Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-31
The Game Law.
For the information of our sportsmen,
we publish the Iowa Game Law as enact
ed by the last Legislature

For the information of our spOrtsmen,
We publish the Iowa Game Law as enact
ed by the last Legislature
SECTION 1. Be it enacted By the Gen
eral assembly OF the State Of Iosca, That
section 4O48, title "a, chapter II, of the
code be repealed, and the following enact
ed in lieu thereof
Sec. 4O48. II any person elsewhere
than on his own premises, shoot or kill
any prairie hen or chicken, between the
first day of December and the fifteenth
day of August next following, for the pur-
pose of shipping the same to any point
within or without the state for the pur-
pose of selling the same for profit or if
any person snare, trap or kill any wood
cock between the first day of January and
July in any year, or ruffled grouse or
pheasant, between the 18th day of Deccm-
Der and the 18th day of September, or any
wild turkey, between the first day of Feb
ruary and the first day of September in
any year or if any person, anywhere or
at any time of the year, shoot, kill, en-
snare, or trap quail, except that it shall be
lawful for any person to shoot quails
upon any inclosed or improved premises,
with the consent of the owner or occupant
thereof, between the first day of October
and the first day of January; or if any
person buy, sell or ship any of the above
birds of game, which have been trapped,
cnsnared or killed contrary to the provis-
ions of this section, he shall be punished
by fine of IS for each bird of any kind
of game above mentioned thus killed,
trapped, ensnared, bought, sold or held
in possession; or if any person kill, en-
snare or entrap any wild deer, elk, or
fawn, between the first day of January
aud the first day of September in any
year; or if any person kill, ensnare or
trap any beaver, mink, otter, or muskrat,
between the first day of April and the first
day of November of any year; or if any
person buy or sell any of the above ami
mails ensnared, killed or trapped contrary
to the provisions of this section, he shall
be punished by fine of ten dollars for
each kind of animals above mentioned
thus killed, trapped, ensnared, bought,
sold, or held in possession; but it shall be
State to ship to any person living within
or without this State, prairie hens or
chickens, or other game birds described
in this act, not to exceed one dozen in any
one day provided he shall first make an
affidavit before some person authorized to
administer oaths that he is resident of
the State of Iowa; that said game-birds
are not being shipped for sale or profit;
giving the name of any person to whom
slipped and his postofflce address; the
number of birds shipped, and true copy
of such affidavit to be signed by the per
son taking the affidavit, on which shall be
endorsed the words. "a true copy of
the original" which copy shall be given
to the common carrier or railroad agent,
which copy shall be prima facie evidence
to the agent or carrier of its genuineness,
and shall release such carrier or agent
from any liability in said shipment of
carrying of said game, and the original
affidavit shall be retained by the person
taking the same, and shall be used as evil
dence in any trial to which said affidavit
belongs; and if any person ensnare or
trap any prairie hen or chicken, quail, or
any other game birds mentioned in this
act, at any season Of the above mentioned
birds or animals contrary to the prOvi-
sions of this section, he shall be liable to
the penalties provided in section 1850 of
the code Of 1878.
Approved March Esd. 1874