﻿20 BULLETIN 22, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



Regulation 6. Zones. 



The following zones for the protection of migratory game and insectivorous birds 

 are hereby established: 



Zone No. 1, the breeding zone, comprising States lying wholly or in part north of 

 latitude 40° and the Ohio River, and including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, 

 Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South 

 Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington — 

 25 States. 



Zone No. 2, the wintering zone, comprising States lying wholly or in part south of 

 latitude 40° and the Ohio River and including Delaware, Maryland, the District of 

 Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 

 Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, 

 Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah — 23 States 

 and the District of Columbia. 



Regulation 7. Construction. 



For the purposes of regulations 8 and 9, each period of time therein prescribed as a 

 closed season shall be construed to include the first day and to exclude the last day 

 thereof. 



Regulation 8. Closed Seasons in Zone No. 1. 



Closed seasons in zone No. 1 shall be as follows: 



Waterfowl. — The closed season on waterfowl shall be between December 16 and 

 September 1 next following, except as follows: 



Exceptions: In Massachusetts the closed season shall be between January 1 

 and September 15. 



In Minnesota and North Dakota the closed season shall be between December 

 16 and September 7. 



In South Dakota the closed season shall be between December 16 and Sep- 

 tember 10. 



In New York, other than on Long Island, and in Oregon the closed season shall 

 be between December 16 and September 16. 



In New Hampshire, Long Island, New Jersey, and Washington the closed 

 season shall be between January 16 and October 1. 

 Rails. — The closed season on rails, coots, and gallinules shall be between December 

 1 and September 1 next following, except as follows: 



Exceptions: In Massachusetts and Rhode Island the closed season shall be 

 between December 1 and August 1. 



In New York and on Long Island the closed season shall be between December 

 1 and September 16; and 



On rails in California and Vermont the closed season shall be until September 

 1, 1918. 

 Woodcock. — The closed season on woodcock shall be between December 1 and 

 October 1 next following, except as follows: 



Exceptions: In Maine and Vermont the closed season shall be between Decem- 

 ber 1 and September 15. 



In Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey the closed season shall be 

 between December 1 and October 10. 



In Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and on Long Island the closed season shall 

 be between December 1 and October 15; and 



In Illinois and Missouri the closed season shall be until September 1, 1918. 



