Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-04-13

Following is synopsis OF the new
game law and its main provisions:
Open Sensons-Horned deer and an
telope. August 18th to November 5th;
horned elk. October 25th to November
9Th; turkeys. prairie chickens, sage
chickens and grouse, August 10Th to
October 31st; ducks, geese, snipes, cur
lews, brants, swans and cranes, Sep
tember LIST to April 18th, except In re-
gions over 1000 feet above sea level,
where open season begins September
18th, wild pigeons and doves, July 18th
to September 30th: trout, white fish
and wallcycd pike, June list to Octo-
ber 31st. a0
No open season on buffalo. mountain
sheep, quails, phensants. partridges,
ptarmigans or beaver. but no protec-
tion to beaver which injure canals or
dams. Natural evidence of sex Of elk,
deer and antelope must not he de-
stroyed.
Time LimIt-Killing allowed for food
purposes only. No trout less than eight
inches long to be caught. One person
limited to fifty ducks and twenty-hv
other birds. twenty pounds of trout
nnd fifty pounds OF other fish In cal
endar day, and to one elk, one deer,
one antelope Tor instead Of One deer
and one antelope, two deer or two an
telope) In one season. In possession Mt
one time not more than 100 ducks and
fifty other birds and seventy pounds OF
fish. Possession for five days after
close of season allowed. Fish lawfully
taken and not intended to be kept alive
must be Killed Immediately. 1a
Notwithstanding with dogs or at
night. or with steel or hnrd-polntcd
bullets, or with arms other thnn Ortlin.
ary' shoulder gun or pistol; batting
traps or devices with game: fishing
with explosives or stupefyinG substan-
ces. nets. seins. snng hooks. trot lines.
or any device except rod held In the
hand and line with not more than nve
hooks). or within 200 feet Of flshwny:
floating ties or timber In fish streams; !;
disposition of domestic game or fish
taken at large except by donation. Pro-
vided, that dogs. sinks, blinds and de-
cOys may be used In hunting birds.
Hunting on enclosed lands In licensed
private parks. lnkes and leased shoot
ing and fishing grounds only with con.
sent Of owner.
Liccnscs-Nonc required for hunting
or guides. Private parks AMI lakes for
propagatins and selling or using game
and fish pay license ms follows: Quad
rupe park. two-ycnr license, $40. ten
years, 800: bird park, two years, $40.
ten years. S25; lake. two years. SO,
ten years. S25: additional lakes. So to
S5 each; renewals nt about 10 per cent.
OF first cost. Private parks and lakes
may sell game and fish Mt my time OF
year by attaching invoice showing
number OF license, etc. State gets 10
per cent. of natural increase.
Duck shooting and fishing clubs pay
for two-yenrs license, SO: ten years.
S25. but must conform to open seasons,
limit. etc. provided for other hunting
and fishing.
Permits issued for seining salmon,
suckers. carp and sIunw fish, they not
being otherwise protected.
Importntion-From any other state
or territory for stocking parks. lakes
and public waters permitted. Importa-
tion for sale, permitted only from
states and territories which do not pro-
hibit importation and sale therein OF
Colorado game and fish. Importer
must procure certificate good for thlr-
ty days only before selling, and when
sold attach invoice.
Possession and Transportation
domestic game and fish taken at large.
allowed within the state only during
open season and for five days there
after: of domestic game and fish from
licensed private parks and lakes, al
lowed at any time of year when accom-
panied by nn invoice: OF foreign game
and fish allowed nt any time of year
when held or sold under Importation
certificate and accompanied by i'm
porter's invoice. Time OF possession
and transportation OF both domestic
and foreign game and fish may be ex-
tended sixty to ninety days on commits
sioner's permit
Game and fish seized and sold by Of
.ficer and accompanied by his invoice
may be held and used for thirty days.
Transportation out of the state by n
person in lawful possession allowed on
n permit which costs. for each elk SO.
deer or antelope 50, lot of fish 50.
Boxes. etc, when containing game or
fish must bear label with contents
marked thereon.
Storage and rsc-DomestIc game and
fish taken nt large may be stored for
account of and use by person in lawful
possession during open season and for
five days thereafter. That taken from
licensed parks and lakes and that seiz-
ed or imported may be stored or used
ut any time for thirty days on proper
invoice or commissioners importation
certificate. In all cases right Of stor-
age and use may extended by pre-
curing storage permit therefor.
Hotels and cstaurnnts-Domcstic
game and fish taken at large may be
served by person lawfully in possession
and his invited guests during open sea-
son and for five days thereafter. That
taken from licensed parks and lakes
and that seized and sold by an officer
and that imported may he served ut
any time on proper invoice or iinportn-
tion certificate, also in all cases where
the right to possession has been eX-
tended by n storage permit may be
served during life of permit. All in
voices must be preserved at least thir-
ty days and delivered to commissioner
on demand.
Defiling waters Is forbidden in gen
ernl but in order TO protect the mining