4 F. 6 : & 3 
S. R. A.— B. S. 43. Septemtx r LO, 1921. 
United States Department of Agriculture, 
NIV. OF Fi- LIB; 
MEN is J^ ^^ ^ F BIOLOGIC AL SURVEY. 
f 
Nelson, Cfi uf of Bureau. 
U.S gg^g$: Q irfo_ REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
REGULATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAND FUR-BEARING ANIMALS 
IN ALASKA. 
The act of May 31. 1920, entitled "An act making appropriations 
for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1921 " (41 Stat., 694, at pp. 716-717), conferred upon the Secretary of 
Agriculture the powers and duties theretofore conferred upon the 
Secretary of Commerce, by law, proclamations, or Executive orders, 
with respect to any mink, marten, beaver, land otter, muskrat, fox, 
wolf, wolverine, weasel, or other land fur-bearing animal in Alaska. 
Section 1956 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by section 173 
of the act of March 3, 1S99 (30 Stat., 1253), and by section 4 of the 
act of April 21, 1910 (36 Stat,, 326-327), provides that— 
No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur seal, or other fur-bearing 
animal, within the limits of Alaska Territory or in the waters thereof; and every person 
guilty thereof shall, for each offense, be fined, not less than two hundred nor more than 
one thousand dollars or imprisoned hot more than six months, or both ; and all vessels, 
their tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargo found engaged in violation of this section 
shall be forfeited; but the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall have power to 
authorize the killing of any such mink, marten, sable, fur seal, or other fur-bearing 
animal under such regulations a- he may prescribe; and it shall be the duty of the 
Secretary of Commerce and Labor to prevent the killing of any fur seal except as 
authorized by law and to provide for the execution of the provisions of thi. section 
until it is otherwise provided by law. 
Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Secretary of Agricul- 
ture under the aforesaid acts of Congress, the following regulations 
effective September 1, 1921, are prescribed to govern the killing of 
land fur-bearing animals in Alaska : 
REGULATION 1.— DISTRICTS. 
The climatic and physiographic features of different part.-. 01 Alaska vary bo greatly 
that in order to serve the convenience of trappers and the cause of conservation with 
justice it has been deemed advisable to divide the Territory into three distri I 
each of which the conditions relating to fur are comparatively uniform. These dis- 
tricts are shown in the accompanying map and may be described a^ folio* 
District 1 includes the A eutian Islands, Alaska Peninsula and neighboring i-i 
and Southeastern Ala-ka. mainland and islands; from Yakutat Lay to Dixon Entrance. 
65656—21 
