The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-11-12
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Bossier Parish Game Law.

Section l. Be it enacted by the Police Jury
of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in legal assem-
bly, convened: That it shall be unlawful to
kill any deer, buck, doe or fawn, within the
limits Of Bossier Parish, or have the same in
possession except in the months Of Septem-
Der, October, November, December, January,
and February.
Section 2 That it shall be unlawful to kill
any partridge or quail or to have same in pos
session, within the limits of said parish. ex-
cept between the LIST day of November and
the LIST day of March, 10th days inclusive
That it shall be unlawful to net or snare, or
attempt to net or snare, any partridge, or
quail or have same alive in possession, within
the limits of said parish at any time.
Section g. That it shall be unlawful to kill
any dove, or have same in possession within
the limits Of said parish, except between the
18th day of August and the LIST day of March
both days Inclusive
Section T. That it shall be unlawful to kill
any wild turkey, or have same in possession
within the limits of said parish, except be-
tween the 1st day of November and the 18th
day of April both days inclusive.
Sections. That it shall be unlawful to kill
any duck, goose, brant or swan, or other wild
water fowl, within the limits of said parish, OF
have same in possession, except between the
LIST day of September and the 1st day of April
both days inclusive. And, further, that ii
shall be unlawful at any time to shoot at, or in
any manner attempt to kill or brighten or dis
turb any such duck, goose, brant, swan OF
other wild water fowl, within the limits OF
said parish, after shutdown and before sunrise
That it shall be unlawful in the hunting OF
ducks, geese, brant, swan, or any other wild
water fowl to use as decoys, any live ducks OF
live geese, or artificial decoys made of canvas
rubber, wood, cork, or any other material.
Section 6. That it shall be unlawful to
catch or take any trout, bass perch or other
fish within the limits of said parish by the use
of any other means than the "hook and line, >
except as herein specially provided 1t shall
be lawful to Use the "minnow seine,'' "diI
net" or any other similar net used by hand
for the sole purpose OF taking or catching
"minnOws or small perch for fish to be used
for bait" in the taking of fish with the "hook
and line," 1t shall be lawful to take or catch
except during the entire month of March, OF
each year, by the use of the gig" and "bar
| rel or hoop net, having single mesh con
structed of squares not less than two and a
half inches to the side, any buffalo, catfish,
carp, drum and gaspargoud.
Section z. That it shall be unlawful 70,
non-residents to hunt within the limits Of the
Parish of Bossier, or to carry out of the limits
OF said parish, any game for sale or otherwise
after the same has been killed.
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful to ship or in
any manner whatever transport out of the
said parish, for the purpose of sale, any Other
of the game or fish included in the provisions
of this Ordinance, except those fish especially
provided to be taken by the use of the bar
| rel" or "hoop" net in section 6.
Section 9. That any violation of this Ordi
nance is declared to be misdemeanor. tria
BILE before the District Court for said parish
punishable by fine Of not less than $25, MOI
more than 800, or by imprisonment in the
parish Jail not less than thirty days, nor more
than sixty days, for each offence, or both al
the discretion IF the Court, as is provided in
the Acts OF the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, Act 60 of the Acts of 1896.
Be it further ordained, That this Ordinance
shall take effect from and after its passage
and all ordinances in conflict herewith are
| hereby repealed.
Adopted October IA, 1896.
E. S. DORTCH, President.
B. r. NASH, Clerk.