The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-11-21
THE GAME LAWS OF CONGRESS
AND STATE LEGISLATURES.

. AZ L ! I.O,
1he act OF Congress approved Ma
20, 1900, commonly known as tn
Lacey Act, prohibits the transporta
ton by interstate commerce of yam
Killed i'll violation of local laws. Thi
act supplements existing State laws b,
prohibiting the shipment from on,
State to another of birds killed II
violation of local laws aud by subject
ing birds brought into a State to Tn,
sam" restrictions as those prescribe;
lor birds produced within that State
J therefore, in order to observe intelli
gently the requirements of the Federn
law, knowledge Of local laws is essen.
tlal. "A brief compilation of thLs,
| laws Is needed for the use of shippcgs
transportation companies, and game
dealers who sometimes find themselves
IN the position of inadvertently viola.
ling laws with the provisions of which
they are not familiar and the require
ments of which they have no ready
means of ascc"taining.
In order to meet the demand for
such information, the DIVISION of Bio
logical Survey of the United States De-
parmcnt of Agriculture is making n
compilation of such sections of The
various State laws as relate TO sale and
transportation, and has prepared tables
showing close seasons, species pro-
hbited from sale and shipment, and
requirements in regard TO nonresident
licenses. AS it will be several weeks
before the bulletin which Is to contain
thls information will be ready for distri-
button, a circular containing the tables
OF close seasons, shipment and sale,
and other information on the sub icct
has been prepared and is now ready
for distribution.
In the circular the violations of law
based on the killing OF game are
under the three hcads,-man.
ner of capture, time OF capture, and
OBJECT of capture. Under the first
head are included prohibitions against
deer with hounds, netting
quail, killing birds before sunrise or
after sunset, killing wild fowl with
'"lVcl guns or pursuing them with
steam or naphtha launches, and similar !!
equations. Under the second head |
IRE close seasons, absolute protection
as III the case of inscctivorous birds) |
protection for terms of years, and re- |
1ulations against killing birds on Ger.
am days of the week. Provisions
which make it unlawful to kill bio
game for hides, to capture birds for
ale, or to ship game beyond the limits
,f the county or State arc gwen under
he third head.
Those sections of the Lacey Act re-
atimg 20 the sale and transportation of
game are printed in full for the in
ormation of shippers and dealers.
Although no question in game pro-
ecuon is more important than that of |
easons during which birds and animals
hall be protected, there is none IN |
which State game laws show greater !
diversity and none in which they are |
more subject TO change. Even the |
avs of adjoining States show little
i'll this respect, and in some
states changes III game seasons are |
made at ncal y every legislative session. |
This lack of uniformity often defeats
he purpose of provisions intended to
allow game opportunity to rccupcratc. |
4h' "NtSiIipI 20 liluuc III inc ClfCul0r
o BRING together IN one table all the |
lose seasons for game prescribed by
he various State laws and also those !
prescribed under the special county
avs OF Maryland and Tennessee. 4
inform method has been used IN the
OF species and statement
'i seasons. Big game is first consider
ut; then follow squirrels and rabbits
hen upland game birds, such as quail
5rousc, phcasants, turkeys, and doves
hen shore birds; and finally water
owl, such as ducks, geese, and swans.
IN the statement of seasons only close
seasons are gwen, but the statements
ire so arranged that the open seasons
nay be determined by simply reversing
he order of dates. There are also
.ablcs showing the kinds of game the
export of which is prohibited by State
laws, and the kinds of game the sale
)f which Is prohibited by various
states. The circular is No 81 of the
Division of Biological Survey and is
entitled " Information Concerning
Game: Seasons, Shipments, and Sales"
1t was prepared by DR.. II. S. Palmer
and Mr. III. w. Odds, Assistants in the
Biological Survey.