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Regulation 10. — Permits to Kill Migratory Birds Injurious to Property 
When information is furnished the Secretary that any species of migratory 
bird has become, under extraordinary conditions, seriously injurious to agricul- 
ture or other interests in any particular community, an investigation will be 
made to determine the nature and extent of the injury, whether the birds 
alleged to be doing the damage should be killed, and. if so, during what times 
and by what means. Upon his determination an appropriate order will be 
made. 
Regulation 11. — State Laws for the Protection of Migratory Birds 
Nothing in these regulations shall be construed to permit the taking. ix)sses- 
sion, sale, purchase, or transportation of migratory birds, their nests, and eggs 
contrary to the laws and regulations of any State, or Territory, or District 
made for the purpose of giving further protection to migratory birds, their 
nests, and eggs when such laws and reuulations are not inconsistent with the 
convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of 
migratory birds concluded August 16, 1916. or the migratory bird treaty act 
and do not extend the open seasons for such birds beyond the dates prescribed 
by these regulations. 
[Added by proclamation of October 25, 1918, as amended July 9, 1920.] 
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN 
FOR THE PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS IN THE UNITED 
STATES AND CANADA 2 
[39 Stat. 1702] 
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
A PROCLAMATION 
Whereas a convention between the United States of America and the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the protection of migratory birds 
in the United States and Canada was concluded and signed by their resx>ective 
plenipotentiaries at Washington on the 16th day of August, 1916, the original 
of which convention is word for word as follows : 
Whereas many species of birds in the course of their annual migrations 
traverse certain parts of the United States and the Dominion of Canada : and 
Whereas many of these species are of great value as a source of food or 
in destroying insects which are injurious to forests and forage plants on the 
public domain, as well as to agricultural crops, in both the Unitetl States 
and Canada, but are nevertheless in danger of extermination through lack of 
adequate protection during the nesting season or while on their way to and 
from their breeding grounds ; 
The United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond 
the Seas, Emperor of India, being desirous of saving from indiscriminate 
slaughter and of insuring the preservation of such migratory birds as are 
either useful to man or harmless, have resolved to adopt some uniform system 
of protection which shall effectively accomplish such objects and to the end 
of concluding a convention for this purpose have appointed as their respective 
plenipotentiaries : 
The President of the United States of America, Robert Lansing, Secretary 
of State of the United States ; and 
His Britannic Majesty, the Riu:ht Hon. Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice, G. C. 
V. O., K. C. M. G., etc.. His Majesty's ambassador extraordinary and pleni- 
potentiary at Washington ; 
Who. after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, 
which were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed to and adopted 
the following articles : 
2 Sisrned at TVashin^on. Aug. 16. 1916 ; ratification advised by the Senate Aug. 29. rati- 
fied by the President Sept. 1, and by Great Britain Oct. 20; ratifications exchanged Dec. 
7 ; proclaimed Dec. 8, 1916. 
