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On the recordMarch 14, 1890
but the Secretary of the Treasury shall have power to authorize the killing of any such mink, marten, sable, or other fur-bearing animal, except fur seals, under such regulations as he may prescribe;
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Proclamation 297—Prohibiting the Hunting of Fur-Bearing Animals in Alaska and Bering Sea

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