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including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, 

 Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Penn- 

 sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, 

 Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, 

 Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washing- 

 ton — 25 States. 



Zone No. 2, the wintering zone, comprising States lying 

 wholly or in part south of latitude 40° and the Ohio River and 

 including Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, 

 West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 

 Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ken- 

 tucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, 

 Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada and 

 Utah — 23 States and the District of Columbia. 



REGULATION 7. CONSTRUCTION 



For the purposes of regulations 8 and 9, each period of time 

 therein prescribed as a closed season shall be construed to 

 include the first day and to exclude the last day thereof. 



REGULATION 8. CLOSED SEASONS IN ZONE NO. I 



Closed seasons in zone No. 1 shall be as follows: 



Waterfowl. — The closed season on waterfowl shall be be- 

 tween December 16 and September 1 next following, except 

 as follows: 



Exceptions: In Massachusetts the closed season shall be between 

 January 1 and September 15. 



In Minnesota and North Dakota the closed season shall be between 

 December 16 and September 7. 



In South Dakota the closed season shall be between December 16 

 and September 10. 



In New York, other than on Long Island, and in Oregon the closed 

 season shall be between December 16 and September 16. 



In New Hampshire, Long Island, New Jersey, and Washington the 

 closed season shall be between January 16 and October I. 



Rails. — The closed season on rails, coots, and gallinules shall 

 be between December 1 and September 1 next following, 

 except as follows: 



