Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1915 — MIGRATORY BIRD LAW TO BE ENFORCED [ARTICLE]

MIGRATORY BIRD LAW TO BE ENFORCED

Sportsmen Warned That Federal Regulations For Protection of Wild Fowl Must Be Observed. With the approach of the open season for shooting wild fowl, the United States department of agriculture is warning sportsmen that the federal regulations as amended October 1, 1914, will be strictly enforced. Some misunderstanding has arisen from the fact that the various state laws do not always conform to the federal regulations. This is regarded as unfortunate but in such cases the department must insist upon the observance of the federal regulations. The department will consider any recommendations submitted in good faith for amendment of the regulations, but will hold no public hearings thereon, nor will it amend the regulations prior to October 15, 1915. It is the purpose of the department to conform the regulations to the wishes of the majority of sportsmen so far as it can be done and at the same time give wild fowl the necessary protection. , Federal regulations divide the United States into two zones. Zone No. 1, the breeding zone, includes the states of Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska, lowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and all states north of them. Zone No. 2, the wintering zone, includes all states south of those named.