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any other than a dwelling, and, with warrant, to search any dwell- 

 ing, if he shall have reason to suspect that there is concealed therein 

 any migratory bird, or any part, nest, or egg thereof, which has 

 been taken, or is possessed, contrary to the provisions of this Act 

 or of any regulation made pursuant thereto. The several judges 

 of the courts established under the laws of the United States and 

 United States commissioners may, within their respective jurisdic- 

 tions, upon proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue 

 warrants in such cases. All such migratory birds, or parts, nests, or 

 eggs thereof, when found, shall be seized and held, and, upon con- 

 viction of the offender, shall be forfeited to the United States and 

 disposed of as directed by the court. 



Sec. 5. That any person, association, partnership, or corpora- 

 tion who shall violate any of the provisions of said convention or 

 of this Act, or shall violate or fail to comply with any regulation 

 made pursuant to this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, 

 and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500, or 

 be imprisoned not more than six months, or both. 



Sec. 6. That nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent 

 the several States and Territories from making and enforcing laws 

 and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of said con- 

 vention, or of this Act, or of any regulation made pursuant to this 

 Act. 



Sec. 7. That there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys 

 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, available until expended, 

 for the expenses of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act 

 and regulations made pursuant thereto, including the payment of 

 such rent and the employment of such persons and means as the 

 Secretary of Agriculture may deem necessary, in the city of Wash- 

 ington and elsewhere, and for cooperation with local authorities in 

 the protection of migratory birds and necessary investigations con- 

 nected therewith the sum of $170,000, and in addition the unex- 

 pended balance of any sum appropriated by the Agricultural ap- 

 propriation Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seventeen 

 for enforcing the provisions of the Act approved March fourth, nine- 

 teen hundred and thirteen, relating to the protection of migratory 

 game and insectivorous birds. 



Sec. 8. That this act shall become effective immediately upon 

 its passage and approval. 



