The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-11-22
I'll T. GA ME LAWS or CONGRESS
AND STATE LEGISI .ATURES.

20, 1900, commonly known rs the
Lacey Act, prohibits the transporta-
| ton by Interstate commerce of game
| killed III violation OF loca! laws. This
act supplements existing State laws b,
prohibiting the shipment from one
State to another of birds killed IN
violation of local laws and by subject
my birds brought into a State t. the
same restrictions AZ those prescribed
for birds produced within that State.
Therefore, in order to observe inlcli-
| gently the requirements Of the Federal
law, knowledge Of local laws is essen
| tlal. \ brief compilation Of these
laws is needed FOR the use of shippers,
transportation companies, and game
dealers who sometimes find themselves
i'll the position of inadvertently viola
ting laws with the provisions Of which
! they are not familiar and the rcuuirc-
mcnts of winch they have no ready
means Of ascc"talninW.
In order to meet The demand Tor
| such information, the DIVISION Of Bio
! logical Survey of the United States De-
| parmcnt of Agriculture is making a
compilation OF such sections Of the
various state laws rs relate 10 sale and
| transportation, and has prepared tables
| showing close seasons, species pro-
hibitcd from sale and shipment, and
| requirements in regard to nonresident
licenses. AS il will be several weeks
before the bulletin which IS to con tain
this information will be ready for NliSlri-
button, Il circular containing The tables
ol close seasons, shipment and sale,
| ana other information on the subject
has been prepared and is now ready
for distribulion.
In the circular the violations Of law
based on the killing OF game arc
| grouped under the three hcads--man-
| ncr OF capture, time OF capture, and
object of capture Under the first
head are included prohibitions against
pursuing deer with hounds, netting
quail, killing birds before sunrise or
after sunset, killing wild fowl with
swivel guns or pursuing them with
steam or naphtha launches, and similar
regulations. Under the second head
are close seasons, absolute protection
Gas III the case OF inSrctivOrOuS birdS)
protection for terms Of years, and re.
gulatlons against killing birds on Ger
tain days of the week. Provision,
which make it unlawful to KIN BIZ
game for hides, to capture birds fol
sale, or to ship game beyond the limits
Of the county or State are gwen under
the third head.
Those sections OF the Lacey Act re-
latmG 20 the sale and transportation of
game are printed in full for the in
formation OF shippers and dealers.
Although no question in game pro-
lection Is more Important than that of
seasons during which birds and animals
shall be protected, there is none IN
which State game laws show greater
diversity and nonc in which they are
more subject TO change. Even the
laws Of ad looming States show little
uniformity IN this respect, and in some
states changes in game seasons arc
made at nearly every Legislative session
rms lack OF uniformity often defeat.
The purpose ol provisions intended t(
allow game opportunity to recupcratc
An attempt is made in the circua
to bring together IN one table all tn
close seasons for game prescribed b.
the various State laws and also thos
prescribed under the special count
laws OF Maryland and Tennessee. 4
, uniform method has been used IN the
arrangement Of species and stat"mcn
OF seasons. BIG game is first consider
| cd; then follow squirrels and rabbits
/ then upland game birds, such as quail
+ grouse, phcasantS, turkeys, and doves
s then shore birds; and finally walcI
I fowl, such as ducks, geese, and swans
G In the statement of seasons only clOS(
, seasons arc gwen, but the statement
z are 50 arranged that the open season.
+ may be determined by simply rcvcrsin!
y the order Of dates. There are ais,
= tables showing the kinds Of game TIN
/ export OF which is prohibited by Stat
{ laws, AMI the kinds of game the sal
T Of which IS prohibited by yariou
t States. The circular Is No st of Tn
D Division Of Biological Survey and i
;. entitled " Information Conccrnin
). Game: Seasons, Shipments, and Sales.
), It was prepared by DR.. Il. S. palmc
it aud MIR II. w Odds, Assistants in tn
i Biological Survey.