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permits will remain practically suspended for the present, and few if any 

 permits for the shipment of trophies of moose, caribou, or sheep will be 

 issued during 1904. 



Regulations for 1904 



In accordance with the foregoing Act conferring upon the Secretary of 

 Agriculture authority to modify the close seasons for game, to provide 

 different close seasons for different parts of Alaska, to make further re- 

 strictions necessary to prevent undue destruction of game, and to prescribe 

 restrictions governing the collection of specimens for scientific purposes, the 

 capture of live animals, and the shipment of specimens and trophies, the 

 following regulations are hereby prescribed to take effect August i, 1904 : — 



I. Districts 



For the purposes of this Act, the following game districts are hereby 

 established : — 



(i) The Sitka District, comprising South-Eastern Alaska east of the 

 141st Meridian. 



(2) The Peninsula District, comprising the Aleutian Islands, the Alaska 

 and Kenai peninsulas and adjacent islands, and that part of Alaska west of 

 the 141st Meridian which drains into the Pacific Ocean. 



(3) The Yukon District, comprising North-Western Alaska north of the 

 Peninsula District, including the area drained by the Kuskokwim, Tanana, 

 Yukon, and Kowak rivers, and the area which drains into the Arctic Ocean. 



2. Seasons 



Bear. — The open season for large brown bears throughout Alaska is 

 hereby modified to extend from April i to December 31, both inclusive. 

 There is no close season for black bears. 



Deer. — The open season for deer in the Sitka game district is hereby 

 modified to extend from August i to January 31, both inclusive. 



Moose and Sheep. — The open season for moose and sheep throughout 

 Alaska is hereby modified to extend from September i to December 31, 

 both inclusive. 



Caribou. — The open season for caribou in the Yukon game district is 

 hereby modified to extend from September i to December 31, both inclusive. 

 In the Peninsula District, killing caribou on the Kenai Peninsula (except for 

 scientific purposes under special permit) is prohibited prior to September i, 

 1908. 



