uges under the jurisdiction of the Fish | revoked by the Director or by the regional and Wildlife Service or of any State law director who issued it or under whose or regulation applicable to trapping on supervision it was issued for noncomplisuch refuges, not only shall render him ance with the terms thereof or of the subject to prosecution under said laws | regulations in this part for nonuse, or for and regulations, but may be sufficient violation of any law, regulation, or order cause for refusal of future permits to applicable to the refuge, or for violation trap on any such refuge or for any other of any State or Federal law protecting use or privilege on any such refuge for wildlife or the nests or eggs of birds; and which a permit may be required by it is at all times subject to discretionary regulation. revocation by the Secretary.*† (c) Wild burros and wild horses. Surplus wild burros and wild horses existing on wildlife refuges may be disposed of by private or public sale at the best prices obtainable, or if no market is available they may be otherwise disposed of at the direction of the Director. (d) Hay, grass, timber, and other products. Surplus hay, grass, timber, or other spontaneous products of the soil produced on any refuge may be disposed of in accordance with § 12.7. Whenever in the opinion of the Director or the regional director it shall be advantageous to the United States, he may, in his discretion, enter into cooperative agreements with officials, organizations, associations, and individuals for the cultivation of land of the United States within refuges, whereby specified areas of grain, hay, or other feed and cover for wildlife will be allowed to remain on the refuge in lieu of further consideration for such agreements or permits. Such agreements may provide for the harvesting and delivery to the local representatives of the Fish and Wildlife Service of certain percentages of the harvested crops to be stored and used for feeding wildlife as occasion may require.** Buffalo: Mature animals-not less under 2 years of age, $50 each. than 2 years of age, $60 each. Animals Elk: Mature animals-not less than 2 years of age, $55 each. Animals under 2 years of age, $50 each. Mule deer, $45 each. Schedule 2. Live animals corralled and delivered to purchaser's truck or crate at the capturing corral on the preserve: Buffalo: Mature animals-not less than 2 years of age, $50 each. Animals under 2 years of age, $40 each. Elk: Mature animals-not less than 2 years of age, $45 each. Animals under 2 years of age, $40 each. Mule deer, $35 each. Schedule 3. Animals butchered, dressed, and quartered, and the carcass, hide, and head prepared for shipment and delivered to transportation company or purchaser's truck: Buffalo: Mature animals-not less than years of age, $55 each. Animals under 2 years of age, $45 each. Elk: Mature animals-not less than 2 years of age, $50 each. Animals under 2 years of age, $45 each. § 12.18 Exhibition and revocation of permits. The holder of a permit author-2 izing him to be upon a refuge shall exhibit it at any reasonable time upon request of any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior engaged in the administration or enforcement of laws or regulations applicable to the refuge and shall furnish such further information concerning his identification as may be required by such officer or employee. If advantageous to the United States, a permit may be terminated at any time by agreement between the issuing officer and the permittee; it may be Mule deer, $35 each. Schedule 4. Animals butchered, hogdressed, and delivered to purchaser at refuge slaughterhouse, but removed therefrom and skinned by purchaser: Buffalo: Mature animals-not less than 2 years of age, $50 each. Animals under 2 years of age, $40 each. **For authority and source citations, see note to § 12.1. Page 5433 Elk: Mature animals-not less than 2 |zations for buffalo and elk meat, not more years of age, $45 each. Animals under 2 years of age, $40 each. Mule deer, $30 each. White-tailed deer, when surplus to any particular refuge, may be disposed of at the best prices obtainable under local conditions. In order, so far as possible, to meet the demand from individuals and organi than 50 percent of the surplus animals offered for sale in any season at a particular refuge for butchering purposes, and in any event not to exceed 25 animals of each species, may be sold to one individual, company, or corporation. (Sec. 401, 49 Stat. 383; 16 U.S.C., Sup., 715s, and Reorganization Plan No. II, 53 Stat. 1433; 3 CFR, 1939 Supp., p. 256) [As amended Aug. 26, 1940, effective Sept. 16, 1940; 5 F.R. 3594] Subchapter C-National Wildlife Refuges: Individual Regulations PART 21-PACIFIC REGION NA- § 21.563 Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, Washington; fishing. Until further notice, noncommercial fishing, by hook and line only (as defined by State law), is permitted in certain waters of the Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Refuge, Washington, in accordance with the provisions of §§ 12.1-12.18 of this chapter for the administration of national wildlife refuges under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Biological Survey, and subject to the following conditions and restrictions: shall serve as a Federal permit for fishing in the refuge and must be carried on the person of the permittee while so fishing. The license must be exhibited upon request of any representative of the State Game Commission authorized to enforce the State game and fish laws or of any representative of the Bureau of Biological Survey. (d) Routes of travel. Persons entering the refuge for the purpose of fishing shall follow such routes of travel as may be designated by the officer in charge by suitable posting. (e) Use of motor boats. The use of motor boats, either inboard or outboard, is prohibited on all waters of the refuge except for official purposes. (Sec. 10, 45 Stat. 1224; 16 U.S.C., 715i, and Reorgani 1939 Supp., p. 256) [As added May 16, 1940; 5 F.R. 1999] (a) Waters open to fishing. Only the waters of the Little Pend Oreille River within the refuge shall be open to fish-zation Plan No. II, 53 Stat. 1433; 3 CFR, ing. No fishing of any kind will be permitted within the refuge during the Federal open season for the hunting of migratory-waterfowl. In the event that fishing is found to be unduly depleting any species of fishes or is interfering with the use of any particular waters by migratory birds or other wildlife, the privilege of fishing will be suspended by the Secretary, which suspension shall be effective 3 days after publication of notice thereof in the FEDERAL REGISTER. Wildlife Refuge, Washington; hunting of § 21.563a Little Pend Oreille National deer. Deer may be taken in the open season prescribed therefor by the State Game Commission of Washington during the calendar year 1940 on lands of the United States within the exterior boundary of the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, under the following special provisions, conditions, restrictions, and requirements: (b) State fishing laws. Any person who fishes within the refuge must comply with the applicable fishing laws and regulations. Any person who hunts on (a) Compliance with State laws and regulations of the State of Washington. the refuge shall have in his possession a (c) Fishing licenses and permits. Any valid hunting license issued by the State person who fishes within the refuge shall of Washington authorizing him to hunt be in possession of a valid fishing license deer, which said license shall serve as a issued by the State of Washington, if Federal permit for hunting deer on the such license is required. This license refuge. The license must be exhibited PART 22-MOUNTAIN REGION NA- BEAR RIVER REFUGE, UTAH upon the request of any representative of the Washington State Game Commission authorized to enforce the State game laws or of any representative of the Department of the Interior. The licensee shall comply in every respect with the State laws and regulations governing the hunting of deer and must also upon request of any of the aforesaid representatives exhibit for inspection all game killed by him or in his possession. Failure of any person hunting upon the refuge to comply with any of the conditions, restrictions, or requirements of this sec-termined by the Director of the Fish and tion will be sufficient cause for removing such person from the refuge and for refusing him further hunting privileges on the refuge. (b) Disorderly conduct, intoxication. No person who is visibly intoxicated will be permitted to enter upon the refuge for the purpose of hunting, under this section, and any person who indulges in any disorderly conduct on the refuge will be removed therefrom by the officer in charge and dealt with as prescribed by law. (c) Entry upon refuge. Persons entering the refuge for the purpose of hunting, as permitted by this section, shall use such established routes of travel as may be designated by suitable posting by the officer in charge and shall not otherwise enter upon the refuge. (Sec. 84, as amended by 43 Stat. 98; 18 U.S.C., 145, Reorganization Plan No. II, 53 Stat. 1431; 3 CFR, 1939 Supp., p. 256) added Oct. 1, 1940; 5 F.R. 4064] TULE LAKE REFUGE, CALIF. [As § 21.913 Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, California; hunting of certain game birds. § 22.55b Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah; trapping of muskrats. Muskrats surplus to refuge needs and is essential to the protection of dikes and requirements or the disposal of which the water-control structures or to the maintenance of a balanced wildlife popBear River Migratory Bird Refuge as de ulation and management program at the Wildlife Service, may be taken as directed by the Director, but not in conflict with State trapping laws and regulations and the regulations governing said refuge, within the exterior boundaries of said refuge under permits which he shall authorize the superintendent of said refuge to issue and upon such terms and at such rates of charge or at such division of the pelts and/or carcasses as may be determined by the Director to be commensurate with the value of the operation or privilege granted, and in accordance with the following special provisions, conditions, restrictions, and requirements, provided that when it is determined that muskrats are damaging dikes, water-control structures, waterfowl habitat, or refuge property, such muskrat may be trapped at any time by the superintendent or his authorized representative. (a) Trapping permits. Permits for the trapping of muskrats within the refuge may be issued to any person eligible under the provisions of this section; however, preference shall be given to bona fide residents of Box Elder, Weber, and Cache Counties, Utah. Such permits shall state the period during which trapping may be performed, the (a) Shooting area. That part of the maximum number of traps that may be Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge ly-used, the area in which the permittee ing and being west and south of a line between sections 2 and 3, 10 and 11, 14 and 15, 22 and 23, 26 and 27, and 34 and 35, T. 47 N., R. 4 E., and sections 2 and 3, 2 and 10, 10 and 11, and 14 and 15, T. 46 N., R. 4 E., Mount Diablo Meridian. (Sec. 84, as amended by 43 Stat. 98; 18 U.S.C. 145) [As amended Sept. 12, 1940; 5 F.R. 3812] NOTE: The name of this refuge was changed to Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge by Proc. 2416, July 25, 1940; 5 F.R. 2677. may operate, the maximum number of muskrats that may be taken, the fee or the percentage of the pelts and/or carcasses that shall be due the Government as its share under the permit, and shall contain a reservation that the Director at his discretion may terminate the permit upon 3 days' notice, and that the permittee may be required by the superintendent to set a designated part of his traps along such dike or dikes as are known to be frequented by muskrats. (b) Verified statement of residence; | and/or carcasses of the animals taken, State trapping license. Each applicant and the permittees shall comply with all for a permit shall furnish with his ap- such requirements. Pelts and carcasses plication a sworn statement concerning accruing to the United States from any his period of residence in the civil town- operations as herein authorized may be ship, village, county, and/or city in which used by the Service for research purposes he claims such residence and that he is or, if salable, may be sold by the Fish and eligible to obtain a trapping license under Wildlife Service in the open market at the law of the State of Utah. Before the the best prices obtainable. issuance of the permit, the applicant must exhibit his State trapping license to the superintendent. (h) Routes of travel. Persons entering the refuge for the purpose of trapping, as permitted by this section, shall use such established routes of travel as may be designated by suitable posting by the superintendent and shall not otherwise enter upon the refuge. (i) Report by permittee. Each permittee shall, within 10 days after the closing of the trapping period, submit tive a report correctly stating the total to the superintendent or his representanumber and the disposition of the muskrat furs taken on the refuge under his permit during the trapping period, the firm to whom they were sold and the name and address of each person or (c) Trapping methods; marking traps, seizure of illegal traps and devices. Muskrats may be taken on the refuge only with traps for capturing them alive or with ordinary spring steel traps of a size not larger than No. 11⁄2 or with traps approved by the superintendent or his representative. Permittees shall mark their traps to indicate the owner's name. The possession or use within the refuge of a muskrat spear or of any similar device by means of which muskrats may be speared or of any trap or other device that does not comply with this section is prohibited. Prohibited traps and other devices found on the refuge, if not removed therefrom by the owner thereof upon the direction of the super-mits. Any person exercising the priviintendent, will be removed by the said superintendent or his representative. (d) Inspection and removal of traps. Each permittee shall inspect each of his traps within the refuge at least once each day but may do so only between one-half hour before sunrise and sunset. At the close of the trapping period, he shall remove all his traps from the refuge. gross amount received therefor. (j) Exhibition and revocation of per lege of trapping within the refuge shall be in possession of a valid trapping lilicense is required, and must possess also cense issued by the State of Utah, if such a accordance with this section. He shall valid trapping permit issued in carry such license and permit on his pershall exhibit his license and permit at son while trapping on the refuge and any reasonable time upon request of any State warden or any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior engaged in the administration or enforcement of the game and fish laws of the State and of the United States, and shall (e) Disposition of unauthorized animals. Birds and mammals other than muskrats found alive in the traps of the permittee shall be immediately liberated. Birds and mammals other than musk-furnish such further information conrats found dead or mortally injured in the traps shall be immediately turned over to the superintendent or his representative. (f) Plant life protected. Trappers must not cut any plant growth on the refuge. (g) Share-trapping; division and disposition of products. Where share-trapping is practiced, the superintendent shall make such arrangements with the permittees as may be required by the Director to insure an equitable division of the pelts cerning his identifications as may be required by such officer or employee. If deemed advantageous to the United States, a permit may be terminated at any time by agreement between the issuing officer and the permittee; it may be revoked immediately by the Director or by the regional director for noncompliance with the terms thereof or of this section for nonuse, or for violation of any law, regulation, or order applicable to the refuge, or for violation of any State or Federal law protecting wildlife or the nests or eggs of birds; and all permits issued under this section are subject to revocation at the discretion of the Secretary. (k) Penalties. Failure of a permittee to comply with any of the provisions of this section or violation by him of any State law or regulation applicable to trapping on the refuge or of any regulation issued under authority of the Act of April 23, 1928 (45 Stat. 448; 16 U.S.C. 690), establishing said refuge not only shall render him subject to prosecution under said laws or regulations, but may be sufficient cause for refusal of future permits to trap on the refuge or for refusal of any other use or privilege on the refuge for which a permit may be required by regulations, (45 Stat. 448, sec. 401, 49 Stat. 383; 16 U.S.C. 690, 16 U.S.C., Sup., 715s, and Reorganization Plan No. II, 53 Stat. 1433, 3 CFR, 1939 Supp., p. 256, and § 22.55) [As added Dec. 11, 1940; 5 F.R. 5221] those species for which no open season is prescribed by § 1.4 of this chapter), and coots may be taken on and in all lands and waters of the Lake Bowdoin Migratory Waterfowl Refuge embraced within the boundary designated "public shooting ground" on the diagram made a part of this section, when, in manner, by means, and to the extent not prohibited either by Federal or State law or by regulations, and under the following special provisions, conditions, restrictions, and requirements: (a) Hunting licenses and permits. Any person who hunts within the refuge shall be in possession of a valid hunting license issued by the State of Montana, if such license is required, and, if hunting migratory waterfowl, a properly validated migratory bird hunting stamp. This license and stamp shall serve as a Federal permit for hunting on the refuge and must be carried on the person of the licensee while so hunting. The license and stamp must be exhibited upon the request of any representative of the Montana State Fish and Game Commission authorized to enforce the State game laws, or of any representative of (except the Department of the Interior. The LAKE BOWDOIN REFUGE, MONT. § 22.96 Lake Bowdoin Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Montana; hunting of waterfowl and coots within the specified areas. Migratory waterfowl |