Article l-2 Government may, as proviied for by order rohibit or restrict to sganu- 
facture or process hide of sea otter or fur seal and to sell products there- 
from. 
Article Deleted 
Article Deleted 
2 
3 
Article 4 Deleted 
5 
Article If any person violates the prohibition or restrictions under Article 1 or 
Article 1-2, he shall be liable to imprisonment with hard labor for a term 
not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding #100000. 
Article 6 Any boat, equipment thereof, or hunting gear which is used for the criminal 
action specified in the preceding Article, and the sea otters and fur seals 
which are caught in violation of the restrictions or prohibitions under Arti- 
cle 1 or any product manufactured or processed in violation of the prohi- 
bition or restriction as prescribed in Article 1-2 which is held in posses- 
sion of the violator shall be confiscated. In case where confiscation of 
the whole or part thereof is impracticable, a penalty equal to the value 
thereof shall be imposed upon hin, 
Article 7 Deleted 
Article 8 Deleted 
Supplementary Provisions 
The day for enforcement of this Law shall be determined by a 
Cabinet order. 
With regard to the application of penal provisions to an act conm- 
mitted prior to the enforcement of this Law, the precedents under the former 
provisions shall apply thereto. 
Supplementary Provision (Law No. of 19+) 
This Law shall come into force as from the day of ite promulgation. 
APPENDIX B 
JAPANESE FUR SEAL STATISTICS 
From Statistics on the Fur Seal Protective Treaty, (Bibl 286) a/ 
Table 1 
NUMBER OF FUR SEALS ON BREEDING GROUNDS OF BACH COUNTRY SINCE 1911 
ee oe 

a/ These tables are cited as they appear in the original volume. Arithmetical errors 
kmown to occur in the original have not been corrected, as none are of significant 
magnitude. 
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