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Ben Harrison: “No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur seal, or other fur-bearing animal within the limits of…”

On the recordMarch 14, 1890
No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur seal, or other fur-bearing animal within the limits of Alaska Territory or in the waters thereof;
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Ben 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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