Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
Extract of the Game Laws of Penn
SylVania.

The fines attached to the violation of the sew
eral sections of the act of June 4, 1897, must by
paid with costs of prosecution or the convict
ed party serve one day in Jail for each dollar of
penalty imposed.
There shall be no hunting or shooting on Sun
day. Penalty $25.
Section of the act of May H. 1889, says,
"That no person in any of the counties of this
Commonwealth, shall kill, wound, trap, net,
snare, catch with bird lime or with any similar
substance, poison drug, any bird of song or
lipnet," here follows quite lengthy list of he
birds of Pennsylvania Including the yellow
hammer or flicker and closes with the words cor
any wild bird other than game bird" Penalty
not less than ten more than fifty dollars.
This act is unrepeaed and is still the law of the
State.
Section of the act of June a. 1897, after quot
ing a lengthy list of the birds of Pennsylvania
says, Nor shall any person purchase or have in
possession, or expose for sale, any the afore-
said song or wild birds the game mammals
killed or taken in this State, except as herein
after provided tfor scientific purposes only,
under certificate of the Game Commission)
Penalty ten dollars This is still the law and
, should be used by those interested in bird pro-
tecon, to prevent the killing of our wild birds
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The destruction of the nests or eggs of wild
birds is forbidden except "for strictly scientific
purposes under the certificate of the Game Com
mission" Bond s1OO fee S5 penalty $40.
The killing of game birds and game mammals
prohibited, except with a gun held to the shoul-
der. Penalty $50.
! But two deer can be killed in one season by one
person and then only during the month of No
vember. Penalty 800. Deer must not be killed
or captured on the waters of the State and the
running OF deer with dogs is prohibited Penalty
500. Dogs found running deer can be killed by
any person and the owner thereof shall have no
recourse whatever.
1t is unlawful for any person to kill in any one
day more than ten Pheasans, or more than ten
| Quail, or more than ten woodcock, or more than
two Wild Turkeys, Quail and Woodcock can be
killed only from October 18th to the 18th of
December, inclusive. Penalty SIS for each bird,
except that woodcock can be killed during the
month of July.
All manner of Trapping OF Game is prohibited,
except that Quail cen be trapped from January
l, to February Is, for the purpose of keeping
them alive during the winter and all Quail so
taken must be released in the same neighbor-
| hood as soon the weather will permit in the
spring.
All manner of devises for the deception of
game is prohibited, penalty $50, except that de-
coys may be used in the hunting of webb-footed
| fowl.
Rabbits can be killed from November l, to
December Is, inclusive. Penalty $40. The use of
ferrits in hunting is prohibited Penalty $25,
and the possession of ferrit is prima facia evi-
deuce of intent to use the same
Grey Black and Fox Squirrels can be killed
from October 49, to December Is, inclusive,
I Penalty 80 Red or Pine Squirrels are not pro.
| tected.
The purchase or sale ofPheasant, Quail, Wood
cock, Wild Turkey and Deer is prohibited.
Penalty s25. All other game of the State can be
sold within the State except Wild Pigeons, the
capture sale of which is forbidden in the
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