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limits fixed by law) whenever deemed necessary by reason of local or relative 

 scarcity of the species, or other causes ; to examine at Seattle or San 

 Francisco any or all hides, skins, heads, horns, trophies, specimens, live 

 game animals, or game birds from Alaska, whether shipped as personal 

 baggage or otherwise ; to detain, if necessary, at said ports any consignment 

 of game animals or birds or any part thereof not forwarded in conformity 

 with these regulations, and to require tiie returri of the same either to 

 original port of shipment or to the Collector of Customs at Sitka, Alaska. 

 Owners and masters of vessels will accept all consignments subject to these 

 conditions. In case of return all expenses of reshipment will be paid by 

 the vessel transporting the goods from Alaska ; and the master of said vessel 

 must file at Seattle or San Francisco a customs receipt for all goods returned 

 to Alaska. 



g. Packing Trophies 



All trophies (including hides, skins, robes, antlers, horns, skulls, and 

 similar specimens not intended for scientific purposes) must be exhibited to 

 an officer of the customs or packed so that they can be readily examined, 

 and the package must bear the name and address of the shipper. Trophies 

 must not be concealed in personal baggage so as to prevent examination ; 

 and packages supposed to contain trophies improperly packed may be 

 refused transportation until satisfactory evidence as to contents has been 

 presented. Common carriers are enjoined to make every effort to carry out 

 the spirit of this regulation. 



10. Special Manifest required 



All consignments of trophies, specimens, or live animals, whether shipped 

 as personal baggage or otherwise, must be declared before an officer of the 

 customs and accompanied by a special manifest to be forwarded to the 

 Collector of Customs at San Francisco, Calif, or the Deputy Collector of 

 Customs at Seattle, Wash. In case the point of shipment is not a regular 

 port of entry, the shipper will deliver the invoice to the master of the vessel, 

 who shall declare the goods and surrender the invoice to the proper officer 

 of customs at the port of delivery. 



11. Examination of Shipments 



Hides, skins, heads, horns, trophies, or specimens arriving at Seattle or 

 San Francisco, not covered by permits or shipped contrary to these regu- 

 lations, will be held for examination by officers of the Customs, promptly 

 reported, and released only upon instructions from the Treasury Department ; 

 provided that all goods not released within sixty (60) days after arrival shall 



