The record-union., 1895-04-15
FOR FISH AND GAME PROTECTION.
Full Text of the Law Now in Force
in California.
Information for Those Who Would
Avoid Trouble With Fish and
Game Wardens.

Following is the full text of the Act O
the last Legislature passed for the protec
ton OF hsh and game. The closed season
is now on, and as the laws, even wher
published, will not be accessible to every
one, the RECORD UNION prints below the
fish and game law for the guidance of al
who go abroad with gun and rod:
Every person who, between the 18th
day of February and the 10th day of Octo-
ber in each year, shall hunt, pursue, take,
kill or destroy, or have in his possession,
whether taken in the State of California,
or shipped into the State from any other
State, Territory or foreign country, ex-
cept for purposes OF propagation, any
valley quail, bob-white, partridge, robin
or any kind of wild duck or rail, shall be
guilty of mlsdemeanor; provided, that
the right to have in possession for the
purposes of propagation shall first be OBJ
tained by permit, in writing, from the
Game Warden of the county wherein said
birds are to be caught.
Every person who, between the 10Th
day of February and the 18th day of Au-
gust in each year, shall hunt, pursue.
take, kill or destroy, or have in his pos
session, whether taken or killed in the
State Of California, or shipped into the
State from any other State, Territory or
foreign country, except for purposes of
propagation, any mountain quail or
grouse shall be guilty of misdemeanor;
provided, that the right to have in pos
session for the purposes of propagation
shall first be obtained, by permit, in
writing, from the Game Warden of the
county wherein said birds are to be
caught. Every person who, in the State
of California, shall take, gather or destroy
the eggs of any quail, bob-white, part
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any kind of wild duck, shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor.
Every person who, between the 18th
DAY OF February and the Ist day of July
in each year, shall hunt, pursue, take
Kill or destroy, or have in his possession
any dove or doves, shall be guilty of g
misdemeanor.
Every person who shall hunt, pursue
take, kill or destroy any male deer be-
tween the 10th day OF October and the
10Th day of July of the following year
shall be guilty OF misdemeanor.
Every person who shall at any time
hunt pursue, take, kill or destroy any
female deer or spotted tawn, or any ante
lope, elk or mountain sheep, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Every person VINO shall at any time
buy, sell or offer for sale, the hide or meat
OF any deer, elk, antelope or mountain
sheep, whether taken or killed in the
State of California, or shipped into the
State from any other State or Territory.
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; pro-
vided, that nothing in this section shall
be held to apply TO the hide of any of said
animals taken or killed in Alaska, or any
foreign country.
Every person who shall buy, sell, Offer
or expose for sale, transport or carry, OF
have in his possession the skin, hide OF
pelt OF any deer from which the evidence
of sex has been removed, shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanor.
Every person who shall within the
three years next after the passage of this
Act hunt, pursue, take, kill or destroy
or have in his possession, except for tht
purposes of propagation, any pheasant
shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor.
Every cOld-storage company, persou
keeping colu-storage warehouse, tavern
or hotel keeper, restaurant or eating.
house keeper, marketman or other per.
son, who shall buy, sell, expose or offer
for sale, or give away, or have in his pos.
session, III this state, any quail, bob
white, partridge, pheasant, grouse dove
or wild duck, during the time it shall be
unlawful TO kill such BIRDS whether
taken or killed in the state OF California
or shipped into the State from any other
state, Territory or foreign country, shall
be guilty of misdemeauor.
Every cold-storage company. and every
tavern, hotel, restaurant or eating house.
and every marketman or other person,
who shall buy, sell, expose or offer fol
sale, in this State, any quail, bob-whi
partridge, grouse, dove or wild duck
whether taken or killed in the State o.
California, or shipped into the State from
any other state, Territory or foreign
country, except between the 10th day o.
Novem Der and the 18th day of January O
the following year, shall be guilty of 9
misdemeanor.
Every person who shall use a shotgun
of larger caliber than that commonl Y
known and designated as a number ten
gauge, shall be guilty of misdemeanor
The proof OF the possession Of said gun in
the field, on marsh, bay, lake or stream
shall be prilna facie evidence of it's illega
use.
Every person who, upon any incloseC
or cultivated grounds, which are privat,
property, ana where signs are displayed
forbidding such shooting, except salt wa
ter marsh land, shall shoot any quail
bob-white, pheasant, partridge, grouse
dove, deer or wild duck, without permis
sion first obtained from the owner or per
son in possession of such grounds, OF
who shall m8liciOusly tear down, mutt
late or destroy any sign, sign board o
other notice forbidding shooting on pri
vate property, shall be guilty OF nisde
meauor.
Every railroad company, express com
pany, transportation company, or othe
common carrier, their officers, agents anC
servants, and every other person who
shall transport carry or take out of thi,
State, or shall receive for the purpose o
transporting from the State any deer
deer skin, buck, doe or tawn, or any
quail, partridge, pheasant, grouse, prairie
chicken, dove or wild duck, except foI
purposes OF propagation, or who shal
transport, carry or take from the State
or receive for the purpose OF transporting
from this State any such animal or bird
shall be guilty of misdemeanor; pro
vided, that the right to transport for the
purposes OF propagation shall first be 90
tanned by permit, in writing, from th,
Board Of Fish Commissioners of the Stat
of California.
Every person who shall at any timt
hunt, shoot, shoot at, take, kill or de
gtroy, buy, sell, give away, or have il
his possession, except for the purpose o
propagation, or for educational or scien
titic purposes English skyIarks, canary
California oriole, humming bird, thrush
or mocking bird. or any part of the skin
skins or plumage thereof, or who shal
rob the nests, or take or destroy the eggs
OF any of the said birds, shall be guilty O
misdemeanor.
Any person found guilty of violation
of any of the provisions OF the foregoing
sections Of this chapter shall be fined in
sum not less than $50, or be imprisone'
in the County Jail in the county in whicl
the conviction shall be had not less thai
ten days, or be punished by both sucl
fine and Imprisonment All moneys s.
collected shall be paid into the genera
fund OF the county in which the convic
ton is bad.
1t shall be no defense to a prosecution
under this section, or for the violation @
any provision of the law for the protection
or preservation OF fish or game, that th
fish or game was caught or Killed outsid
of this State.