III. (_a_) Officers charged with enforcement of the law should be empowered to examine mussels or shells in boats or on land and to seize the catch in case of violation, as well as to arrest or cause arrests to be made. (_b_) Provision should be made for the issue of permits for the taking of mussels of any size or in any region for scientific uses and not for sale. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Protection of Fresh-Water Mussels, by R. E. Coker