The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-29
The New Game Law
An act for the protection OF birds in
Louisiana, and fixing penalties for
the violation Of the same.

An act for the protection OF birds in
Louisiana, and fixing penalties for
the violation of the anne.
Section /. Be it enacted by The Gen
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 OF pheasant, or
after the same has been killed or
caught, between the dates named in
this act.
Sec. 9. 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 whipporWill, oriole, blue
bird, swallow, night hawk, hooking
bird, or red bird, except for domesti-
eating purposes and except when same
shall be destructive to the fruit or
grain crop.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the season for shooting wild ducks
shall open on tho first day of Septem-
Der and close on the first day of April
of each wear, 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 the 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. 5. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the season for hunting and shoot
ing dove, quail, partridges and pheas-
ant shall open on the first day OF
October and close on the first day OF
March of each year.
Sec. 6. 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. z. Be it further enacted, etc.s
That it shall be unlawful for any per.
son 10 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 and the FIRST day
OF September Of each year, and wild
turkey between the first day OF May
and the first day of October of each
year or any dove, wild partridge, quail,
or pheasant, between tho iiist III of
March and the first day OF October OF
each year.
Sec. 8. BE it further enacted, etc,
That it shall be unlawful To catct, or
take by snare, tap or net, amy OF the
birds enumerated in section one OF liils
act, at any time nr season of the year ;
provided, that the provision OF this act
shall not apply to persons catching
rams on their premises.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc,
That no idier. vagrant, pot hunter OF
professional hunter shall catch, Kill,
pursue or he in possession of any gant
in this State, nor shall such person es
tablish themselves upon any public or
vacant lands in this State for the pur-
purpose of killing any of the above
mentioned game.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, rte.
That it shall be tho duty of the judges
of the district courts throughout the
State to charge the grand juiies as to
the provisions of this law al The open
ing OF each session OF the criminal
court, and Any person or persons vlu-
lating any of the above Provisions
shall be deemed guilty of - nisdemean-
OF, and shall on conviction, rHy costs
of prosecution and Il fine not t. exceed
MY uoiIdiSs VI tfhi'i iS'hiitF'it ia tifS
parish iaii not to exceed sixty days, u,
boil. at the discretion OF the court, for
each separate offense.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the fines imposed and collected
under the provisions of this act, shall
be paid into the parish school fund in
the parish i'll which the misdemeanor
was committed.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc,
that all Laws or parts of laws in conflict
with or on the same subject matter be
and the Same is hereby repealed.