Proclamation 2200—Closed Area Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Montana

By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation

Whereas the Acting Secretary of Agriculture has submitted to me for approval the following regulation adopted by him under authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755):

REGULATION DESIGNATING AS CLOSED AREA UNDER THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT CERTAIN LANDS AND WATERS ADJACENT TO AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE RED ROCK LAKES MIGRATORY WATERFOWL REFUGE, MONTANA

I,  M.L. Wilson, Acting Secretary of Agriculture, after consideration of the exigencies of the migratory waterfowl and other migratory birds included in the terms of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of migratory birds, concluded August 16, 1916, resident upon and resorting to the Red Rock Lakes Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Beaverhead County, Montana, established by Executive Order No. 7023 of April 22, 1935, and enlarged by Executive Order No. 7172 of September 4, 1935, have determined that to allow the hunting, taking, capturing, or killing of such migratory waterfowl or other migratory birds, or the attempt to hunt, take, capture, or kill such migratory waterfowl or other migratory birds, or the taking of their nests or eggs in or on any lands or waters in the said County embraced within the exterior boundary hereinafter described and designated "Area closed to hunting" on the diagram hereto attached and made a part of this regulation, which said lands and waters at the date hereof are adjacent to or in the vicinity of, but not incorporated in, the said Red Rock Lakes Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, would defeat the protection sought to be extended to such migratory waterfowl and other migratory birds by the establishment of the said refuge and, therefore, would be incompatible with the terms of the said Convention:

Wherefore, by virtue of authority vested in me by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755), and in extension of Regulation 4 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Regulations, the aforesaid lands and waters are designated as a closed area and the hunting, taking, capturing, or killing of such migratory waterfowl or other migratory birds, or the attempt to hunt, take, capture, or kill such migratory waterfowl or other migratory birds, or the taking of their nests or eggs therein or thereon is not permitted.

All lands and waters within the aforesaid boundaries withdrawn, set apart, and designated, in part, as the Red Rock Lakes Migratory Waterfowl Refuge by the aforesaid Executive Orders are closed by virtue of said Orders, and the Acts of Congress thereunto appertaining, to entry for any purpose except in accordance with regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, and all hunting either of migratory or non-migratory birds or wild life of any kind on said lands and waters is forbidden by law.

DESCRIPTION' OF THE BOUNDARY ABOVE REFERRED TO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

Beginning at the northwest corner of sec. 35. T. 13 S., R. 2 W.,

Thence from said initial point,

Easterly on line between secs. 26 and 35, and secs. 25 and 36 to the east boundary of T. 13 S., R. 2 W.;

Thence on section lines in T. 13 S., R. 1 W.,

Easterly between secs. 30 and 31;

Southerly between secs. 31 and 32 to the south boundary of T. 13 S., R. 1 W.;

Thence easterly on said boundary to the one-quarter corner of secs. 32 and 5;

Thence on subdivision lines of sec. 5, T. 14 S., R. 1 W.,

Southerly to the center one-quarter corner;

Easterly to the one-quarter corner of secs. 4 and 5;

Thence northerly on line between secs. 4 and 5 to the north one-sixteenth corner of secs. 4 and 5;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 4, Easterly on south boundary of lots 4, 3, and 2;

Northerly between lots 1 and 2 to the east one-sixteenth corner of sec. 4 on the north boundary of T. 14 S., R. 1W.;

Thence westerly on said boundary line to the southwest corner of sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 1 W.;

Thence in T. 13 S., R. 1 W., northerly on line between secs. 32 and 33, and secs, 28 and 29, to the one-quarter corner thereof;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 28,

Easterly to the center one-quarter comer;

Southerly to the one-quarter corner of secs. 28 and 33;

Thence on section lines,

Easterly between secs. 28 and 33;

Northerly between secs. 27 and 28 to the south one-sixteenth corner thereof;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 27,

Easterly to the southwest one-sixteenth comer;

Southerly to the west one-sixteenth corner of secs. 27 and 34;

Thence easterly on lines between secs. 27 and 34, 26 and 35, and secs. 25 and 36 to the east boundary of T. 13 S., R. 1 W.;

Thence southerly on the east boundary of Tps. 13 and 14 S., R. 1 W. to the north one-sixteenth corner of secs. 7 and 12, T. 14 S., Rs. 1 W. and 1 E.;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 12, T. 14 S., R. 1 W.,

Westerly to the northeast one-sixteenth comer;

Southerly to the southeast one-sixteenth comer;

Easterly to the east boundary of T. 14 S., R. 1 W.;

Thence southerly on east boundary of T. 14 S., R. 1 W.. to the north one-sixteenth corner of secs. 13 and 18;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 18, T. 14 S., R. 1 E.,;

Easterly to the north center one-sixteenth comer;

Northerly to the one-quarter corner of secs. 7 and 18;

Thence on section lines,

Easterly between secs. 7 and 18;

Southerly between secs. 17 and 18 to the one-quarter corner thereof;

Thence westerly on center line through sec. 18 to the west boundary of T. 14 S., R. 1 E.;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 13, T. 14 S., R. 1 W.;

Westerly to the west center one-sixteenth corner;

Southerly to the southwest one-sixteenth comer;

Easterly to the southeast one-sixteenth comer;

Southerly to the east one-sixteenth corner of secs. 13 and 24;

Thence easterly on line between secs. 13 and 24 to the east boundary of T. 14 S., R. 1 W.;

Thence southerly on east boundary of T. 14 S. , R. 1 W., to the south one-sixteenth corner of secs. 25 and 30;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 25 T. 14 S., R. 1 W.;

Westerly to the southeast one-sixteenth corner;

Northerly to the east center one-sixteenth comer;

Westerly to the one-quarter corner of secs. 25 and 26;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 26,

Westerly to the east center one-sixteenth comer;

Northerly to the east one-sixteenth corner of secs. 23 and 26;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 23.

Northerly to the southeast one-sixteenth corner;

Westerly to the south center one-sixteenth comer;

Northerly to the north center one-sixteenth comer;

Westerly to the meander corner of Lots 1 and 2, on the easterly shore of Upper Red Rock Lake, and continuing southwesterly with the meanders thereof to the meander corner of secs. 22 and 23;

Thence southerly on line between secs. 22 and 23 to the south one-sixteenth corner thereof;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 23,

Easterly to the southwest one-sixteenth comer;

Southerly to the west one-sixteenth quarter of secs. 23 and 26.

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 26,

Southerly to the northwest one-sixteenth comer; 

Westerly to the north one-sixteenth corner of secs. 26 and 27;

Thenoe on subdivisional lines in sec. 27,

Westerly to the north center one-sixteenth comer,

Northerly to the one-quarter coma: of secs. 22 and 27;

Thence on section lines,

Westerly between secs. 22 and 27;

Southerly between secs. 27 and 28 to the north one-sixteenth corner thereof;

Thence westerly on subdivisional line through sec. 28 to the north one-sixteenth corner of secs. 28 and 29;

Thence southerly on line between secs. 28 and 20 to the east one-quarter corner of sec. 29;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 29,

Westerly to the center one-quarter corner;

Northerly to the one-quarter corner of secs. 20 and 29;

Thence northerly on subdivisional line through sec. 20 to the one-quarter corner of secs. 17 and 20;

Thence westerly on line between secs. 17 and 20, and secs. 18 and 19 to the west boundary of T. 14 S., R. 1W.;

Thence westerly between secs. 13 and 24, T. 14 S., R. 2 W., to the east one-sixteenth corner thereof;

Thence on subdivisional lines in sec. 24,

Southerly to the east center one-sixteenth comer;

Westerly to the west center one-sixteenth comer;

Northerly to the west one-sixteenth corner of secs. 13 and 24;

Thence on section lines,

Westerly between secs. 18 and 24, and secs. 14 and 23;

Northerly between secs. 14 and 15, 10 and 11, and secs. 2 and 3 to the meander corner thereof, located on the southeast bank of Lower Red Rock Lake;

Thence northerly across Lower Red Rock Lake, passing into T. 13 S., R. 2 W., to the meander corner of secs. 34 and 35, located on the north bank of said lake;

Thence northerly on line between secs. 34 and 35 to place of beginning.

And Whereas upon consideration it appears that approval of the foregoing regulation will tend to effectuate the purposes of the aforesaid Convention and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918:

Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, do hereby approve and proclaim the foregoing regulation.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set may hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this Seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-first.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

By the President:
WILBUR J. CARR
Acting Secretary of State.