The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-12
SYNOPSIS OF NEW
STATE GAME LAW
Important Changes That Were Made by
Last Legislature.
WHEN 1T IS LAWFUL TO KILL GAME
Persons Who Desire to Kill Such
Birds for Scientific Purpoees Must
Obtain a Certificate from the Board
of Game Commissioners---F
Provided for the Violation of the
Law and the Way They Can BE
Collected.

Law and the Way They Can BE
Collected.
The new game law approved by Gov
ernor Hastings on June 4, 1897, makes
a great many changes from the law In
force last season.
The many sportsmen in this county
will be interested in the following
synopsis of the new laws provisions.
With the idea of throwing greater pro-
lection about game. in order that there
may be an opportunity for it's increase,
the penalties have been made more
severe, and other wise provisions have
been incorporated.
The first section prohibits hunting
or shooting on Sunday. The penalty
for. the violation of the section is $25
fine for each and every offence or i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for one
day for each dollar of penalty impos-
ed.
The birds the killing of which is
prohibited at all times are: Any bird
of song or any warbler, linnet, tit
mouse, blue bird, thrush downy wood
pecker, sparrow, yellow bird, catbird,
pewee vireo, martin, tanger, tiltup,
blue finch, indigo bird, oriole, shrke,
kildeer, gnat-catcher, snow bird, gros-
beak, whip-poor- cuckoo, chewink,
chickadee, chat, phoebe bird, red start,
finch, humming bird, COW bird, shore
lark, wren, swallow, robin, grackle,
meadow lark, nuthatch, least bittern,
swift, nighthawk, startling or bunting.
No person shall purchase, have in his
possession or expose for sale any such
bird.
FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES.
Persons who desire to kill such birds
for scientific purposes must obtain
certificate from the board of game
commissioners of the commonwealth.
Violation of the above provisions are
punishable by a fine of $40 for each
and every instance or Imprisonment in
the county Jail for period of one day
for each dollar of penalty imposed.
Wild turkey. pheasant, grouse. quail,
partridge, wood cock, prairie chicken,
English, Mongolian or Chinese pleas
ant-open season from October 10 to
December Is. 1t shall not be lawful to
take any English, Mongolian and Chi
nese pheasant for five years In ad-
dtion to the above season, 1t is lawful
to kill woodcock during the month of
July of each and every year. Penalty
for killing these birds at any other sea-
son than above specified-$25, or i'm
prisonment.
Deer may be lawfully killed only in
the month of November, and in the
manner prescribed by the act. Dogs
pursuing deer may be killed.
No bird mentioned above can be law
fully trapped or killed for the purpose
of selling it, and no dealer can expose
game birds for sale in this common
wealth. under a penalty of $25 fine for
each violation.
The shipping of game birds and game
mammals out of the state is prohibit
ed, and railroad companies, express
companies and stage drivers are pro-
hibited carrying game for that pur-
pose.
It is unlawful the act says, "for any
one person to kill in any one day more
than ten ruffed grouse, commonly call
ed pheasants, or more than fifteen
quail or Virginia partridge. or more
than ten woodcock, or more than two
wild turkeys, or to kill in any one sea-
son mere than two deer. offenders
against any of the provisions of this
section shall be liable to a penalty of
not less than $50. nor more than 800,
for each and every offence, or to i'm
prisonment in case of failure to pay
the fine.
KILLING OF RABBITS.
Rabbits-Rabbits may lawfully be
killed from November to December Is
of each year.
Squirrels-Black, gray or red squir-
rels may be killed only from october
Is to December Is in each year. Pen
atty for violation of the provisions of
either of these paragraphs-$10 fine, or
Imprisonment in case of failure to pay
fine.
The hunting of rabbits with ferrets
is prohibited under penalty of s25.
The killing of any game bird of game
mammal in any way except shooting
with a gun is prohibited. The section
on this matter is as follows: mo per-
son shall at any time catch, take or
kill in this commonwealth any of the
game birds or game mammals herein
before mentioned in any of the sections
of this act in any other manner than
by shooting them with a gun, and nc
person shall at any time set, lay or pre-
pare any trap, snare, net, birdlime,
swivel gun, deer-lick, pit-fall turkey
blind or pen, or any other contrivance
or device whatever with intent to
catch, take or kill any of the game
birds or game mammals in any of the
sections of this act mentioned or make
any use of any artificial light, battery
or other deception or contrivance
whatever with intent to attract or de-
ceive any OF the game mammals in this
act mentioned, except that decoys
may be used in hunting ducks, wild
geese and brant; and 1t shall be law
full to trap quail from the first day OF
January in any year to the fifteenth
day of February following, and to take
them alive for the purpose of keeping
them alive during the winter, but for
no other purpose whatever; and quail
so taken alive shall not be transported
to any other locality, but must be lib-
Grated when the weather is suitable In
the spring in the same locality where
they are caught. Whoever shall Of
fend against any of th>p rovisions OF
thu section shall be liable to a penalty
ol for eaC-. and every offence sc
on.mitted, or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail for period of one day for
each dollar of penalty imposed"
COLLECTION OF FINES.
The act provides that the fines may
be collected for violations, if COM
menced within one year from the time
such violations We're committed, by