Public Law 369, 79th Oongress, approved by the President on April 30, 
196, and which became ef"ective on June 30, 1946, transferred “all the 
functions of the Secretary of the Interior and the Fish ane Wildlife Service 
of the Department of the Interior and the Fish and “ildlife Service of the 
Department of the Interior which affect the breeding, raising, producing, 
marketing, or any other phase of the production or distribution, of domesti- 
cally raised fur-hearins animals, or products thereof, to the Secretary of 
Acriculture."t The law specifically states that "fox, rabbit, mink, chin- 
chilla, marten, fisher, muskrat, karakul end all other fur-bearing animals, 
raised in captivity for breeding or other useful purposes shall be deemed 
domestic animals," 
Therefore, persons who are engaged in, or isho co: ‘emplate engaging in 
fur farming or raising dom:stic rabbits, should now address their inquiries 
for published literature or specific information on any phase of these sub- 
jects to the Bureau of Animal Tndustry, Department of Agriculture, “eshington 
ef rm 
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Information on the production, conservation, and utilization of fur 
animals in the wild, however, can still be obtained from the Fish and “ild- 
life Service, Department of the Interior, Chicago $',, Tllincis. 
