The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-03-14
MlSSOURl'S GAME LAWS.
Tho Legislature to Make Several Radical
Changes.

Changes.
Kansas City Star. Mar. 5.
A radical change in the game laws
of Missouri will be made al the pres
ent session of the legislature. The
committee substitute for house bills
22O and 487 was engrossed last eve
ming, and is now ready tor passage
by the lower house.
It provides for the appointment of
q state fish and game warden ut
salary of $500 year, payable
monthly. aud the appointment is to
be for four-year terms. The warden
will be provided with an Office at
Jefferson City, and will be given q
clerk when necessary. Tho warden
will have power to prosecute all vio-
lstions Of the game aud fish laws, aud
eau seize aud take possession of any
game birds, animals or fish which
have been killed or caught and ship
ped in violation Of law, aud can issue
search warrants in tho discharge Of
his duty. lie is also empowered to
prosecute without the sanction of q
prosecuting attorney wherever that
official refuses or neglects to prose-
cuto such violations of law and to
employ an attorney to conduct the
prosecution. He Is given the power
also to serve criminal process the
same as sheriffs and to arrest with
ont warrant where violations come
under his own observation. He is
required to give . bond in the sum
of $4,000. He may appoint such
deputies as he may see fit, aud the
deputy wardens will receive for their
services oue-half assessed in cases
brought by them aud the other half
to 70 to the school fund.
The bill provides that deer under
one year shall not be killed at any
time aud does are to be protected for
. period Of five years after the pass
ago of the act and it is unlawful to
kill deer of any age between January
and October / of each year. The
use of dogs and artificial lights in
hunting deer is also forbidden. 1t IL
also declared unlawful to sell or offer
for sale for the purpose of shipping
outside Of the county where killed
to any other county in the state or to
any point outside Of the state, and
express, railroad and transportation
companies are liable to fine of SIC
to 500 or imprisonment in Jail up to
q year or both, tor violations Of the
law.
Wild birds are also protected. ex-
cepting the horned owl, hoot owl
coopers hawk, chicken hawk, duck
hawk, sharp Skinned hawk, Cos
hawk, English sparrow and crow
i aud it is unlawful to kill Or ensnar<
them or to rob birds' nests, and the
same penalty applies to dealers, ship.
pers, cold storage companies, hotels
ETC., as in the case Of deer. The opel
season tor wild turkey, prairie chick
en- aud ruffled grouse is from Novem
Der to December 81, for partridg'
aud quail November Is to Januar!
Is, woodcock August Is to Decem
bcr 81, snipe September 10 Apri
so, American coot, mudhen or crov
duck September l to December 81
ducks and geese September l tt
| April 80 and doves from July t.
December 81. Uomng pigeons ar
protected ut all times and Mongolia,
or English pheasants for five years
after which the open season on thOs
two species will be from Novembe
1 to December 81. Violations Of thi
law are subject to the same punish
lnent as in the ease Of deer, it bein;
declared unlawful to sell or offer 70
sale at any place i'll this state an!
quail, wild turkey, pinnated grous'
or deer which has been killed in thi
state at any time within five year
after the passage of this act.
Provisions are also made for tn
licensing Of hunters. both rcside,
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