The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-09
NEW GAME LAW.
Provisions Of the Act Passed by the Last
Legislature and Signed by Cover.
nor Hastings.

Following are the provisions Of the
new game law passed by the last legis-
lature and approved by Governor Hast
ings. June 4, 1897:
There shall be no hunting or shooting
on the first day of the week, called
Sunday; penalty s25 or imprisonment.
No person shall kill. wound, trap, net,
snare, catch with birdlime or any SINH
lar substance, poison or drug, any bird
of song or any warbler, linnet, tdtmouse
blue bird, sparrow. yellow bird, thrush,
downy woodpecker. hairy woodpecker
pileated woodpecker. red 'bellied wood
pecker red headed woodpecker, catbird
pewee, vireo. martin. tanager, tiltup
blue finch, indigo bird, oriole, shrike
kildeer, gnatcatcher, snow bird, hair
bird, grosbeak, whippoorwill cuckoo
chewlnk, chickadee, chat, phoebe bird
red-start, finch, humming bird, COW
bird, shore lark, nuthatch, least bit
tern. swift, nighthawk. starting OF
bunting. Nor shall any person pur-
chase or have in possession, or expose
for sale, any OF the aforesaid song oil
wild birds, or the game mammals kill
ed or taken in this state: penalty SIC
or Imprisonment.
Turkey, pheasant, grouse, quail, part
ridge, woodcock, prairie chicken, Eng
gllsh, Mongolian or Chinese pheasant
from the 18th day of October to the 18th
day Of December. Provided, That Il
shall be unlawful to catch, take or Kill
any Mongolian. English or Chinese
pheasant for period of FIVE years from
this date. And provided further, Thai
it shall be lawful to kill woodcock dur
ing the month Of July in addition &c
the time above specified; penalty 50;
or imprisonment.
Elk, deer or fawn during the month
of November. No person or persons
shall at any time kill or capture any
deer in the waters Of any of the
streams, ponds or lakes. No person OF
persons shall make use Of dog or dog:
in hunting any elk, deer or fawn; pen
atty 800 or imprisonment Dogs pur'
suing or killing any elk, deer or fawn
or following upon their track may bt
killed when so seen, and the owner Of
such dog or dogs shall have no recourse
at law whatever.
1t shall be unlawful at any season o.
the year to kill, entrap, or pursue will
intent to kill or entrap any elk, deer
fawn, wild turkey, pheasant, grouse
quail, partridge or woodcock for the
purpose of selling the same. And 1
shall be unlawful for the proprietor o.
any market or other person, firm ol
corporation to purchase, sell or expos
for sale any elk, deer, fawn, wild tur
key, pheasant, grouse, quail, partridge
or woodcock killed or entrapped within
| this commonwealth.
No person or persons shall, at an!
time, catch, take or Kill, or have il
| his or its possession or its control, an,
of the birds or game animals of thi'
state, the killing of which at any or al
times is prohibited by the laws of thi'
state, with intent to shin or remov'
the same beyond the limits of thi
state; it shall not be lawful for an,
person or persons, acting in the capac
| ity of a common carrier, their officers
or employees, In knowingly receive fo
transportation or transport or remoy,
beyond the limits of the state any o
the game birds or game mammal,
mentioned in this act; that 1t shall b,
| unlawful for any one person to kill II
| any one cav more than ten ruffet
grouse, commonly called pheasants, Of
more than fifteen quail or Virginia par
fridge, or more than ten woodcock, o.
more than two wild turkeys, or to xii
in any one sea son more than two deer
penalty not less than $50,
No person shall catch, take or xii
any hare or rabbit, save only from tn,
| 1st day of December. inclusive, o
black, gray CT fox squirrel. save onl,
| from the 18th day of October to thl
| 18th day of December, inclusive; pen
atty $40 or imprisonment.
No persons shall hunt or cause o.
permit the hunting of hares or rabbits
with a ferret or ferrets, under a pen
atty of $25.
No person shall catch, take or xii
sny of the game birds or game nam
| mails hereinbefore mentioned in an,
manner than by shooting theIu with {
gun, except that decoys may be useC
in hunting ducks, wild geese and brant
and it shall be lawful to trap quai
from the 1st day Of January in an,
year to the 18th day of February mex
| following and to take them alive TO
the purpose of keeping them alive dur
ing the winter, but for no other purpos,
whatever; penalty $50 or Imprisonment
Except as provided for in section
no person, for any reason or purpos
whatever, shall take, have in his or he
possession or under control break o
destroy or in any manner interfer
with any nest or the eggs therein o
any of the kinds of birds the killing o
which is at any time or all time herein
prohibited. Provided, that this doe
not apply to persons who have obtained
certificates permitting them to collec
the nests and eggs of wild birds othe
than game birds.
Any person may have in his or he
possession the game birds and gam,
mammals herein mentioned for a pc
riod of fifteen days after the time lin
tied for killing the same has expired
and shall not beliable to any penalt,
under this act.