[CHAPTER 209-1ST SESSION] [S. 1031] AN ACT To amend section 243 of the Penal Code of the United States, as amended by the Act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378), relating to the marking of packages containing wild animals and birds and parts thereof. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 243 of the Act of March 4, 1909, entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States", as amended by section 201 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378), is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "SEC. 243. All packages or containers in which wild animals or birds, or the dead bodies or parts thereof (except furs, hides, or skins of such animals, for which provision is hereinafter made), or the eggs of such birds are shipped, transported, carried, brought, or conveyed, by any means whatever from one State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to, into, or through another State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or to a foreign country, shall be plainly and clearly marked, labeled, or tagged on the outside thereof with the names and addresses of the shipper and consignee and with an accurate statement showing by number and kind the contents thereof: Provided, That packages or containers in which migratory birds included in any convention to which the United States is a party, or the dead bodies or parts thereof or eggs of such birds, are shipped, transported, carried, brought, or conveyed, as aforesaid, shall be marked labeled, or tagged as prescribed in any such convention or law or regulation thereunder. "All packages or containers in which the furs, hides, or skins of wild animals are shipped, transported, carried, brought, or conveyed, by any means whatever, from one State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to, into, or through another State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or to a foreign country shall be plainly and clearly marked, labeled, or tagged on the outside thereof with the names and addresses of the shipper and consignee." Approved, June 19, 1939. [CHAPTER 242-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 5762] AN ACT To provide for temporary postponement of the operations of certain provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the effective date of the following provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is hereby postponed until January 1, 1940: Sections 402 (c); 403 (e) (1); 403(g), (h), (i). (j), and (k); 501 (a) (4); 502 (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h): 601 (e) and 602 (b). (b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations further postponing to July 1, 1940 the effective date of the provisions of sections 403 (e) (1); 403 (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k); 502 (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), and 602 (b) of such Act with respect to lithographed labeling which was manufactured prior to February 1, 1939, and to containers bearing labeling which, prior to February 1, 1939, was lithographed, etched, stamped, pressed, printed, fused or blown on or in such containers, where compliance with such provisions would be unduly burdensome by reason of causing the loss of valuable stocks of such labeling or containers, and where such postponement would not prevent the public interest being adequately served: Provided, That in no case shall such regulations apply to Jabeling which would not have complied with the requirements of the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906, as amended. SEC. 2. (a) The provisions of section 8, paragraph fifth, under the heading "In the case of food:", of the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder, and all other provisions of such Act to the extent that they may relate to the enforcement of such section 8 and of such regulations, shall remain in force until January 1, 1940. (b) The provisions of such Act of June 30, 1906, as amended, to the extent that they impose, or authorize the imposition of, any requirement imposed by section 403 (k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, shall remain in force until January 1, 1940. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of this Act, such section shall not apply (1) to the provisions of section 502 (d) and (e) of the Federal Food. Drug, and Cosmetic Act, insofar as such provisions relate to any substance named in section 8. paragraph second, under the heading "In the case of drugs:", of the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906, as amended, or a derivative of any such substance; or (2) to the provisions of section 502 (b). (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, insofar as such provisions relate to drugs to which section 505 of such Act applies. SEC. 3. Section 502 (d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is hereby amended by striking out the words "name, quantity, and percentage" where they appear therein and substituting in lieu thereof "name, and quantity or proportion". Approved, June 23, 1939. [CHAPTER 270-1ST SESSION] AN ACT To amend the Taylor Grazing Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to stop injury to the public grazing lands by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration, to provide for their orderly use, improvement, and development, to stabilize the livestock industry dependent upon the public range, and for other purposes", approved June 28, 1934, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 18. (a) In order that the Secretary of the Interior may have the benefit of the fullest information and advice concerning physical, economic, and other local conditions in the several grazing districts, there shall be an advisory board of local stockmen in each such district, the members of which shall be known as grazing district advisers. Each such board shall consist of not less than five nor more than twelve members, exclusive of wildlife representatives, one such representative to be appointed by the Secretary, in his discretion, to membership on each such board. Except for such wildlife representatives, the names of the members of each district advisory board shall be recommended to the Secretary by the users of the range in that district through an election conducted under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary. No grazing district adviser so recommended, however, shall assume office until he has been appointed by the Secretary and has taken an oath of office. The Secretary may, after due notice, remove any grazing district adviser from office if in his opinion such removal would be for the good of the service. "(b) Each district advisory board shall meet at least once annually at a time to be fixed by the Director of Grazing, or by such other officer to whom the Secretary may delegate the function of issuing grazing permits, and at such other times as its members may be called by such officer. Each board shall offer advice and make a recommendation on each application for such a grazing permit within its district: Provided, That in no case shall any grazing district adviser participate in any advice or recommendation concerning a permit, or an application therefor, in which he is directly or indirectly interested. Each board shall further offer advice or make recommendations concerning rules and regulations for the administration of this Act, the establishment of grazing districts and the modification of the boundaries thereof, the seasons of use and carrying capacity of the range, and any other matters affecting the administration of this Act within the district. Except in a case where in the judgment of |