The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-17
NEW GAME LAWS.
SvnoDsis Of the Net Passed by
the Legislature for Game
Protection.
s,,.rc pcu,,t;.. Provided for Its Viola
tiou -Iuior,ner- Must be- Careful
About starting 'in-c-
cut ion.


made a new law for the protection of
game in this state. For the hcneht o'
the public the provision. of the new law
are riyen below: The law makes Ii IL
mis,lcmeaner to shoot or otherwise XII.
for "A period of ten years. an! bison. hui
faio. or quail or Chinese phcasants: and
for a period of six years. it likewise pr"
tccts uuose. elk otter and beaver. lhe
penalty for each otfcnse is from s2"N !"
500 fine. or Imprisonment in the county
iaiI from two Ia six months. OF BON me
and Imprisonment. at the discretion "'
the court The Possession ni me Skih'
or meat. or Offering tor SAFE lhc IN
mounted head or horns "f any such am
mails during the period mentioned. ~ I"
I bc prinla facir evidence iha' III" person
| having them has killed the aninasS IN
! violation Of the law. At the expiration
of the time of prohibition. Tia" open sea
son for killing the animals or birds
! named is to be from Aug. ~ /" Dee -.
! No female buffalo bison ar mpnsc can he
| sho, even then. The p'Eai;leS Tor 'l"-
| lation ar. the S;in, as for killing Them
during the periods oi pronihiti"n.
! The open season for white tan deer
black tail deer. mule deer. mountain
sheep. Rocky mountain goat and ante
lope is also from Aug. II to Dec. 10. The
renalt> for killing them out Of season
is from 500 to 500 fine for each nifcnse,
ar luprisonment in the county jail Tor
from thirt, to sixty days. The above
provisions are not 10 apply to persons
who have raised or own the animals they
kill or thos. who have to kill beaver
to protect their water rights. No one
however. can catch any beaver ON PR
yatc property without the consent ol
the owner.
\ penalty from so I" 900 fine. OF
from one or six months in the count.
iaiI. or both fine or Imprisonment. is I'M
posed on any one shooting or "therw's'
killing deer. mountain sheep. Rock.
. mountain goat or antelope for the pur
hose of procuring their head or hid
only. or for purel, speculative purposes
: or for market or sale further hne
from so to SO is Imposed Tor hunting
chasing. bounding or running the'
= with dogs at any time of the yea
Nartcn and fisher cannot he trapped {
:, shot between April and Oct !. und'
penalty H from so to go hne Il
= each otfensc. From Aug. II to Nov.
is the open season for grouse. prair
chicken. pheasant. fool hen. sage ne
- partridge and sniw. To kill them o
Of SEASON. or to kill them for speculate
NJ p,rppses or for the market. or offeril
them for sale. is punishable by from 8
- to 40 fine for each Offense. The Op
season for wild geese or wild duel
. brapt or swan is from Sept. to Jan.
To shoot them at other times means
nd nd fine Of from so to 90 for each oden'
'eh or not over thirty days in the cour
or. iail. or both fine and imprisonment.
. ia made unlawful to shoot robin, mead
md lark, thrush, fiecker or yellow hamm
''' oricIe, mocking bird. gold finch, sn
Eor' bird, cedar bird or any other small b
known ~ singing birds at any time.
!, ,ees der penalty Of from 8 to $40 fine
tor. each offense. or imprisonment in
- county Jail for not over thirty days.
rner the discretion of the court. The ga
and sNS .,,.u -
at p0n0lty ID PROVIDED IOT WAHuly uceS'
per' ing the nests or carrying away the e
OF any birds or fowl mentioned in
act, and the possession Of their boz
ia prima facie evidence that the poss
. or is guilty Of killing them.
,eets The portions Of the law providing
".'' the protection Of fish will be given
- morrow.