The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
THE LACEY BILL.
(Kennebeo Journal.)


The close time on Woodcock and part
ridges is off next Saturday the 10Th, and
the sportsmen are beginning to get out
their guns for the fall shooting. 1t is the
feeling of the members of the true sports
mems fraternity that the game in the
State will increase now that Congress has
passed the Lacey bill which prohibits the
transportation of game taken unIawfully
from one state to another. Hon, Il. Il.
Carleton at the time the law was enacted
could not say enough in it's praise, as he
believes it will accomplish the ends which
could be reached in no other manner.
There is no more enthusiastic SPORTS
man in the State than Col. e. @ Far
rington, secretary OF the Maine Sports
IN en- S Association. Concerning the law
he said, yesterday, that the law as passed
VIII have an effect that could be accom-
pl ished in no other way. In the first
place the yiolators of the law who might
have but little fear OF the State authori-
ties, Will hesitate a long time bfore at
tempting to Violate the United States
law, as the United States authorities are
lnoessan5 ia their attempts to secur re con-
Vtctlon, and when the person is caught
there is no possible manner by which the
offender escapes punishment. While the
State authorities are just as relentless In
their attempts to prosecute, yet the law
breakers do not have that feeling of fear
which they have toward the United
States officials.
The effect of the Lacey bill viii it is
believed, be invaluable, for 1t win pre-
vent the taking of game for market pur-
poses, and with the game shot only for
the consumption of the sportsman the
destruction Will be SO slight that the
/ game cannot but increase.
Col. Harrington called the attention OF
the Journal to the following sections OF
the Lacey bill, as these will be the parts
OF the most interest to the sports men:
Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to deliver to any
common carrier or for any common car
r1er to transport from one state or terri
tory to another state or territory, or from
the District OF Columbi or Alaska &c
| any state or territory or from any state
or territory to the District of Columbia
or Alaska, any foreign animals or birds,
the importation of which is prohibited
or the dead bodies or parts thereof, OF
any wild animals or birds, where such
| animals or birds have been killed IN vlO
latiOn OF the laws of the state, territory
or district in which the same were killed
provided, that nothing herein shall pre-
vent the transportation Of any dead birds
or animals killed during the season WheI
the same may be lawfully captured anC
the export Of which is not prohibited b.
law IN the state, territory or district II
which the same are killed
Sec. 4. That all packages containing
such dead animals, birds or parts thereo
when shipped by interstate commerce, a
provided IN section one Of this act, shall
be plainly and clearly marked, so tina
the name and address of the shipper enl
the nature of the contents may be readil
ascertained on the insertion or the out
side Of such package. For each evasion
or violation of this act the shipper shall
upon conviction. pay a fine not exceed
ing 500; and the carrier knowingly cal
rying or transp orting the same shall
upon conviction, pay line OF not exceed
ing $500.
SEQ. 3. That all dead bodies or part
thereof, of any foreign game animals
or game or song birds, the Importation o
which is prohibited or the dead bodies G
} parts thereof of any wild game animal
or game or song birds transpo rted Int
any state or territory or remaining there
In for use, consumption, sale or storag
therein, shall upon arrival into sucl
state or territory be subjected to tn
operation and effect OF the laws of sue
state or territory enacted in he exerois
OF It's police powers to the same eXten
and In the same manner as though sue
animals and birds had been produced Il
such state OF territory, and shall not b
exempt therefrOm by reason Of being intro
duced therein inoriginal packages O
otherwise. This act shall not proven
the Importation, transportation or sal
OF birds or bird plumages manufacture
from the feathers Of barnyard fowl.