Arizona republican., 1902-11-19

of the various laws may be briefly stat
 ed as follows:
 1. Shipment-It is unlawful for any
 person to deliver 10 any common car
 rier for transportation from one state
 or territory to another, or for any com mon carrier or consignee knowingly to receive any wild animals or birds killed in violation of local laws. This prohibit
 tiOn applies not only to game killed out
 of season, but to that captured in an
 illegal manner (by traps, nets, etc), or
 for illegal purposes, as, in some states.
 for sale or shipment.
 ?. Packages must be marked-Every
 package containing game or birds, or
 any parts thereof, when shipped by in
 terstate commerce, must bear a state
 ment of the contents and the shippers g name plainly marked on the outside
 InattentiOn to these details renders the
 shipper liable not only to loss of his
 game, but also to heavy penalties for evasions of the w.
 9. Evasions-Shipping game in trunks
 butter boxes. or egg cases; concealing
 it among other goods; marking it but ter, dressed poultry or "household
 goods" addressing it with tag made
 specially to hide the shippers name ani
 statement of contents; or resortfng to
 any other device to conceal the nature
 of the shipment-are all evasions of the
 law and subject the shipper to the samc penalties as for it's direct violation.
 False marking of packages is treated
 as a serious offense under some state
 laws and is punishable by special pen alties
 | f. Special Restrictions-Fo -fifths Of
 all the states and territories prohibit export of deer at any season; all those
 in which quail occur, except three in the south. prohibit export of these birds at all seasons; and practically every
 state where prairie chickens are found prohibit their export. As q result Of
 these restrictions, it is almost impossi- ble in the west to ship quail or prairie chickens 10 market outside of the state
 without violating some law.
 ,. Western Game-An the states and territories west of the Mississippi river except six prohibit export Cf all game protected by local laws. Of the six ex- captions. Louisiana and Texas prohibit export of all game except a few birds | while Arkansas, Missouri, Montana and | Wyoming either prohibit export of cer- tain species CT practically cut off ex- port trade in game by means of other restrictions. Eastern dealers in order ing or receiving such game from these states encourage direct violation of To- cal laws and may render themselves liable to the penalties provided for vio- lating the federal law
 c. Alaska Game-Cnder the act of June :, 1902, the shipment from Alaska
 Of any hides or carcasses of deer. moose and mountain sheep, mountain goats. or parts thereof, is prohibited at all times. Trophies, specimens for scien- tific purposes, and live game may. how ever be shipped under permit from the | secretary of agriculture.
 '. Game for Propagation - States which prohibit export of dead game ire ! quently allow shipment of live birds in- tended solely for propagation, in some | cases under permit from state authori- 1 ties. Persons contemplating shipment of live birds should inform themselves l fully as to all local regulations. No per
 mits for the shipment of game from one | state to another are issued by this de- | partment
 1 8. Game for Private Use-Some states 1 especially those which issue non-resi- dent hunting licenses, permit sportsmen 1 to carry a limited amount of game our i of the state for private use. In some cases this game must be tagged. carried ! openly, and accompanied by the owner. To insure safe transit of game. careful