Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-08-01
THE GAME LAW.
what May BE Killed-Hhen 1t
May be Killed and How.

May De hA1lleU ana HOW.
AS the hunting season is near at hand
and many Of our local Nimrods are be.
ginning to get restless for little exer-
else in may be well enough TO publish
the law, so that no mistakes will be
made.
SECTION 1. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to kill or injure,
or to pursue with such intent, any spar.
row, bluebird, blue-jay, martin, thrush,
mockingbird, swallow, red breast, cat
bird, wren or humming bird, or to dis.
turb the nest Or eggs Of said birds.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, on any time between
the first day of April of any year and
before the first day of September fol.
lowing, to catch, kill or destroy, or TO
pursue with such intent, any partridge.
pheasant, woodc ock, quail, or any wild
goose, wood duck, teal, mallard or 9th.
er ducks, sandh crane, brant, swan,
plover, curlew, snipe, grouse, robin,
meadow lark, yellow hammer or b,ttern;
and after the first day of April and be
fore the first day of August in each
year, except in the counties Of Hum
boldt. Eureka, Elko and Lander, here.
matter provided for, any sage cock, hen
or chicken.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons within this State, at
any time to trap or net quail, or to de-
stroy, injure or disturb the nest or eggs
Of any Of the birds protected by this
act.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to catch, kill or de.
slroy, or pursue with such intent, with
in the counties OF Esmeralda, Douglas.
Ormsby, Lyon, Storey, Churchill and
WaShoe, any sharp-tailed grouse, so.
called prairie chickens, before the first
day OF September, 1883, nor within the
counties Of Humboldt, Elko, Eureka
and Lander, after the Islh day of March
and before the first day Of September
in each year, or in said counties of Hum.
boldt, Elko, Eureka aud Lander. any
sage cock, hen or chicken. after the 18th
day OF March and before tie 10th day
Of August in each year.
SEC. 5. Il shall be uulawfu, for any
person OF persons. At any time after The
first day Of December and before the
first day of August N each year, to
catch, kill OF destroy, or to putsuc with
such intent, any deer, antelope, elk,
mountain sheep or goat, or to have in
his or their possession, or TO expose Tor
sale. or to purchase any of the animals
mentioned in this section during the
season when the killing, injuring or
pursuing is prohibited.
SEC. o. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons within this State TO
have in their possession, or to expose
for sale, or to purchase from any person
whomsoever, either Indians or any other
person, any of the birds, wild game or
animals mentioned in this act during
the season wherein the killing, injuring
or pursuing is hereby prohibited; pro.
vided, that nothing in this Act shall be
so construed as 10 prohibit any person
or persons in taking any bird, fowl, fish
or animal for scientific purposes.
SEC. 7. Every person or persons Of
tending against any Of The provisions of
this Act shall be deemed gully of a
misdcmeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less than
Sz5, nor more than $500, or be impris-
oned in the county Jail of the county in
which said conviction is had for any
term not exceeding six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment, and
the prosecuting witness shall be entitled
to receive fee equal to one .half of the
amount of any such fine imposed on
each conviction.
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