The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-01
THE GAME LAW.


| AND BIRDS IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SECTION 1. Be HenGoted By the Senate and House
| Of Representatives Of The State of Louisiana. in
GenerM Assembly convened, That it shall be I'm.
lawful in this state to catch, kill, or pursue with
such intent, any wild buck, doe or fawn, or to
have the same in possession after it has been
caught or killed, between the first day Of Feb
ruary and the first day Of August Of each year,
under penalty Of twenty-five dollars for each
offense.
SEC. q. Be it further enacted, etc., That no per-
son shall catch, kill, or pursue with such intent,
or have the same in possession after it has been
caught or killed, any wild turkey, between the
| first day of April and the first day OF September
ia each year. under penalty Of not less than five
dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars for each
ohense.
SEQ. 8. Be 1t further enacted etc., That no
person shall catch, kali, or pursue with such in
| tent, or have in possession after the same has
been caught or killed, any quail, partridge or
pheasant, between the first day OF April and the
fifteenth day Of September in each year, under q
penalty of not less than five nor more than TWEEN
| ty. five dollars for each offense.
| Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That no
person shall catch, kill or pursue, with such in
! tent or have in possession after the same has
been caught or killed, any whippoorwill. spar
row, fnch, oriole, blue bird, swallow, nght-hawk
or black bird, except when the same shall be de-
struotive to the fruit or grain crop. under pen
atty Of not less than five nor more than twenty
| five dollars for each offense.
Sec. 8. Be IL further enacted, etc., That no per-
son shall rob or destroy the nests or eggs of any
wild bird whatsoever, save only those of preda-
| tory nature and destructive of game, or insect
ivorous Birds under penalty Of not less than five
nor than twenty five dollars for each offense.
SEC 6. BE 1t further enacted etc., That no per-
son shall entrap, net, kill or pursue with such
intent, or have the same in possession. at any
tine during the year, any song bird, especially
the hooking bird, except domesticated birds, ex-
cept the birds be entrapped or Melted for the
purpose Of demonstration, under penalty Of not
less than five, nor more than twenty-five dollars
for each offense, except when the same shall
prove destructive to the fruit or grain crops.
SEC. Z. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That the pos
session Of any animals, or birds, intended to be
protected by this act, within the periods for
tied, except such as are domesticated, shall be
p,inaa tdcie evidence that the said animal or
bird was unlawfully caught or killed and the pos
session thereof unlawful.
Sec. 8. Be IL further enacted, etc., That any
person exposing for sale any Of the animals or
birds intended to be protected by this act, within
the period for which the taking and killing there
of is hereby prohibited, SHALL for each animal or
bird 30 exposed for sale, except such as are
domesticated, be subject to the same penalty as
hereafter provided for the unlawful killing or
taking Of such animal or bird.
Sec. 8. BE ii further enacted, etc., That the un
lawful killing, catching or possession Of each and
every one OF the animals or birds intended to be
protected by this act shall constitute separate
and Distinct offense, and shall be punishable ac-
cordngly; and two or more offenses may be
joined in the same warrant or indictment there.
for, and the person so offending, il convicted,
shall be fined for each offense.
Sec 10. BE IL further enacted, etc., That no per-
son shall at any time during the period forbidden
by this act kill or take any Of the animals or
birds intended to be protected by this act, by
means Of any trap, snaTes or r other like device,
than twenty-five dollars for each animal or bird
SO trapped, ensnared or taken; prou,ded, nothing
contained in this act shall apply to migratory
birds or fowls.
FEC. II. Be ii further enacted, etc., That all
ansportation companies, steamboats,, railroads
other public carriers, Of whatsoever character,
are hereby prohibited from transporting any
game bird or animal mentioned in this act dur
ing the period provided for the protection Of such
game birds or animal, under penalty of not less
than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dol
lars for each offense.
SEC. IL. Be ii further enacted, ETC., That all
fines collected for violation of any of the above
go to the informer, and the other one-half shall
be paid to the treasurer of the parish school
board 10 which said fines are imposed, and shall
be applied for the benefit of the parish schools.
SEC. ID. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That any
person convicted OF viola ion of the provisions of
this act. failing to pay the penalty or penalties
prescribed herein. shall be imprisoned in the
parish jail for period not less than ten days nor
more than thirty days.
SEC. IA. Be ii further enacted, etc, That all acts
and violations OF this law denominated as ofenses
in the foregoing sections. shall be and are hereby
declared to be crimes against the State of Louis
ians and it shall be the duty of all district attor-
neys, and district attorneys pro tenlpoye of the
State to prosecute, before any court of competent
jurisdiction, all Offenders and persons committing
misdemeanors under the provisions OF this act.
SEC Is. Be further enacted, etc., That this act
shall take effect from and after the first day of
June, 1877, and all laws parts of laws in O. n
f1ct with this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed