The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-05-07
The New Game Law.

10. 1897.
Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory Of New
Mexico:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful 10
kill or wound, ensnare or trap any elk
deer, antelope, fawn, mountain sheep,
hex, Rocky mountain goat, or beaver,
within the boundaries of this territory,
except that antelope and deer with
horns may be shot during the months
of September, October and November
of each year.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful to kill
or wound, ensnare or trap, any quail,
grouse, prairie chicken pheasant part
ride or wild turkey, within the boun-
dares of this territory, except that
such birds may be shot with a gun
only, during the months OF Septem-
Der, October, November, December,
January and February of each year.
1t shall be unlawful to XIII or wound,
ensnare or trap, any Monaghan or
Chinese pheasant in this territory at
any time for a period of five years
from and after the passage Of this act.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be unlawful to kill,
take. fish for or have in possession, any
trout taken in any of the public waters
of this territory during the months Of
November, December, January, Feb
ruary, March, April or May of each
year, or any bass during the months
of February, March, April, May aud
June of each year.
Sec. 4. Possession of any animal,
bird or fish, mentioned in the preced-
ing sections, or Of fresh hides or flesh
thereof, during the time when killing
of said animals, birds or fish, is pro-
hibited, shall be prlma facie evidence
of the violation Of the provisions of
this act.
Sec. 5. No person shall wantonly
kill or destroy any OF the animal birds
or fish, mentioned in this act, and it
shall be unlawful for any person to
take from any public stream in this
territory any trout smaller than six
inches in length.
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Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful to sell
or expose for sale at any time any of
the game, birds or animals, the killing
of which Is prohibited or restricted by
this act, or to sell the flesh, hide or any
part thereof. ltshall be unlawful to
sell any speckled trout, or other food
fish, caught in any of the public waters
of the territory. Provided that it is
not the intention Of this act to pre-
vent dealers and butchers from selling
any game, birds or animals killed out
side the boundaries of this territory.
In any trial for the violation of the
provisions of this act, the burden OF
proof shall rest upon such dealers OF
butchers to prove that such birds OF
animals were killed without the boun.
diaries of this territory.
Sec. 10. Any person or persons, OF
the officer, agent or employe, of any
firm or corporation, who shall violate
any of the provisions of this act, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof, before
any justice of the peace or other court
of competent jurisdiction. shall be
punished for such offense by fine in q
sum of not less than $500 nor more
than $4,000, or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than thirty MOI
more than sixty days, or by both fine
and Imprisonment, at the discretion OF
the court or justice trying the case
provided that any person convicted OF
using any drug or explosive substance
or of turning the waters OF any stream
for the purpose of killing or taking
fish shall be lined not less than $1,000
nor more than $4,000 and imprison
ment in the county Jail for not less
than sixty days nor more than siz
months; and the violation of the Law
as to each bird or animal shall coDsti
tute a seperate %offense.