S. R. A.— B. S. 7. Issued August 4, 1915. 
 
 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
 
 BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
 
 Henry W. Henshaw, Chief of Bureau. 
 
 SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
 
 COLLECTION OF BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS AND EGGS ON FEDERAL BIRD 
 RESERVATIONS FOR USE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 
 AGRICULTURE. 
 
 By virtue of the authority conferred upon the Secretary of Agri- 
 culture by section 84 of the act of Congress entitled "An act to codify, 
 revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," approved 
 March 4, 1909 (35 Stat., 1088), it is ordered that on and after July 15, 
 1915, the Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey of the United 
 States Department of Agriculture, and such of his assistants as may 
 be directed by him, may, at such times as he shall designate, con- 
 sistent with the laws of the State in which the reservation is situ- 
 ated, collect birds and their nests and eggs for use in the official 
 investigations and experiments of said bureau, on any lands of the 
 United States set apart or reserved as breeding grounds for birds by 
 any law, proclamation, or Executive order. 
 
 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 
 affixed my hand and the official seal of the 
 United States Department of Agriculture at 
 Washington, D. C, this 19th day of July, 
 1915. 
 
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