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should, in his opinion, be set aside for the protection of game ani- 

 mals, birds, or fish. Whoever shall hunt, catch, trap, willfully dis- 

 turb or kill any kind of game animals, game or nongame birds, or 

 fish, or take the eggs of any such birds on lands set aside, or in or on 

 the waters thereof, except under such general rules and regulations as 

 the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time prescribe, shall 

 be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, 

 or both. 



Act of March 10, 1934 (48 Stat. 400) ; sec. 694, title 16, U. S. C. 



That for the purpose of providing breeding places for game birds, 

 game animals, and fish on lands and waters in the national forests 

 not chiefly suitable for agriculture, the President of the United 

 States is hereby authorized, upon recommendation of the Secretary 

 of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce and with the approval 

 of the State legislatures of the respective States in which said national 

 forests are situated, to establish by public proclamation certain speci- 

 fied and limited areas within said forests as fish and game sanctuaries 

 or refuges which shall be devoted to the increase of game birds, game 

 animals, and fish of all kinds naturally adapted thereto, but it is not 

 intended that the lands included in such fish and game sanctuaries 

 or refuges shall cease to be parts of the national forests wherein they 

 are located, and the establishment of such fish and game sanctuaries 

 or refuges shall not prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from per- 

 mitting other uses of the national forests under and in conformity 

 with the laws and the rules and regulations applicable thereto so far 

 as such uses may be consistent with the purposes for which such 

 fish and game sanctuaries or refuges are authorized to be established. 



Sec. 2. That when such fish and game sanctuaries or refuges have 

 been established as provided in section 1 of this Act, hunting, pur- 

 suing, poisoning, angling for, killing, or capturing by trapping, net- 

 ting, or any other means or attempting to hunt, pursue, angle for, 

 kill, or capture any wild animals or fish for any purpose whatever 

 upon the lands of the United States within the limits of said fish and 

 game sanctuaries or refuges shall be unlawful except as hereinafter 

 provided, and any person violating any provision of this Act or any 

 of the rules and regulations made under the provisions of this Act 

 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction 

 in any United States court be fined in a sum of not exceeding $100 

 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. 



Sec. 3. That the Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce shall 

 execute the provisions of this Act, and they are hereby jointly author- 

 ized to make all needful rules and regulations for the administration 

 of such fish and game sanctuaries or refuges in accordance with the 

 purpose of this Act, including regulations not in contravention of 

 State laws for hunting, capturing, or killing predatory animals, such 

 as wolves, coyotes, foxes, pumas, and other species destructive to live- 

 stock or wild life or agriculture within the limits of said fish and 

 game sanctuaries or refuges : Provided, That the present jurisdiction 

 of the States shall not be altered or changed without the legislative 

 approval of such States. 



