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6. A permittee shall at all reasonable hours allow any authorized employee 
of the United States Department of Agriculture to enter and inspect the 
premises where operations are being carried on under this regulation and to 
inspect the books and records of such permittee relating thereto. 
7. A permit issued under this regulation shall be valid until revoked by the 
Secretary unless otherwise specified therein, shall not be transferable, and 
may be revoked by the Secretary, if the permittee violates any of the provisions 
of the migratory bird treaty act or of the regulations thereunder. A permit 
duly revoked by the Secretary shall be surrendered to him by the person to 
whom is was issued, on demand of any employee, of the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture duly authorized to enforce the provisions of the migratory 
bird treaty act. 
8. A person may possess and transport for his own use, without a permit, 
live migratory waterfowl now lawfully possessed or hereafter lawfully ac- 
quired by him, but he may not purchase or sell such waterfowl without a 
permit. A State or municipal game farm or city park may possess, purchase, 
sell, and transport live migratory waterfowl without a permit, but no such 
waterfowl shall be purchased from or sold to a person (other than such State 
or municipal game farm or city park) unless he has a permit. The feathers 
of wild ducks and wild geese lawfully killed and feathers of sueh birds seized 
and condemned by Federal or State game authorities may be possessed, 
bought, sold, and transported, for use in making fishing flies, bed pillows, 
and mattresses, and for similar commercial purposes, but not for millinery or 
ornamental purpi >ses. 
[As amended October 25, 1918, July 9, 1920, April 3 0, 1923, and June 11, 1923.] 
Regulation 9. — Permits to Collect Migratory Birds for Scientific Purposes 
A person may take in any manner and at any time migratory birds and 
their nests and eggs for scientific purposes when authorized by a permit 
issued by the Secretary, which permit shall be carried on his person when he 
is collecting specimens thereunder and shall be exhibited to any person re- 
questing to see the same. 
Application for a permit must be addressed to the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Washington, D. C, and must contain the following information : Name and 
address of applicant, his age, and name of State, Territory, or District in 
which specimens are proposed to be taken, and the purpose for which they 
are intended. Each application shall be accompanied by certificates from two 
well-known ornithologists that the applicant is a fit person to be intrusted with a 
permit. 
The permit may limit the number and species of birds, birds' nests, or eggs 
that may be collected thereunder, and may authorize the holder thereof to 
possess, buy, sell, exchange, and transport in any manner and at any time 
migratory birds, parts thereof, and their nests and eggs for scientific purposes: 
or it may limit the holder to one or more of these privileges. Public museums, 
zoological parks and societies, and public, scientific, and educational institu- 
tions may possess, buy, sell, exchange, and transport in any manner and at 
any time migratory birds and parts thereof and their nests and eggs for 
scientific purposes without a permit, but no specimens shall be taken without 
a permit. The plumage and skins of migratory game birds legally taken may 
be possessed and transported by a person without a permit. 
A taxidermist. When authorized by a permit issued by the Secretary, may 
possess, buy. sell, exchange, and transport in any manner and at any time 
migratory birds and parts thereof legally taken, or he may be limited to one 
or more of those privileges. 
Each permit shall be valid until revoked by the Secretary unless otherwise 
specified therein, shall not be transferable, and shall be revocable at the dis- 
cret : on of the Secretary. A permit duly revoked by the Secretary shall be 
surrendered to him by the person to whom it was issued, on demand of any 
employee of the United States Department of Agriculture duly authorized 
to enforce the provisions of the migratory bird treaty act. A person holding 
a permit shall report annually to the Secretary on or before the 10th day of 
January during the life of the permit the number of skins, nests, or eggs of 
each species collected, bought, sold, exchanged, or transported during the 
preceding calendar year. 
