ALASKAN GAME TO BE SAVED. 



Another great victory has been achieved. 

 The bill for the protection of game in 

 Alaska has passed both Houses of Con- 

 gress, has been signed by the President 

 and is now a law. For this, all sportsmen 

 are deeply indebted to that veteran fighter 

 for the birds and the wild animals, the 

 Hon. John F. Lacey, who introduced this 

 bill and has pushed it through both Houses. 



The L. A. S. has rendered valuable as- 

 sistance in this work. A large majority of 

 our members responded promptly to the 

 call sent out to them immediately after 

 Mr. Lacey introduced the Alaskan bill, 

 and thousands of letters from Congressmen 

 and Senators, to League members, have 

 been sent me. In these letters, a majority 

 of the Representatives and Senators 

 pledged their constituents unconditional 

 support of the bill, and they have made 

 good their promises. Following is the full 

 text of the bill: 



From and after the passage of this Act the wan- 

 ton destruction of wild game animals or wild birds, 

 the destruction of nests and eggs of such birds, 

 or the killing of any wild birds other than a game 

 bird, or of a wild game animal, for the purposes ot 

 shipment from Alaska is hereby prohibited. The 

 term "game animals" shall include deer, moose, 

 caribou, sheep, mountain goats, "bears, sea lions, 

 and walrus. The term "game birds" shall include 

 water fowl, commonly known as ducks, geese, brant 

 and swans; shore birds, commonly known as 

 plover, snipe and curlew, and the several species 

 of grouse and ptarmigan. Nothing in this Act shall 

 affect any law now in force in Alaska relating to 

 the fur seal, sea otter, or any fur-bearing animal 

 other than bears and sea lions, or prevent the kill- 

 ing of any game animal or bird for food or cloth- 

 ing by native Indians or Eskimo or by miners, ex- 

 plorers, or travelers on a journey when in need of 

 food; but the game animals or birds so killed shall 

 not be shipped or sold. 



It shall be unlawful for any person in Alaska to 

 kill any wild game animals or wild birds except 

 during the seasons hereinafter provided: Large 

 brown bears, April 15 to June 30, both inclusive; 

 moose, caribou, walrus, and sea lions, September 

 1 to October 31, both inclusive; deer, sheep, and 

 mountain goats, September 1 to December 15, both 

 inclusive; grouse, ptarmigan, shore birds, and water 

 fowl, September 1 to December 15, both inclusive: 

 Provided, that the Secretary of Agriculture is here- 

 by authorized whenever he shall deem it neces- 

 sary for the preservation of game animals or birds 

 to make and publish rules and regulations which 

 shall modify the close seasons hereinbefore estab- 

 lished, or provide different close seasons for dif- 

 ferent parts of Alaska, or place further restrictions 

 and limitations on the killing of such animals or 

 birds in any given locality, or to prohibit killing 

 for a period not exceeding 5 years in such locality. 

 It shall be unlawful for any person at any time 

 to kill any females or yearlings of moose, caribou, 

 deer, or sheep, or for any one person to kill in any 

 one year more than the number specified of each 

 of the following game animals: 2 moose, walrus, 

 or sea lions; 4 caribou, sheep, goats, or large 

 brown bears; 8 deer; or to kill or have in posses- 

 sion in any one day more than 10 grouse or ptar- 

 migan, or 25 shore birds or water fowl. 



It shall be unlawful for any person at any time 

 to hunt with hounds, to use a shot gun larger than 



10 gauge, or any gun other than that which 

 can be fired from the shoulder, or to use steam 

 launches or any boats other than those propelled 

 by oars or paddles in the pursuit of game animals 

 or birds. The Secretary of Agriculture ; s au- 

 thorized to make and publish such further restric- 

 tions as he may deem necessary to prevent undue 

 destruction of wild game animals or wild birds. 



It shall be unlawful for any person or persons 

 at any time to sell or offer for sale any hides, skins, 

 or heads of any game animals or game birds in 

 Alaska, or to sell, or offer for sale therein, any 

 game animals or game birds, or parts thereof, dur- 

 ing the time when the killing of said animals or 

 birds is prohibited: Provided, that it shall be law- 

 ful for dealers having in possession any game ani- 

 mals or game birds legally killed during the open 

 season to dispose of the same within 15 days after 

 the close of said season. 



It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or 

 corporation or their officers or agents to deliver to 

 any common carrier, or for the owner, agent, or 

 master of any vessel or for any other person to re- 

 ceive for shipment or have in possession with in- 

 tent to ship out of Alaska any hides or carcasses 

 of caribou, deer, moose, mountain sheep, or moun- 

 tain goat, or parts thereof, or any wild birds or 

 parts thereof: Provided, that nothing in this Act 

 shall be construed to prevent the collection of speci- 

 mens for scientific purposes, the capture or ship- 

 ment of live animals and birds for exhibition or 

 propagation, or the export from Alaska of speci- 

 mens and trophies, under such restrictions and lim- 

 itations as the Secretary of Agriculture may pre- 

 scribe and publish. 



Any person violating any of the provisions of 

 this Act or any of the regulations promulgated by 

 the Secretary of Agriculture shall be deemed guilty 

 of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof 

 shall forfeit to the United States all game or birds 

 in his possession, and all guns, traps, nets, or boats 

 used in killing or capturing said game or birds, 

 and shall be punished for each offense by a fine 

 of not more than $200, or imprisonment not more 

 than 3 months, or by both such fine and imprison- 

 ment, in the discretion of the court: Provided, 

 that upon conviction for the second or any subse- 

 quent offense there may be imposed in addition a 

 fine of $50 for any violation of sections 1 and 3, 

 and a fine of $100 for a violation of section 2. It 

 is hereby made the duty of all marshals and deputy 

 marshals, collectors or deputy collectors of customs 

 appointed for Alaska, and all officers of revenue 

 cutters to assist in the enforcement of this Act. 

 Any marshal or deputy marshal may arrest without 

 warrant any person found violating any of the 

 provisions of this Act or any of the regulations 

 herein provided, and may seize any game, birds, 

 or hides, and any traps, nets, guns, boats, or other 

 paraphernalia used in the capture of such game or 

 birds and found in the possession of said person; 

 and any collector or deputy collector of customs, or 

 any person authorized in writing by a marshal, shall 

 have the power above provided to arrest persons 

 found violating this Act or said regulations, to 

 seize said property without warrant, and to keep 

 and deliver the same to a marshal or a deputy mar- 

 shal. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the 

 Treasury, on request of the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture, to aid in carrying out the provisions of this 

 Act. Provided further, that nothing contained in 

 the foregoing sections of this Act shall be construed 

 or held to prohibit or limit the right of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution to collect in or ship from the 

 District of Alaska animals or birds for the use of 

 the Zoological Park in Washington, District of Col- 

 umbia: Provided further, that such heads and 

 hides as may have been taken before the passage 

 of this Act, may be shipped out of Alaska at any 

 time prior to the first day of July, 1902. 



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