The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-27
THE PROTECTION OF GAME
What the Government Is Trying to
Accomplish.
4 Circular just Issued Showing the
Manner of Operation of the New
LAW and Its Effect, and Giving Wax
uaBIe information Concerning
Seasons, Shipment, and Sale

uabIe information Concerning
Seasons, Shipment, and Sale.
Information Con corning Game: Sea-
sons. Shipment. and Sale is the title of
Circular No. 81. which has just been is
sued by the Division Of Biological Survey
of the Department of Agriculture, In the
circular, T. s. Palmer and H. W. olds,
the authors. call attention to the act of
Congress approved May %, $780, saying it
has given new interest to the restrictions
I imposed by the various States for the pro-
lection of game. This act supplements
existing State laws by prohibiting the ship
ment from one State to another of birds
killed IN violation of local laws, and by
subjecting birds brought into State to the
same restrictions as those prescribed for
! birds produced within that State. The need
Of a brief compilation is shown by the fact
that shippers, transportation companies,
and game dealers sometimes find them
selves in the position of inadvertently vi
olating laws with the provisions of which
they are unfamiliar and the requirements
OF which they have no ready means of as
pertaining.
U0SS SECTIONS tJL the act Oh may
1860, commonly known as the Lacey act,
which relate to the ale and transportation
| OF game are here reprinted in full for the
J Information OF shippers and dealers:
. An act to enlarge the powers of the
! Department of Agriculture, prohibit the
! transportation by Interstate commerce of
game killed in violation of local laws and
| for other purposes.
! Section 3. That it shall be unlawful
| for any person or persons to deliver to
any common carrier, or for any common
! carrier to transport from one State or
! Territory 10 another State or Territory, or
! from the District of Columbia Alaska
! to any State or Territory, or from any
| State or Territory to the District of CO.
! lumbia or Alaska, any foreign animals or
birds the Importation of which is prohib-
tied, or the dead LaIIes or parts thereof
| Of any wild animals or birds, where such
| animals or birds have been killed in Vio-
! lation CT the laws of the State, Territory,
| or District in which the same were kill
! ed: Provided, That nothing herein shall
| prevent the transportation of any dead
! birds or animals killed during the season
when the same may be lawfully captured,
/ and the export OF which is not prohibited
/ by law in the State, Territory, or District
| in which the same are killed.
Section (. That all packages contain
| ing such dead animals, birds, or parts
] thereof. when shipped by Interstate COM
merce, as provided in section l of this
! act, shall be plainly and clearly marked,
so that the name and address of the ship
/ per and the nature of the contents may
be readily ascertained on inspection Of the
! outside OF such packages, For each eva
! sion CT violation Of this act the shipper
! shall, upon conviction, pay fine of not
| exceeding $780, and the consignee know
| ingly receiving such articles so shipped
| and transported in violation of this act
! 10 = fine
| exceeding 5000; and the carrier knowingly
| carrying or transporting the same shall,
| upon conviction, pay fine of not exceed
| ing SEQ.
{" Section s. That all dead bodies, or
| parts thereof. Of any foreign game ami
| mails, or game or song birds the importa-
| ton of which is prohibited, or the dead
| bodies, or parts thereof, of any wild game
| animals, or game or song birds transport
| ed into any State or Territory, or remain
| ing therein for use, consumption, sale, or
| storage therein, shall upon arrival in such
State or Territory be subject to the oDe-
| ration and effect of the laws Of such State
| or Territory enacted in the exercise OF
| its police powers, to the same extent ana
| in the same manner as though such ami
| mails and birds had been produced in such
| State or Territory, and shall not be eX-
empt therefrom by reason of being intro
duced therein in original packages or 9TH
| erwise This act shall not prevent the
/ importation, transportation, or sale OF
birds or bird plumage manufactured from
the feathers Of barnyard fowl.
Approved, May %, 1900
mo question in game protection is more
| important than that of the seasons during
! which birds and animals shall be protect
ed vet strange 10 say, there is none IN
| which State game laws show greater d.
| versity and none in which they are more
| subject to change
AN attempt is here made to bring to-
| gether in one table ali the close seasons
| for game prescribed by the various
| States.
sundays constitute a close season for all
! game in Alabama, Delaware, the District
of Columbia Indian Territory, Maine,
! Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York
! North Carolina. Ohio and Pennsylvania
and in Allegany county, Maryland. Mon
| days also constitute close seas-n for
| wild ducks in Ohio; Mondays. Wednes-
DAYS and Fridays for rail, Teedbirds, and
| red-winged bIackbiTds in the District OF
Columbia and for wild fowl in CaTSeret
| county North Carolina, and Wednesdays
and Saturdays for wild fowl IN CuTrituck
| county, North Carolina. Similar excep-
lions are made for wild fowl in the Mary
| land laws for Anne Arundel, Gee !, Dor
chester. and Hartford counties.
1.-THE close seasons in the District Of
| Columbia follows:
! Deer meat tSal2 or pGSSeSSIOI pIO-
| hibfted), January 1 to September l. rab-
! bit Except English rabbit, squirrel, Feb
| ruary / to November l; quail or part
| ridge February l to November /; wood
| cock January Is to July Is: ruffed grouse
| or pheasant Except English or other
! foreign Dheasants raised in enelosures),
| wild turkey, December IS to November
| /: prairie chicken or pinnated grouse,
| February l to September /; snipe, piover.
| wild duck wild groose, brant, May l to
September |; reed bird or rice bird,
| marsh blackbird, water rail, or ortolan,
! February / to August 90
Regarding the shipment Of game the
| circular says:
| packing or marking shipments of game
| in such a way as to conceal OF obscure the
nature of the contents of the package may
| be considered an evasion of the act. the
penalty for which is the same as for yio-
Iation. Under the State law of Wisconsin
a fine of $25 to 500 is provided for false
marking of packages containing game.
MANY of the State laws prohibit export
| of certain game at all times. In Maine,
| New Hampshire, Vermont, New York Ill
/ inois. Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
| Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado,
| and possibly a few other States, sports
| men are allowed TO carry a limited amount
of game out of the State under special
Disfigured Skin,
wasted muscles and decaying bones.