The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-02
The Game Law.

Section /. That said section %
be and the same is hereby amended
by adding at the end of said section
one (1) the following words: ':Pro-
vided, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to spreyent any
person from catching fish with
seine, with meshes not less than two
(2) inches in size, in any strsam of
water flowing through or bordering
on lands belonging to such person;
provided, that such person Shall no.
use said eeine for more than two (2)
hours in any one day" 50 thai said
section when amended shall read as
follows:
Section l. It ia hereby declared
unlawful to kill any deer in the s'i
OF Missouri under one year of age
It is further declared unla gful to
kill any dear of any age b bstween the
first day of January aud thu first
day of October in each year; and for
the purpose of preventing the ex
tinction of the species, it is hereby
declared unlawful to kill any doe
within five years after the passage of
this act It is furtner declare ua
lawful to kill any scng bird OR insec.
tiverCus birl at any season of the
year, or to destroy the nests of such
birds, or take therefrom any egg or
eggs. 1t il further declared unla ".
full to kill any turkey, p;nnated
grouse Commonly called prairie
chicken) or ruffled grouse (commoa
ly called rheasants CT part,idges) or
any quail sometimes called VIreinia
lpa-tridges) between January l and
November l OF each year, or any
woodcock, turtle dove, meadow lark
or pluver between January l and
August l in each year And it is
further declared unlawful ut any
time or season TO catch, take CT in.
iure by (any) means of nets, trape,
pens or pits or other devices any
kind of game as herein des cribed
within this State; and every person
who shall kill any wild ducks be-
tween the first day of April and the
first day of October, OF who shal
ensnare, trap or kill by means Of
q any explosives any wild ducks, OF
!, who shall shoot or kill the same be
. tween sunset and sunrise by mean'
q of gunpowder or other explosives o
any kind shall be guilty of misde
meanor. Provided, that the provi
I sions of this section shall not appl.
to any person who shall ensnare
s trap or net wild geese or ducks OF
v his own premises for his own use
It shall also be unlawful for any pei
v son to place, erect or maintain,
;. cause to be placed, erected or mair
tanned, in any waters of this State
r. or in front OF the mouth of an
r. stream, slough. bayou, any sein'
0. net, gill-net, trammel net, wing
"a bag g-weir, brush drsg, fish trap, {
"a fish dam, or other device for ca.cl
.s ing fish, nor by any such meat
shall take or catch any fish in any {
the waters of this State. Provide,
H. this section shall not apply to pond
'g pools and reservoirs wholly on IL
hi premises belonging to such persc
,e USING such device or devices; an
provided, very small seine, not
exceed in length Is feet, and know
a as minuow seine, may be used f,
al catching very small fish, common
of called minnows, to be thus caugl
,e to be used for bait or for stockir
is other waters with fish, bat for L
at other purposes Provided, SUI
as minnow nets shall not be used f,
Ill any purpose except in counfi'
g, where large streams flow containin
AZ game fish, and minnows are nece
v. sary to catch them with hook; an
a provided further, the fish. commi
sion may use any necessary devic
er for the removing Of fish from ar
d. ponds, pools or other waters whe
er in their judgement, the safety of Il
ye fish or the object of this law will
Mt promoted by such removal. An
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