Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-10-10
SOME NEW
GAME LAWS
Hunting on Posted Cultivated" Land
Made Willful Trespass.

The hunting season opens on Tuesday
next October Is. At the request of sew
eral local sportsmen THE AMERICAN
prints the following extracts from the
Summary of Game Laws OF Pennsyl.
Vania' issued by the Board of Game
Commissioners, which will prove in
valuable to hunters who wish to keep
within the lawful limit as to trespass,
the killing Of game, &c:
There shall be no hunting or shooting
on Sunday. Penalty S25.
The following game may be kill
Ell from October Is to December Is in
elusive: Pheasants, wild turkeys, quail,
woodcock, grey, black and fox squirrels.
Penalty $40 for each bird, or squirrel
except that woodcock can be killed
during the month of July Pine or red
squirrels are not protected.
1t is unlawful for any person to kill in
any one day more than ten pheasants,
or more than fifteen quail, or more than
ten woodcock, or more than two wild
turkeys. Penalty $50.
All manner of trapping game is pro-
hlbited, except that quail can be trap
ped from Jan. to Feb. Is for the pur.
pose OF keeping them alive during the
winter and all quail so taken must be re-
leased in the same neighborhood as soon
as the weather will permit in the spring.
The purchase or sale of pheasants,
quail or woodcock, wild turkey and deer
is prohibited. Penalty $25.
All other game of the state can be sold
within the state, except wild pigeons.
The shipment or carrying out of the
state of its game birds or game NAM
mails is prohibited. Penalty not less
than $50 or more than 500.
Ducks, geese, brant, swan and snipe
can be killed from September lst to
May lst.
Several of the game laws were amend
ed by the last Legislature and it is to
these changes that attention is especial
ly called.
Rabbits can be killed from November
l to December Is inclusive. Penalty
$40. By act of April IL, 1901, owners or
lessees of real estate are permitted to
kill rabbits at all times of the year,
where "said rabbits are destroying crops
or fruit trees" and for no other purpose
or reason. Any wild bird or animal
when found destroying grain, fruits or
vegetables may be killed by the owner
of the premises on which the damage is
done.
By act of April "a, 1901, all non-resid-
ent gunners, the same not being owners
of real estate in the state, are required
to pay license fee OF ten dollars before
shooting in the state. The treasurer of
the county in which the nonresident
desires to begin shooting is directed to
issue certificate, to cover all the coun-
ties of the state. The penalty for neg
lecting or refusing to secure this certii-
cate is twenty-five dollars or one day in
Jail for each dollar of penalty imposed.
This class Of offenders can be arrested
without warrant by constable or ward
en- where they refuse TO display such
certificate on demand
This law has a double purpose, and
while it to more or less degree protects
the game of the state its greatest benefit
will be to the farmer who up to this
time has had no protection whatever
against the raids of nonresident gun.
ners, who shoot not only game, but
song and insectivernus birds as well as
kill the farmers poultry, tear down
fences, start fires, &c.
By the act of July 8, 1901, the act of
hunting or trapping upon posted cul-
tivated land'' is made wilful trespass.
Penalty five dollars with costs; upon
failure to pay the offender may be im-
prisoned not to exceed three months.
This act applies against resident and
nonresident and the fact that party
may hold the license prescribed by the
act of April "A gives no rights that may
conflict with the wishes of the owner or
lessee of posted cultivated lands in this
Commonwealth.