 

 territory. The expenses of administering the game laws are 

 charged against the United States Treasury and covered by 

 the Agricultural Appropriation Act each year. 29 



Congress has authorized the Secretary of Commerce to 

 make similar regulations fixing the open and closed fishing 

 season in various areas and making it unlawful to fish in 

 those areas during the closed season. 30 The United States 

 Bureau of Fisheries is charged with the administration of 

 such regulations. 31 



The territorial legislature is empowered, however, to fix 

 and collect fishing license fees 32 although most of the fish- 

 protection work is carried on by the Bureau of Fisheries 

 under direct appropriation from the United States Treasury. 

 The income from fishing licenses nets the territory over half 

 a million dollars a year. 33 



Conservation of Wild Life in Hawaii: A territorial gov- 

 ernment for Hawaii was established by act of Congress 

 April 30, 1900 34 and its powers have been increased by 



28 43 Stat. L. 743- 



29 47 Stat. L. 1454 for fiscal year 1934. 



30 43 Stat. L. 464. 



31 For details, see Chapter VI. 



32 37 Stat. L. 512 as amended 43 Stat. L. 467. 



33 Report of the Commissioner, Bureau of Fisheries (1932), p. 521. 

 84 3 1 Stat. L. 144. 



