St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-15
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Synopsis OF the New Fish and
Game Laws of the State.

synopsis or the new FISH anu
Game Laws OF the State.
Frank l.. Stetson is now state game
warden working under the state game
commission. In order that sportsmen
may have no chance to plead ignorance
of the law he has issued the following
synopsis of the new game and fish laws
on open season and penalties:
Woodcoek, July to Nov. ].
Pinnated grouse or prairie chickens and
white breasted or sharp tailed grouse, Sept.
to Nov. 1.
Quail, partridge or ruffed grouse or pleas
ant, Sept. l to Nov. l.
Wild duck of any variety or wild geese or
brant or any aquatic foul whatever, Aug. ~
TO April %.
Wilson or jack snipe or snipe of any varie-
ty, Aug. 20 10 April 25.
Elk, moose, deer and caribou, Nov. 1 to
Dec l.
No moose or caribou shall he killed, sold or
taken in the state for five years from April
| 20, 1871
The use of hounds or dogs in hunting elk.
moose, deer and caribou is strictly prohib-
tied.
None of the game animals or birds Of the
state shall be killed or taken in any manner
except by shooting them with gun held TO
the shoulder, and the use OF any trap, snare,
swivelgun or other contrivance or device
whatever is prohibited except the use of de
COWS IN hunting ducks ana geese
The wanton destruction or wasting OF the
game OF the state is declared misdemeanor.
No one person shall take or kill to exceed
twenty-five birds in any one day.
No keeper of hotel or restaurant or board
ing house shall serve to any guest any game
or fish during the time when the taking or
killing of the same is prohibited by the laws
of the state
Fifteen days is allowed by law after the
close of the season in which TO dispose OF
any game animals and three days In which
to dispose of any game birds killed or taken
in the season.
Any express company. railway company.
common carrier, or any other company, cor
poration or person, or any servant agent or
employee of same, who shall purchase. re-
ceive, sell, ship or otherwise dispose OF or
have in their possession for any purpose,
any of the game animals or birds of the state,
during the time when the killing OF the same
is forbidden by law, shall be subject to heavy
fine or imprisonment.
The destruction of the nest or taxing the
eggs of any of the game birds of the state is
punishable by fine or imprisonment.
The killing or trapping of any song bird or
other harmless bird is prohibited by law.
Penalties.
Any one convicted of killing out of season,
or IN any manner except as provided by law,
any of the game animals or birds of the state
of Minnesota, shall be fined not less than $40,
or more than 500, for each and every animal
or bird so killed and the cost of prosecution
or shall be confined in the county jail not less
than ten days or more than sixty days, tor
each and every animal or bird so Killed.
twenty-five dollars reward is offered by
the board of game and fish commissioners of
the state of Minnesota for information that
will cause the conviction of any one Vlolat-
ing any of the provisions of this law.