The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17
GAME TO Be PROTECTED
The Bill Relating to the District
Passed by the Senate.
The Provisions of the Measure Also
Extended 10 Birds and Fish-The
Fines and PrisGn Sentences to he
Imposed - Nets and Boats to Re
ConHscntcd in Certain Cases.

The Senate Yesterday passed the House
bill for the protection of birds and game
in the District of Columbia, with an
amendment providing for the protection cf
fish in the Potomac. The bill is as follows:
That sections l and 3 of an act entitled
An act for the protection of birds, preser-
vation of game and for the prevention of
its sale during certain closed seasons, in
the District OF Columbia approved March
8, 1888 be and they are hereby. amended
to read as follows:
''That no person shah kill. expose for
| sale. or have in his or her possession,
either dead or alive. any partridge. other
wise quail, between the 1st day of F'ebru-
airy and the 1st day of November. under a
penalty of So for each partridge otherwise
quail killed, exposed for sale or had in his
OF her possession. either dead or alive,
and in default thereof to be imprisoned in
the workhouse for a period not less than
thirty days nor more than six months
That no person shall kill, expose for
sale, or have in his or her possession,
either dead or alive any woodcock be-
tween the 1st day Of January and the 1st
day OF July, under a penalty Of IS for
each woodccck killed. exposed for sale. or
had in his or her possession, either dead
or alive. and in default thereof to be i'm
prisoned in the workhouse for period not
less than thirty days nor more than six
months.
That no person shall expose for sale
or have in his or her possession, either
dead or alive. any prairie chicken, other
wise pinnated grouse, between the 1st
day of February and the 1st day of Sep
tember, under penalty of So for each
prairie chicken. otherwise pinnated
grouse, exposed for sale, or had in MS
or her possession, either dead or alive
and in default thereof to be imprisoned
in the worhhouse for period not less
than thirty days nor more than six
months.
That no person shall kill. expose for
sale, or have in his or her possession.
either dead or alive any wild turkey or
ruled grouse. otherwise known as pleas
ant, between the 26th day of December
and the 1st day of November except the
English ring g-necked or other phea sauts of
foreign origin hatched and raised in farm
poultry Enclosures, under a penalty of 50
for each wild turkey or ruffed grouse
otherwise known as pheasant, killed, eX-
posed for sale, or had in his or her pos
session, either dead or alive, and in de-
fault thereof to be imprisoned in the
workhouse for period not less than thir-
ty days nor more than six months
That no person shall kill. expose for
sale, or have in his or her possession
either dead or alive, any squirrel or rab-
bit, except the species known as the Eng
lish rabbit, Belgian hare. between the Ist |
day of February and the 1st day of No |
yember. under a penalty of 81 for each |
squirrel or rabbit killed, exposed for sale |
OF had in his or her possession. either !
dead or alive. and in default thereof to |
be imprisoned in the workhouse for a |
period not less than fifteen days nor more |
than three months.
That no person shall kill n~~---