The Opelousas courier., 1900-11-03
The New Game Law.

An act for the protection of birds in
Louisiana, and fixing penalties for
the violation of the amt
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, That it shall be unlawful in this
State to catch, kill, pursue with such
intent any wild ducks, wild turkey,
dove, quail partridge or pheasant, Or
having the same in possession
after the same has been killed or
caught, between the dates named in
this act.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That no person shall catch, kill, pursue
with such intent or have in his posses
| sion, after the same has been caught or
killed, any w%hipporwill, oriole, blue
bird, swallow, night hawk, knocking
bird, or red bird, except for domesti-
eating purposes and except when same
shall be destructive to the fruit or
grain crop.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the season for shooting wild ducks
shall open on the first day of Septem-
Der and close on the first day of April
of each year, provided. that the season
for hunting, shooting and killing wood
ducks and the blue wing teal duck,
shall open on August first and close May
first of each year.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
that tue season for hunting, shooting
and killing wild turkey shall open on
the first day of October and close on
the first day Of May of each year.
Sec. g.. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the season for hunting and shoot
ing dove, quail, cartridges and pleas.
ant shall open on the first day OF
October and close on the first day of
March of each year.
Sec. G.. Be it further enacted, etc,
That no person shall rob or destroy the
nests of eggs of any of the above named
birds whatsoever.
Sec. T.. Be it further enacted, etc,
TLatit shall be unlawful for any per-
son to expose, or offer for sale or have
in his possession any wood or blue
winged teal duck. between the first day
OF May and the first day of August of
each year, the mallard, canvas back and
all other species of wild duck between
the first day of April aud the first day
OF September OF each year, and wild
turkey between tho first day of May
and the first day of October of each
year s; or aDy.dove, wild partridge, quail,
or pheasant, between the first dfy of
March and the first day of October of
each year.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted. etc,
That it shall be unlawful to catch Or
take by snare, trap or net, any OF the
birds enumerated in section II of this
act, at any time or season of the year
provided, that the provision Of this act
shall not apply to persons catching
game on theirspremises.
Sec. g.. Be it further enacted, etc,
That no idier, vagrant, pot hunter or
professional hunter shall catch, kill,
pursue or be in possession of any game
in this State, nor shall such person es-
tablisll themselves upon any public or
vacant lands in this State for the pnr-
purpose of killing any of the above
mentioned game.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc,
That it shall be the duty OF the judges
of the district courts throughout the
State to charge tho grand juries as to
the provisions of this law at the open
ing of each session of the criminal
court, and any person or persons yio-
lating any OF the above provisions
shalt be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
OF, and shall ON conviction, pay costs
of prosecution and a fine not to exceed
fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the
parish Jail not to exceed sixty days, or
both atthe discretion of the court, for
each separate ~offense.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the fines imposed aud collected
under the provisions OF this act, shall
be paid into the parish school fund in
the parish in which the misdemeanor
was committed.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
all laws or parts of laws in conflict
with or ID tile same subject matter be
and the same is hereby repealed.