The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-02
PROPOSED NEW GAME LAWS.
Hunters Must Hereafter Take Out
Permits or Suffer Fines,

teCtNe dSSocldtloH mas arranged TO
the submission to the legislature 0
certain amendments to the exist;nc
game laws.
| The first amendment provides fol
the establishment of a forestry, fish
and game commission composed of
three members to be appointed by the
governor for four years each and ,c
serve without compensation except &c
provided.
Section 3, as amended provides that
in case OF vacancy, it shall be filled
by appointment by the governor for
the unexpired term
Section relates to the duties of the
board. The amendment provides
that it shall be the duty of the board
of forestry. fish and game commits.
sioners to secure by and through their
agents the enforcement of all laws
of the state for the protection of for
ests from fire and other depredations,
for the preservation OF the game and
fish of the state. They shall appoint
some person of the state as state
forest, fish and game warden. who
shall act as secretary and business
agent of the board and bond of ST.
600 is required.
The term OF office of the warden
shall be three years and his compensa-
tion shall be fixed by the board, but
| it shall in no case exceed 81 600 and
necessary expenses while performing
his official duties.
His expenses shall not exceed rev.
enues derived from fines, permits. or
special appropriation nor exceed ST.
600 year.
The next section to be amended re-
iates 10 the duties of the wardens.
The amendment states that these
shall be to propagate and distribute
food and game fishes and to keen IN
the supply in the various waters of
the state. For this purpose thew
shall have conduct and control Of
such Matching stations as are now
owned and operated by the state.
These wardens shall also direct such
experiments in timber culture and
with grasses as may be authorized bv
law.
Any special warden who shall Sc
cure the conviction of any person for
violating the laws of the state rela-
tive to forests. game or fish, shall re-
ceive $40 as compensation. 1t shall
be the duty of the board to appont
as many deputy wardens as it may
deem advisable and they shall have
all the powers OF the state warden
and shall serve at the pleasure of the
board. They shall receive annual
compensation of $1,000 and actual
travelling expenses not to exceed $500
year. The jurisdiction of all the
wardens shall extend through the
state. The board shall have it's Of
flee at the capitol and shall make an
annual report to the governor on or
before the first Monday of December
of each year.
The amendment to the next sec
tion of the penal code makes II uplaw
ful for any male person of the age
OF ID years or over to hunt any game
without first procuring a hunters per
hn
permit shall not be transferable and
the fee shall be So for residents of The
state and $40 for non-residents. The
money derived from this source shall
be place in the game and fish fund.
The penalty for violation of this sec
tion is fine of not less than $40 nor
more than $50. Indians desiring 20
hunt off their reservations must Sc
cure permits the same as are required
OF residents of the state. It shall
be unlawful to issues any special or
complimentary permits.
Every person or company in this
state engaged in mounting specimens
or other taxidermy shall be required
to report to the clerk of the county
in which he is engaged in work, the
number of hides, horns, furs, skins
and bodies brought in for treatment
and when and by whom they were
brought, not including cattle, sheep,
horses or other domestic animals.
The next section requires all depu-
ty and special wardens to make
reports to state wardens and that the
state warden shall report to the for
est, fish and game commission.
Section provides for collecting for
scientific purposes. It gives the
board authority to issue permits TO"
collecting for scientific purposes. Per
sons desiring permits for such pur-
poses must make application. to
the board. accompanied by remittance
of the regular permit fee for residents
or non-residents, as the case may be,
and by a bond of 5000. Those per-