Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-05-18
QUE GAME And FISH Id W.
as Enacted at the Last Session
of the Idaho Legislature.
wILFUL KILLING OF GAME.

wILFUL KILLING OF GAME.
SECTION 1885, Every person who will
fully shoots or otherwise causes to be
killed, or offers for sale.any buffalo, elk,
deer, antelope or mountain sheep, be-
tween the first day of January and the
first day of September in each year, is
guilty of msdemeanor, and is punish
able by fine not less than twenty-five
nor more than one hundred dollars for
each ofense committed.
UNLAWFUL TO KILL.
SEC. 7lS6.-It is unlawful for any per-
son at any time to kill or destroy any of
the game mentioned in the last section,
solely for the purpose of obtaining the
hides or horns, or to chase the same
with dogs or TO ship the same out of the
Territory for speculative purposes. Any
person so doing is guilty of INSIDE
meanor and is punishable by fine in any
sum not less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars.
QUAILs AND PARTRIDGE5. EGGS.
SEC. 7187.-It is not lawful for any
person to kill or destroy any quail or
partridge, or trap or carry away the
same or destroy their eggs, prior to the
first day of Ssptemb Der. A. d. 1887. ANY
person so doingsis guilty of a misdemea-
nor and is punishable by fine not less
than fifty nor more than one hundred
dollars, for each offense. and one half of
the fines arising from the provisions of
this chapter shall be given to the per-
son informing.
SAGE HENS, PHEAsANTs, GROUSE, ETC.
SEC. 7lSS.-Every person who shoots
or causes to be killed, any pheasant,
grouse, or prairie chicken sbetween,the
first day of February and the 18th day
of July of each year is guilty of mis-
demeanor and is punishable by fine not
less than five dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars for each ollense
committed.
WILD AND E.. i
SEC. 7lS9. Every person who.wlfully
shoots or causes to be.killed any species
of wild duck or goose between the If
teenth day of April and the first day of
August of each year, is guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and is punishable by fine not
less than five nor more than twenty
five dollars for each ofense committed.
EVIDENCE OF GUILT.
SEC. 7190.-The possession Of the dead
bodies of any of the animals or birds
mentioned in this chapter. by any per-
son, shall be taken as prima facie evil
dence that such person is guilty of kill
ing the same.
FISHING TACKLE.
Sec. 7l9l.-The only lawful way that
fish can be taken in any streams of this
Territory is by fishing tackle, consisting
of rod or pole, line and hook.
SEC. 7l92.-Said hook must not be
baited with any drug or substance poi
soning to any kind of fish.
UNLAWFUL To USE DAMS OR NETS.
SEC. 7l03.-It is unlawful for any per-
son in this Territory to make any dams.
or use any nets, seines, fish traps, or any
similar device or means for catching fish,
or to use any drug, poison or giant pow
Diet or other explosive compounds, in
tending TO catch, kill or destroy any
species of fish; Provided, that no person
is prohibited by this chapter from the
catching of salmon, salmon trout, or
sturgeon with seine or spear.
PENALTY.
Sec. 7l94.-Fvery person, company or
corporation, guilty of violating either of
the three preceding sections is guilty of
n misdemeanor and is punishable by
fine not less than twenty. five nor more
than one hundred dollars for each Of
tense committed.
FINES, HOW COLLECTED
SEC. 7l95.-une half of all fines col
lected under this chapter must be paid
into the county treasury for the benefit
of the common schools of the county
wherein the offense was committed, and
one half TO the person informing the
nearest magistrate that such odense
has been committed.
HAVING GAME IN POSSESSION DURING TIME
THAT KILLING Is PROHIBITED.
SEC. 7l9G.-Every person who buys,
sells or has in his possession any of the
game enumerated in this chapter, with
IN the time the taking er killing thereof
is prohibited, except such as are toned
or kept for show or curiosity, is guilty
of misdemeanor.
Use OF POISONOUS OR EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES