Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-23

fact that where game birds are hber-
ated by wealthy clubs many farmers
boys take "a fiendlsh delight IN killing
them Off, but not go with birds known
20 De government wards
"The second section Of The Lacey bin
prohibits the importation in the United
States Of any foreign Wild animal or
birds. except under special permit from
the department OF agriculture. Special
prohibition is laid upon the m0ngOose,
the dying foxes, the starting and other
birds known 10 be injurious 10 agricul-
ture and horticulture II we had had
such law as this thirty years ago the
English spa o 0w would not today have
been a pubnc nuisance 20 the whole
country.
"The third section OF the Lacey bin
prohibits any common carrier from
transporting from one State or Terri
tory 70 another the dead bodies or parts
thereof Of any wild animals or birds
killed IN violation OF the laws OF the
state on Territory In which the same
were killed
Section four provides that "all pack
ages containing such dead animals,
birds on parts thereof. when shipped by
interstate commerce. as provided by
section one OF this act shall be plainly
and clearly marked. so that the name
and address Of the shipper and the ma
ture OF the contents may be readily as
certained on inspection OF the outside
OF such packages
Section Eve provides that heavy pen
alties are provided for violations Of
either Of these provisions. Section FIVE
is especially important as regarding the
A.. A.
being carried on In New York and other
lasgo cities. and which enables any I'M
scrupuluus game dealer or hotel man.
or restaurant man 30 maintain a fence
for the handling and sale 81 American
game. killed or had In possession On yio-
laton OF local laws
section five further provides That
an dead bodies or parts thereof. OK any
foreign game animals. or game or song
birds the importation OF which Is pro-
hibited. or the dead bodies. on parts
thereof OF any wild game animals. or
game or song birds transported into any
state or Territory, OF remaining therein
for use consumption, sale or storage
therein shnll upon arrival In such state
or Territory be subjected 90 the opera
ton and effect Of the laws of such state
or Territory, enacted IN the exercise Of
its police powers. 90 the same extent
and iu the same manner as though such
animals or binds had been produced In
such State or Territory. and shall not
be exempt therefrom by reason Of being
introduced therein in original packages
or otherwise.
"The Lacey bin is now before the SEN
ate. and Is IN the hands OF the Senate
committee on interstate commerce, Of
which the Hon. shelby NJ Cullom Is
chairman. and e behooyes every friend
of game protection and the SONG and in
sectiyor0us birds of the country 10 write
Mr. Cullom and an the other senators,
praying for early and favorable action
on this bin. There is great danger that
when a comes up some senator may in
sist on amending II. In the case Of an
amendment being tackled on the regular
bill. q would have to go 10 a conference
committee. and that would mean that II
would be lost so far as this session Is
concerned.
III we can get this bin through the
problem Of game protection In this
country is solved IN great measure. II
Is a fact that no State can enforce Its
game laws. especially in sparsely set
tied districts Game Is openly killed In
close season. I'm violation of law and
shipped to the Eastern markets falsely
labeled as poultry, veal mutton. etc.
The Lacey bin aims, as / have said 10
stop all this Illicit traffic. and thus e
aims to aid the state in enforcing their
own laws Let every sportsman In the
United states act at once aud appeal
TO the senator from his district 70 have
this bin passed