Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18
THE HERALD.
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March "a, 1878. !
CHAPTER 193.


AN ACT relating to the preservation Of game.
aud amendatory of section of chapter 329
of the laws of Wisconsin for 1874, and to
repeal chapter 12l Of the laws of Wiscon-
sin for 1874, entitled, San act for the pre-.
seryation Of game in the counties of Eau
Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, Trempeleau, Buff
alo and Pepin," and to repeal chapter 200
Of the laws OF Wisconsin for 1877. entitled.
can act for the preservation Of game. and
amendatory Of section of chapter l2l of
the laws of Wisconsin for lS74.n
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact a.
follows:
Section /. Section of chapter 32s of the
laws of Wisconsin for 1874, is hereby amended
80 as to read as follows: Section !. No per-
son shall catch, kill Or otherwise destroy, or
have in his possession. or expose for sale, in
this state, between the first day of January
and the succeeding twenty fifth day Of Au-
gust, ia each year, any woodcock, quail,
grouse, prairie hen or prairie chicken, par
fridge, or ruled grouse, under the penalty of
ten dollars for each said game bird caught,
killed or otherwise destroyed or had in pos
session or exposed for sale.
Section g. Section OF chapter 800 Of the
laws of Wisconsin for 1874, is hereby amended
by striking out in the fourth line of said Sec
ton the word February" aud inserting in
lieu thereof the word January" so that tie
section, when so amended, viii read as follows:
Section 8. No person shall, within this state,
kill or expose for SALE or have in his or her
possession, after the same is killed, any wood
duck, mallard duck, or feal duck, between the
FIRST day of January and the succeeding twenty
frth day of August in each year, under pen
atty of ten dollars for each such duck so killed,
had in possession or exposed for seic. And
no person shall, within this state, take or nave
III bis or her posses ioE, any wild ducks eggs
between the frat day Of March and the sue
ceeding first day of July in each year, under a
penalty of one dollar for each such ducks
egg so taken, had 10 possession or exposed for
sale. And no person shall any time or at
any place within this state, Ii any wild duck
brant or wild goose, With oil by means 4 the
device. instrument or fire. ms 1owi as a
pivot or swivel gun, or Will . by mes g of
any gun or fire arms other sueh gins OF
fire arms as are habitually MS az ms myth
and fire from the shoulder, shill US any
such devise, instrument or Gn other than
such shoulder gun as aforesa 4. with int ut to
kill any wild duck, brant or lid g, use, indel
penalty Of five dollars for Zach and every
ofense.
Section g. Chapter l2l he VS. c, Wis
consin tor 1874, entitled, - act Or tb pre-
servation of game in the ounti,s OF Eau
Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, Tt. inpe!eau, uifalo
aud Pepin," and chapter 2oo of the Laws OF
Wisconsin for 1874, entitled, An sct rt atine
10 the preservation of game, and smeniatory
of section of chapter i2l Of the laws OF Wis.
consn for 1874" are hereby repealed.
Section A. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and afterits passage and publ
cation.
Approyed March 10, 1878.