The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-04-26
No. co.,
An Act


Ill the State of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the State of Louis
lana, IN General Assembly convened, That it
shall be unlawful 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 February and the first day OF
August Of each year, under penalty of TWEEN
ty-iive dollar for each offense.
SEC Be it further enacted, etc, That no
person shall catch, kill, or pursue with such in
tent, 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 in each year, under penalty of
not less than five dollars nor more than twenty
five dollars Tor each offense.
SEC s. Be it further enacted, etc, That
no person shall catch, kill, or pursue with such
intent, 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 penalty of not less than five nor
more than twenty five dollars for each ofense
SEC Be it further enacted. etc, That 10
person shall catch, kill or pursue, with such
intent or have in possession, after the same has
been caught or killed, any whlppoorwill, spar
row, finch, oriole, blue bird, swallow, night
hawk or black bird, except when the same
shall be destructive to the fruit or grain crop.
under penalty of not less than five, nor more
than twenty five dollars for each offense.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted, ETC., That no
person shall rob or destroy the nests or eggs of
any Wild bird whatsoever, save only those of
predatory nature, and destructive of game or
lnsectlvOrons birds. under a penalty of not
less than five, nor more than twenty five dol
lars for each offense.
SEC 6. Be it further enacted etc, That no
person shall entrap, net, kill or pursue with
such intent or have the same in possession, at
any time during the year, any song bird, espe-
cially the knocking bird, except d0mestieated
birds. except the birds be entrapped or netted
for the purpose of dOmestication, under pen
atty 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.
SECT. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the possession of any animals, or birds, intend
ed to be protected by this act, within the peri
DDS for which their killing or pursuit is hereby
prohibited, except such as are domesticated
shall be prima facie evidence that the said
animal or bird was unlawfully caught or kill
ed and the possession thereof unlawful
SECS. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any person exposing for sale any of the ami
mails or birds intended to be protected by this
act within the period for which the taking and
killing thereof is hereby prohibited, shall, for
each animal or bird so exposed for sale, ex-
u,
the same penalty as hereafter provided for
the unlawful killing or taking Of such animal
or bird
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the unlawful killing, cathing or possession of
each and every one of the animals or birds,
intended to be protected by this act. shall con-
stltute separate and distinct offense, and
shall be punished accordingly; and two or
more Offenses may be joined in the same war
rant of Indictment therefor, and the person so
offending, if convicted, shall be fined for each
offense.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
no person 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, snares or other
like device, under penalty of not less than
hve nor more than twenty five dollars for each
animal or bird so trapped, shared or taken;
provided, nothing contained in this act shall
apply to migratory birds or fowls.
SEC. ii. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all transportation companies, steamboats,,
railroads or other public carriers, of whatso-
ever character, are hereby prohibited from
transportation any game bird or animal men
toned in this act during the period provided
for the protection of the game birds or animal
under penalty of not less than five dollars
nor more than twenty-five dollars for each
offense.
Sec. 70. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all INES, collected for violation of any of the
above provisions of this act, one half of said
tine shall go to the informer, and the other one
half shall be paid to the treasurer of the parish
school board in which said fines are imposed,
and shall be applied for the benefit of the par
ish schools
Sec. ID. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
any person convicted of violation of the pro-
visions OF this act failing to pay the penalty
or penalties prescribed herein, shall be i'm
prisoned in the parish Jail for period not less
than ten days nor more than thirty days.
SEC. Ia. Be it further enacted etc, That
all acts and violations Of this law, denomina-
ted as ofenses in the foregoing sections, shall
be and are hereby declared to be crimes
against the State of Louisiana, and it shall be
the duty of all dIstrict attnrnnrs and district