Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-12
GAME AND FISH.
SYNOPSIS OF THE CONSOLIDATED ACT.

SYNOPSIS OF THE CONSOLIDATED ACT
Governor Hartranft, on the Sd inst,
signed the act 10 amend and consoll-
date the several acts relating to game
and game fish. Following is syn.
opsis Of its provisions
The first section provides, that no
person shall kill or pursue, in any part
Of the State, any elk or wild deer save
only from the first day OF October in
any year to the sixteenth day of Dc.
cember following; nor shall any one
have in possession, or offer for sale,
any deer, elk or antelope, or fresh ven.
ison, from the first day of October to
the sixteenth of December next fol.
lowing nor shall any person pursue
any elk or deer with dogs. Any per-
son offending against the provisions
Of this section shall be deemed guilty
OF u misdemeanor, and shall be liable
under penalty of fifty dollars for
each elk, deer or fawn 80 killed or pur-
sued
The remaining sections OF the act
embrace the following prohibitions
The killing of squirrels IL prohibited
between the first day of January and
the first day Of September under pen.
any OF nve dollars ior each ana every
squirrel kllleo, exposed Tor safe or hau
IN possession
haoblts are not TO be Killed between
tne ISL OF January ana the ION DAY
oi octooer, under a penalty oi hve
dollars Tor each and every hare or rab-
olt so killed, or exposed Tor sale, or
had In possession ana no person shall
hunt rabbits with ferrets under pen
ATTY OF ten doliars'
Wild duck or geese shall not be XIII.
cd between the 10Th day OF May and
lhe LIST DAY oi September with any
device or instrument known as
swivei or punt gun, or with any gun
other than such guns as habitually
are raised at arms length and fired
from the shoulder, under penalty OF
ten dollars.
The killing OF wild turkeys is pro-
hio'ted between the hrst day OF Janu-
ary and the hfteenth DAY OF October,
nnder penalty OF ten dollars Tor each
oird 80 Killed, exposed Tor sale or had
IN possession.
Upland or grass rlover shall not be
killed or exposed for sale between the
first day oi January and the fiiteenth
day Of July, under penalty OF ten
dollars Tor each bird.
Ruled grouse, pheasant or pinnated
grouse, commonly called prairie chick
en-, are not TO be killed between the
first day OF January and the first day
OF October, under penalty OF ten dol.
lars for each bird:
No person shall kill or expose for
sale, or have in his or her possession
after the same has been killed, any
woodcock, between the first day OF
January and the fourth day OF July in
any year, under penalty Of ten dol.
lars for each bird so killed, exposed
for sale or had in possession.
NO person shall Kill or expose for
sale or have in his or her possession,
after the same has been killed, any
quail or Virginia partridge, between
the first day of January and the fif-
teenth day OF October in any year,
under a penalty of ten dollars tor each
bird so killed, exposed for sale, or had
in possession
NO person shall kill or expose for
sale or have in his or her possession,
after the same has been killed, any
rail bird or reed bird, except in the
months Of September, October and No
vember, under penalty Of five dollars
for each and every rail or reed bird 80
killed, exposed for sale, or had in pos.
session.
Night hawk, whippoorwill, sparrow,
thrush, lark, finch, marten, chimney
swallows, barn swallows, woodpecker,
flicker, robin, oriole, red or cardinal
bird, cedar bird, tanager, cat bird, blue
bird, or any insectiverous bird shall
not DC killed, trapped or exposed for
sale under penalty of.iivc dollars for
each bird. This shall not apply to
any person who shall kill any Of these
birds tor the porpose OF scientific in
vestigation.
No person shall rob or destroy the
eggs or nests Of any wild birds, only
those of such predatory birds as are
destructive Of game and inscctiverous
birds, under a penalty Of ten dollars
for each. This shall not apply to any
person that collect such eggs for sci.
entihc purposes.
No person shall kill, catch or dis
charge any lire arms at any wild
pigeon while on its nesting grounds OF
IN any manner disturb II, or the birds
therein, under penalty Of twenty
dollars.
Wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, pleas.
ant, partridge, or woodcock, or rail or
reed bird, or pinnated grouse, shall
not be taken within tho limits Of tbif
State, with net, trnp snare, or torch
light, nor be exposed for sale under a
penalty Of ten dollars for each bird;
No speekled trout shall be- caught
at any time with any device, save .