Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-17
BY the laws Of Iowa, as amended
by the legislature of 1878, it is unlaw-
full to do any of the following acts:
BIRDS AND QUADKUPEDS.

W tuc icS istatuTc VI 1910, IL IL uuldW-
full to do any of the following acts:
BIRDS AND QUADRUrEDs.
l. To kill, trap, ensnare or in any
manner destroy any of the birds Of
the state, except birds OF prey, and
game birds during the open season,
as provided by law; or to destroy the
eggs Of such birds as are protected by
this section. Except that persons
killing birds for scientific purposes, or
preservation in museums and cabl-
nets are not liable under this section.
Penalty, SIS TO $25.
2 To shoot or kill any prairie chick
en-, fom Dec. to Sept. /; woodcock
from Jan. to July 10; pheasant,
wild turkey or quail, from Jan. to
Oct. l wild duck, snipe, goose or brant
from May l to Aug. Is; deer or elk
from Jan. to Sept. l; beaver, mink,
otter or muskrat from April l to Nov.
l. Penalty, deer or elk, k25; others
$40.
3. To take, or attempt to take, at
any time, with trap, net or snare, any
bird or animal mentioned in'section
or to wilfully destroy the eggs or
nests of any such birds. Except bea-
yer, mink, otter or muskrat may be
trapped or shared during the open
season, or at anytime for the protec-
ton of private property. Penalty
same as in section 2.
4. To shoot or kill any wild duck,
goose or brant with any kind of gun
except such as is commonly shot from
the shoulder; or to use medicated or
poisoned food to capture or kill any
of the birds mentioned in section 2.
Penalty $25 and 80 days in Jail, unless
sooner paid.
5. To shoot or kill for traffic any
prairie chicken, snipe, woodcock,
quail or pheasant, at any time: for
one person 10 kill during one day
more than % Of either kind of said
birds; to ship or take out of the state
any birds mentioned in section 2, deer
or elk to buy, sell or have in posses
slon any such bird, deer or elk during
the close season, except tho first five
days. Penalty, deer or elk $25; 9TH
ers $40.
6. For one person, firm or corpora
ton to have in possession at one time
more than 70 of either prairie chick
en-, snipe, wOodcock, quail or pleas
ant; unless lawfully received for
transportation to ship to any person
within the state in one day, more than
one dozen of the birds mentioned in
section 2, and in case of shipment an
affidavit must be made that the birds
have not been unlawfully killed,
bought, sold or had in possession
and are not shipped for sale or profit,
and giving name aud address of con-
signee, and number Of birds shipped, ,
and copy of the affidavit shall ac-
company the birds, etc. Penalty as in
section 2. The making of u false aft
davit ia perjury.
7. For any common carrier, its
agent or servant to knowingly receive
for transportation any bird or animal
mentioned in section 2, during the
close season Except the first five
days. or at any other time except in
the manner provided by law. Pen
atty 800 to $500, or 80 days in Jail or
both.
8. The having in possession during
the close season, Except the first five
days. of any bird mentioned in Sec
ton 2, deer or elk, is prima facia evil
dence of violation of the law.
9. Prosecutions, except under Sec
ton l, may be brought in any county
where the game is found, and court
shall appoint an attorney to prose-
cute, who shall be entitled to fee of
$40; and the person filing the infor-
nation fee equal 10 half the fine i'm
posed on the defendant; both fees to
be taxed as costs. The county is,
however, in no event liable for either.
FISH AND FISH WAYS.
10. To catch or kill bass or wall
eyed pike, from April l to June !;
salmon or trout, from Nov. l to Feb.
l. Penalty IS to $25.
IL. To use any seine or net for the
purpose OF catching fish, except ma.
tive minnows, and except by the fish
commissioner for propagation and ex-
change. Penalty IS to $50 for the
first oflense, 500 to $50 for second.
IL. To place across any river, creek.
pond or lake, any trot-line, dam, seine,
weir, fish-dam, or other obstruction
in such manner as to prevent the free
passage of fish, except under the d.
rection of the fish commissioner, and
except dams for manufacturing pur-
poses provided with fish ways. Pen
atty $25 to 500 or 10 to 30 days in Jail.
IL. To continue any dam or OBJ
struction heretofore erected, for an
unreasonable time after the 9th day
of April 1878, without having fish
ways provided therein. Penalty, IS
to $50 for first offence, $40 to $50 for
second, and the dam abated as nui-
sance.
IA. Persons raising or propagating
fish on their premises, or owning
premises on which there are waters
having no natural outlet, supplied
with fish, shall absolutely own said
fish. No person shall take or attempt
to take fish therefrom without the
consent of the owner. Penalty SIS to
$25, or 80 days in Jail.
The "close" season is when killing
is forbidden, the "open" season is
when it is not.
The attention of all persons inter-
ested in the preservation of birds
game and fish is called to the above
law, and the necessity for its being
observed and enforced in all parts of
the state, and by every person alike,
that all may have equal opportunities
by pursuing game and fish only at
lawful times and in lawful manner.
The State Fish Commissioner is
preparing photographic drawings of
approved fish ways for dams, and as
soon as they are ready, and the water
in the river becomes low enough to
work, failure on the part of dam
owners to put in fish ways will be
followed by immediate prosecution.
Persons desiring information as to
the names of officers of the State AS
ISOLATION residing near them can OBJ
tain the same by addressing the Sec
rotary at Keosanqua, where plans of
fish ways can be seen.