ing in fur-seal fishing operations
under this act shall use or employ in such operations any net, firearm,
air gun, or explosive: _Provided, however_, That this prohibition
shall not apply to the use of shotguns in such operations outside of
Bering Sea during the season when the killing of fur seals is not there
prohibited by this act.

SEC. 6. That the foregoing sections of this act shall not apply to
Indians dwelling on the coast of the United States and taking fur seals
in canoes or undecked boats propelled wholly by paddles, oars, or sails,
and not transported by or used in connection with other vessels or
manned by more than five persons, in the manner heretofore practiced by
the said Indians: _Provided, however_, That the exception made in
this section shall not apply to Indians in the employment of other
persons, or who shall kill, capture, or pursue fur seals outside of
territorial waters under contract to deliver the skins to other persons,
nor to the waters of Bering Sea or of the passes between the Aleutian
Islands.

SEC. 7. That the President shall have power to make regulations
respecting the special license and the distinctive flag mentioned in
this act, and regulations otherwise suitable to secure the due execution
of the provisions of this act, and from time to time to add to, modify,
amend, or revoke such regulations as in his judgment may seem expedient.

SEC. 8. That, except in the case of a master making a false statement
under oath in violation of the provisions of the fourth section of this
act, every person guilty of a violation of the provisions of this act or
of the regulations made thereunder shall for each offense be fined not
less than $200 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both; and all
vessels, their tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargo, at any time used
or employed in violation of this act or of the regulations made
thereunder shall be forfeited to the United States.

SEC. 9. That any violation of this act or the regulations made
thereunder may be prosecuted either in the district court of Alaska or
in any district court of the United States in California, Oregon, or
Washington.

SEC. 10. That if any unlicensed vessel of the United States shall be
found within the waters to which this act applies, and at a time when
the killing of fur seals is by this act there prohibited, having on
board seal skins or