El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-19
NEW HUNTING LAW,
IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT TOMOR-
ROW.
Hunters are Prohibited Carrying Game
Out of the Country i'll Which it
Was Killed

, The following law was passed at the
instance of the SpOrtsmen association
| of the st ate and is int nded to prctf CT
the game preserves of the state from
the depreciation of the pot hunter an(
the Interstate market hunter:
section l Be it enacted, etc. Tha,
all the wild deer. wild antelope, wilC
turkeys, wild geese, wild ducks, ano
wild grouse, wild pra RE chickens
(pinnate grouse), wild Mongolian or
Eng lish pheasants wild quail or par
tridges, wild plOver sDipe and jack
snipe, found within the borders of this
state, shall be and the same is hereby
declared to be the property of the pub
lie.
Sec. 2. Whoever shall sell, or offer
for sale, have In his possession for the
purpose of sale, or whoever shall pur-
chase or have in his possession after
purchase any wild deer or antelope
killed in this state, or the carcass there
of, or the fresh hide thereof, or who
ever shall sell or offer for sale, or have
| in his possession for the purpose of sale,
or whoever shall purchase or have in
his possession after purchase, ANY of
| the game mentioned in section ! of this
act, killed or taken within this state,
shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof, shall
| be fined in any sum not less than $40
nor more than 800; provided. that the
sale and purch ase of game mentioned
in section l of this act shall not be I'M
lawful when said sale or purchase is
made in the county where such game
was killed or taken provided, that moth
ing herein contained shall be construed
TO prohib the sale or shipment of wild
ducks and wild geese.
Sec. 3 The netting of quail or par
III of nf ia
hereby prohibited: and any person
violating the provisions of this section
shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeau-
or and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $40 nor more than
500.
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful TO de-
stroy any wild geese or wild ducks by
any means otherwise than by an Ordin
airy gun, capable of being held to and
shot from the shoulder, and whoever
violates the provisions of this section
shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or and upon conviction thereof shall Re
fined not less than SO nor more than
500.
Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for
any person to kill, take or destroy any
wild Monaghan or English pheasants,
or antelopes, for the space of five years
after this act shall take effect, and any
person violating the provisions hereof
shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon convict on thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less than
$40 nor more than 800.
Sec 6. 1t sh-ll be unlawful for any
person to kill, ensna"e or trap, or in
any way destroy any wild deer in the |
period Of time embraced between the !
first day Of January and the first day |
of September in each year, or any wild |
turkeys in the period Of time embraced |
between the first Jay of April and the |
first day of September in each year, or
any prairie chickens (pinn ated grouse) |
IN the period of time embraced be-
tween the first day of Februaryand the
first day of August in each year, or
any quail or partridge within the
period of time embraced between the |
18th day of March ard the first day of
October in each year; and it shall be
unlawful for any person, at any time,
to hunt deer or other game by aid OF
what is commonly known as hunting
lamp or lantern, or any other light
used for the purpose of hunting at
night, and after the space OF five IRIS
next after this act takes effect. it sh all |
be unlawful for any person to kill, |
ensnare, or trap, or in any way destroy |
any wild antelope in the period of time
embraced between the first day of jan
uary and the first day of Septem Der in
each year, or any Mongolia or English
pheasants in the period of time embrac-
ed between the first day of February
aod the first day of August in each
year, and violation of any provision of
this section shall be considered a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction there
of the person offending shall be fined in
any sum not less than SO nor more
than 800.
Sec. I. 1t shall be unlawful for any
express company, railroad company.
or any other common carrier, or the
officers, agents, servants, or employees
of the same, to receive for the purpose
of trans pOrtatiOn, or to transport, car
ry, or take beyond the limits of this
state, or within this state. any animal,
bird, or water fowl mentioned in
section l of this act; and it shall be I'M
lawful for any person to transport,
carry or take beyond the limits Of this
state any animal, bird or fowl men
toned in section l of this act; and
whoever shall violate the provisions
hereof shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demea, or. and upon conviction thereof
shall Ee fiued in any sum not less than
$25 nor more than 5000; provided, that
each shipment shall constitute a Sc
parate otfense, and that such express
company, railroad company, or other
com mon carrier, or their agents, SER
vilege of examining any suspected
package for the purpose of determin
ing whether such package contains
any of the articles mentioned in section
l of this act; but this act shall not ap-
ply to the shipment or transportation
of live Mongolian Or English pheasants
shipped for scientific or breeding pur-
poses: provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to pro-
h nf
ducks and wild geese.
Sec. 8. Possession at any season of
the year during which the game birds
and wild fowls of u is state are protect
ed by the laws hereof, shall he prima
facie evidence. of the guilt of the per-
son in possession thereof.
Sec. 8. That all laws and parts of |
laws IN conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
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