nerd is met by certain provisions of the so-called Efficiency 

 and Economy Bill being considered by the legislature. 



3. More explicit provisions for the creation and regulation 

 of game preserves, game refuges, and game breeding grounds, 

 on state parks, state forests, national forests and on other 

 public or private grounds. A bill has been introduced by 

 the Game and Fish Committee of the house of representatives 

 covering this defect. 



4. Reduction of bag limits of game birds and the protection 

 of some species for a stated period. Bills are also under way 

 to remedy this serious fault in the present law. 



5. Further restrictions as to the employment of motor boats, 

 automobiles, destructive fire-arms, and other modern, un- 

 sportsmanlike devices for killing. 



6. Compliance with the federal regulations in all cases of 

 disagreement or discrepancy between the state and federal 

 law. 



7. The prohibition of aliens from hunting or killing game 

 birds or animals at all in Minnesota, and thus preventing cer- 

 tain foreign elements from being a contributing factor in the 

 extermination of song and insectivorous birds as well as game 

 animals and birds. 



8. Some adequate legislation to secure protection from 

 loose, now being driven beyond our borders only to be ruth- 



ssly slaughtered without let or hindrance in Canada, and 

 rtiich may save for the future a fair supply of this noble 

 ime animal. 



This list includes most of the great things needed in our 

 ime legislation at present, most of which points are covered 

 >y pending bills, some of them originated after careful inves- 

 tigation by the committees on game and fish. There appears 

 be a fair chance for the enactment of most of the pending 

 leasures, if they can be reached for consideration in time. 

 A complete revision and modification of the Minnesota game 

 law is needed on account of such a great number of amend- 

 lents having been attached from time to time, causing con- 

 liction and obscurity in many instances, but such an under- 

 taking requires considerable time and careful study, and 

 should be deferred until the next session of the legislature. 



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