Carey v. South Dakota

Citations

• 250 U.S. 118
• 39 S. Ct. 403
• 63 L. Ed. 886
• 1919 U.S. LEXIS 1724

Syllabus

<p>Section 29, Laws of South Dakota, 1909, c. 240, which forbid shipment by carrier of wild ducks and is applicable whether the'birds were taken lawfully or unlawfully, or shipped in open or closed season, is not inconsistent with the Federal Migratory Bird Act of March 4, 1913, c. 145, 37 Stat. 828, 847, .and the regulations of the Department of Agriculture adopted thereunder, since the latter act prohibits only the destruction or taking of birds contrary to the regulations and the regulations merely prescribe the closed seasons, and neither the act nor the regulations deals with shipping. P. 120.</p> <p>Whether other provisions of this state law may be in conflict with the federal act is not considered, since the provisions in question may stand alone. Id.</p> <p>The declaration of the federal act that the migratory birds “shall hereafter be deemed to be within the custody and protection óf the Government of the United States,” is limited by the context to the prohibition above stated.. P. 121.</p>