Proposed Regulations for Migratory Birds 233 



Regulation 6. Zones 



The following zones for the protection of migratory game and insectiv- 

 orous 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 Hamp- 

 shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New 

 Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minne- 

 sota, 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 pre- 

 scribed 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. 



