The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-05-07
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The New Law for Protection of Game
In Chic.

The New Law for Protection of Game
The following act was passed at the
recent session Of the Ohio Legisls-
ture:
That it shall be unlawful for any
person, at any time, to catch, kill or
iDjure, or TO pursue with such intent
on the public highways, streets, al
leys or public commons, any sparrow,
robin, blue bird, martin, thrush,
mocking bird, swallow, oriole, red bird,
gross beak, cat bird, chewit or ground
robin, pewee or phoebe bird, wren,
cuckoo, indiffo bird, nut hatch, creep
er, yellow bird, fringilla, yellow
hammer or flicker, warbler or finch,
mayis, red stark, dummock, nightil-
gale, cross bill, European quail or
corn cracker, Hungarian robin, Euro
pean black bird, great tit or blue.
GAME BIRDS AND WILD FOWLS.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, in any place, to catch, kill or
iDjure, or to pursue with such intent
any quail or Virginia partridge. or
any wild turkey, between the first
day of January and the fifteenth Of
Y October inclusive; or any ruffied
grouse or pheasant, pinnatsd grouse
or prairie chicken, blue winged teal,
maIlard or wood duck, or other wild
duck, wild goose or brant, at any time
between the first day of January and
1.-The first day of September, or at any
time between the first day of January
and the fourth day of July, to catch
kill or injure, or to pursue with such
intent any woodeock; or to catch,
kill or destroy, or to pursue with such
intent, on the land of another, be-
tween the first day of January and
the first day of October, any wild
rabbit or hare; and it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person at any time, to
catch by snare or trap any quail or
Virginia partridge; and shall be un-
lawful for any person, by the aid or
use of any swivel or punt gun, or by
the aid or use of any push boat or
sneak boat, used for carrying such
! gun, to catch, kill or wound, or des-
troy, or to pursue after, with such in
tent, upon any Of the waters, bays
rivers, marshes, mud-fats, or any
cover to which wild fowl resort,
within the State Of Ohio, any Wild
goose or wild duck, or brant.
SEC. 8. And it shall be unlawful for
any person to destroy or disturb the
eggs of any of the birds protected by
this act !; and any person offending
against any of the foregoing provisions
Of this act, shall be fined in any sum
not less than 81 nor more S25 for each
offense, on conviction in the proper
Court, or be imprisoned in the County
Jail not more than 20 days, or both,
at the discretion of the Court, and
pay the costs of prosecution. "a
SEC. 4. No person, when shooting
on the land of another, shall dis
charge any firearms on any lawn,
pleasure ground, orchard or other
tground, which is directly appurte-
nant to or within gun-shot of ian
occupied dwelling house. The penal
ty for violating this section shall be
fine of net less than s. nor more than
$40, or be imprisoned not more than
so days, or both, at the discretion Of
the Court, and pay the cost OF pro-
secution. i ll- I'D t--t ~---
Sec. 5. 1t shall be unlawful to shoot
at, kill or pursue with such intent, on
the inelosed or improved lands of
another, any of the birds or game
protected by this act, after receiv-
ing notice to leave said land or prem
ises by the owner, his agent or any
person having charge thereof This
notice may be verbal, or written,
served on the party to be notified, or
by putting up board not less than
two feet long by one wide, inscribed
with legible characters in English
that emo hunting or shooting will be
l all fhaan rarnraIGao " UhInh
shall be set up at least 10 feet from the
ground on post, in some cOnspicu-
Gus place on the premises, either OF
which shall be deemed sufficient no.
tice under this act. Provided that
nothing in this section shall apply too
any person who has received express
permission from the owner, or person
in lawful possession of land, to hunt
or shoot thereon, until such permis-
sion is withdrawn. A H
SEC. 6. It shall be unlawful for any
person to deface or pull down any
such board or deface the notice there
on. ANY person offending against
acy of the provisions of section five
or six of this act shall, on conviction
be nned IN any sum not less than 50
nor more than $25, or be imprisoned
in the county Jail not less than nor
more than 80 days, or both, at the
discretion of the Court, and lay the
co SITS of prosecution.
WILD DEER.
SEC.7. And it shall be unlawful for
any person, between the first day
of December and the first day of Oc-
tober, to kill any deer.
ANY person offending against this
section of this aet shall be fined in
any sum not less than $40 or more
than $50 or be imprisoned, on conYic-
ton, not more than 80 days in the
county jail, or both at the discretion
of the Court, and shall pay the costs
of prosecution.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to purchase or offer for sale
any of the birds or game mentioned
in this act caught or killed during the
time when such catching, killing or
destroying is made unlawful hereby.
Any person offending against the
provision of this section shall be liza
BILE to the same penalty as is provided
in this act for catching, killing or des-
troying such birds or game.
SEC. 8. That the exposure for sale
of any of the birds or game mention
ed in this act during the time when
the killing therof is made unlawful
shall be prima facia evidence that
the same was killed or caught unlaw-
fully within the State of Ohio.
SEC. 10. All prosecutions under this
act shall be in the name of the State
of Ohio, before the Justice of the
Peace, Mayor, or other proper officer
having Jurisdiction; and all fines i'm
posed or collected under this act shall
be paid into the county Treasury for
the use of Common Schools.
| SEC. IL. The following acts are
hereby repealed:
An act to prevent the killing of
birds and other game. Passed April
10, and took effect May /, 1857, 54 vol.
Stat, 100. sac 7S.
An act to prevent the killing of
wild deer. Passed and took effect
March 81, 1854, 81 vol. Stat, 100. s.
& S. II.
An act to amend An act to prevent
the killing of wild deer. Passed and
took effect February 10 1866, GS vol.
Stat, 21) 3. & s. r.
An act for the protection of certain
birds and game. Passed and took
effect April %, 1861, 50 vol, Stat, 25)
s, & s. Is.
An act to amend sections one and
two of an act entitled "An act for the
protection of certain birds and game, "
passed April 80, 1851, as amended
March I6, 1865 (52 vol. Stat, 13, Al
Passed and took effect April 3, 1857.
(64 vol. Stat, 10l) 8. & s. IA.
An act to amend section two Of an
act entitled ian act to amend Sec
tions one and two of an act entitled
IAN act for the protection of certain
birds and game, passed April 80
1857 (" ga vol. Stat, 101 102) Passed
and took effect May 16. 1859, (65 vol.
: Stat, 2O9.) s. & s. IA.
An act for the further protection ol
certain birds and game Passed and
took effect Janaury 81, 1871, (6S vo
Stat, IA Provided, That the repea
hereof shall not affect any pending
prosecutions. Act or 1878, in regard
to killing deer repealed.
SEC. II. This act shall take affecI
. from and after its passage.