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1 T. S. Palmer, Laws for the Protection of Birds and Game in the District of Columbia 1 (1901)

handle is hein.animal/lpbgdc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CIRCULAR No. 34. ISSUED OCTOBER 25, 1901. United States Department of Agriculture DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION O1 BIRDS AND GAME IN THE DISTRICT OF (OLUMBIA The laws for the protection of birds and game now in force in the District of Columbia are contained in three acts of Congress: The District game law, approved March 3, 1899; an act amending that law, approved March 3, 1901; and the Lacey Act, approved May 25, 1900. These statutes regulate not only the capture, sale, and trans- portation of game, but also the sale and transportation of birds and plumage for millinery purposes. The game law prescribes the seasons for shooting, and for possession and sale of game, accords protection at all times to birds which are not game, authorizes the issue of per- mits for collecting specimens for scientific purposes, provides for enforcement, and fixes penalties. The Lacey Act (which applies to all States and Territories as well as to the District of Columbia) makes it unlawful to bring into the District any birds or game killed in vio- lation of the law of the State or Territory where captured, or to ship out of the District any birds or game killed in violation of the local law. Objects.-The objects of these laws are twofold. They are intended not only to preserve the birds which naturally occur within the Dis- trict and if possible to increase their abundance, but also to prevent the National Capital from being made a market for birds illegally killed in neighboring or distant States. Thus it happens that seasons are fixed for the sale of deer, prairie chickens and other game never seen in the District except in the markets or In captivity. The list of birds known to occur in the vicinity of the Capital numbers nearly 300 species, of which 100 or more remain to breed, and of these about 25 have been found nesting within the city limits. At certain seasons of the year gulls and other water birds may be seen along the river; in early autumn reedbirds and ortolan visit the marshes in great numbers; and during migration the woods are thronged with migrants passing north or south. In the month of May one observer has found about 65 species of birds in a single day in the Zoological and Rock Creek parks. These native birds form a very valuable addition to the other natural attractions of the public parks, but their presence can be assured only by adequate protection. With the large number of parks in and about the city and the comprehen- sive plans for their improvement now under consideration, there is every reason to believe that the abundance of certain birds can be materially increased. Plan of the law.-The general plan of the game law is very simple. All the birds which occur in the District, or which may be brought in for sale, are divided into three groups: (1) Game birds, protected only at certain seasons; (2) non-game birds, protected throughout

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