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tion of Oregon and Washington lying east of the summit of the Cascade Moun- 

 tains the open season shall be from September 16 to December 31 ; 



In Utah and in that portion of Oregon and Washington lying west of the 

 summit of the Cascade Mountains the open season shall be from October 1 to 

 Januai-y 15; and 



In Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana the open season 

 shall be from November 1 to January 31. 



Woodcoclc. — ^The open seasons for woodcock shall be as follows : 



In Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Khode Island, Connecti- 

 cut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, 

 Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Da- 

 kota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas the open season shall be from 

 October 1 to November 30 ; and 



In Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, 

 South Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, 

 Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma the open season shall be from November 1 to 

 December 31. 



Doves. — The open seasons for mourning doves shall be as follows: 



In Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illi- 

 nois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New 

 Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, California, Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon the 

 open season shall be from September 1 to December 15 ; and 



In North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, 

 and Mississippi the open season shall be from October 16 to January 31. 



[As amended October 25, 1918, July 28, 1919, July 9, 1920, and May 17, 1921.] 

 REGULATION 5.— BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS. 



A person may tajie in any one day during the open seasons prescribed there- 

 for in Regulation 4 not to exceed the following numbers of migratory game 

 birds, which numbers shall include all birds taken by any other person who 

 for hire accompanies or assists liim in taking migratory birds : 



Ducks (except wood duck and eider ducks). — ^Twenty-five in the aggregate of 

 all kinds. 



Oeese. — ^Eight in the aggregate of aU kinds. 



Brant. — Bight. 



Rails, coot, and gallinules (except sora). — Twenty-five in the aggregate of all 

 kinds. 



Sora. — Fifty. 



Black-iellied and golden plovers and greater and lesser yellowlegs. — Fifteen 

 In the aggregate of all kinds. 



Wilson snipe, or jacksnipe. — ^Twenty-five. 



Woodcock. — Six. 



Doves (mourning). — Twenty-five. 



[As amended October 25, 1918, July 28, 1919, and March 3, 1921.] 



REGULATION 6.— SHIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN 

 MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS. 



Waterfowl (except wood duck, eider ducks, and swans), rails, coot, galli- 

 nules, black-belUed and golden plovers, greater and lesser yellowlegs, wood- 

 cock, Wilson snipe or jacksnipe, and mourning doves and parts thereof legally 

 taken may be ti'ansported In or out of the State where taken during the respec- 

 tive open seasons in that State, and may be Imported from Canada during the 

 open season in the Province where taken, in any manner, but not more than the 

 number thereof that may be taken In two days by one person under these regu- 



