IMPORTANT NOTICE. 
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On October 1, 1913, the President gave his ap- 
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proval to certain regulations for the protection of 
migratory game and insectivorous birds that had 
been adopted and promulgated by the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. These regulations became 
effective at once, and it is the opinion of competent 
authorities that they have superseded all state 
legislation, so far as closed seasons on migratory 
'.game and insectivorous birds are concerned. 
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The regulations are to be enforced by the Federal 
Government, with the co-operation of the states ; 
violations are triable only in federal courts. The 
regulations will be found on pages 109-109 of this 
booklet. 
The state laws, as given in this booklet, will 
remain in force until the fall of 1915, when the 
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laws enacted by the 1915 legislature will go into 
effect. They are also subject to change as the 
result of the 1913 referendum on section 626A; and 
of such initiative campaigns as may be successful. 
Fish and Game Commission. 
