The herald., 1897-05-18
THE GAME LAWS

Sportsmen in this end of the state ap-
pear to be aroused to the Importance OF
seeing that the game laws are strictly
enforced. and an example will be made
of the first offender caught. Under the
law any person using larger caliber
gun than ten-bore is guilty Of mis-
demeanor. Following is the law, and it
will repay careful reading.
Every person who, between the first
day of March and the first day of Octo-
Der in each year, shall hunt, pursue,
take, kill or destroy, or have in his pos
session, any valley quail, bob-white,
partridge, or any kind Of wild duck, or
rail; every person who. between the If
teenth day of February and the first day
of September in each year, shall hunt,
pursue, take, kill or destroy, or have In
his possession, any mountain quail or
grouse; any person who, between the
fifteenth day Of February and the fif-
teenth day of July in each year, shall
hunt, pursue, take, kill or destroy, or
have in his possession, any dove or
doves; every person who shall take
gather or destroy the eggs or nest of any
quail, bob-white, partridge, pheasant,
grouse, dove, robin, or any kind of wild
duck or rail- every person who, in the
state of California, shall at any time
hunt, shoot, shoot at, take, kill or de.
stroy, buy, sell, give away, or have in
his possession, except for the purpose Of
propagation, or for educational or sci
entif1c purposes, any English skylark
robin, canary, humming bird. thrush, or
mocking bird, or any part of the skin
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rob the nests or take or destroy, or offer
for sale. the eggs of any of the said birds:
every person who, before the first day
of March. 1S99 shall hunt, pursue, take,
kill or destroy or have in his possession,
any pheasant; every cold storage COM
pany, person keeping cold storage
warehouse, tavern, or hotel keeper, res
taurant, or eating house keeper, market
man. or other person, who shall buy,
sell, expose or offer for sale, or give
away, or have in his possession, any
quail, bob-white, partridge, robin,
grouse, dove, pheasant, wild duck or
rail, during the time it shall be unlawful
to kill such birds; every person who shall
hunt, pursue, take, kill, or have in his
possession, or destroy any male deer be-
tween the fifteenth day of Octnber and
the fifteenth day of July of the following
year; every person who shall at any time
hunt pursue, take, kill or destroy, or
have in his possession, any female deer,
or spotted fawn, or any antelope elk or
to kill such birds; every person who shall
at any time buy, sell, or offer for sale.
the hide or. meat Of any deer, elk, ante
lope or mountain sheep; every person
who shall buy, sell, offer, or expose for
possession, the skin, hide. or pelt of any
deer from which the evidence of sex has
been removed, is guilty of misdemeanor;
provided, however, that the right of pos
session for propagation shall first be OBJ
tanned by permit in writing from the
board of fish commissioners of the state
of California. Any person found guilty
of a violation of any of the provisions OF
this section, shall be fined in a sum not
less than $40 or more than $500, or be I'M
prisoned in the county Jail in the county
in which the conviction shall be had. not
less than ten days or more than $50 days.
or be punished by both such fine and
imprisonment. 1t shall be no defense in
a prosecution for violation of any OF
the provisions of this section that the
birds or animals were taken or killed
outside this state; provided, however,
that nothing In this section shall be held
to apply to the hide Of said animals TAX
en- or killed in Alaska or any foreign
country.