The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
A GENERAL LAW TO
 PROTECT THE GAME
Effort to Be Made to Have One Passed--Ihe Game
 Laws of Other States and Countries.

Thus ruffed grouse can not be sold in New Brunswick. Ontario, Manitoba, Maine, New Hampshire. Massachusetts, Michigan or Minnesota. every State in which prairie chickens occur now prohibits their sale or export. Hence the exposure for sale of these birds in any State where they do not occur. ss in any city east of In is strong indication of viola ton of law. |.
 The right of the State to prohibit deai- CTS from storing or selling game iIaport- ed from other States has bean hctly con tested. While there has been diversity of opinion on this point. the majority Of the decirions have sustained the State. Such decisions have been rendered in California in 1894: the District of Coium- bia in 1897: Illinois in 1881, Maryland in 1899, Massachusetts in 1892, Michigan in 1896, Missouri in 1878 and in 1886. New York in 1875 and in 1895, Ohio in 1894. Ore gon in 1901 and in other States.
 Game for Sale.
 In some sections of the United States, notably in Louisiana and Missouri. the privilege of hunting Is not extended to non-resIdents. and in Virginia 1t Is un- lawful for non-residsnts to kill game in certain parts of the State. In twenty five States and everywhere in Canada licenses must be secured before non-res- idents may hunt certain game or hunt at all In nine States and two Canadian provinces Q like restriction is imposed on Presidents. but the fees are usually verx much smaller and often merely noEHanal. Thus in Nebraska, South Da- -kota Washington and Wisconsin resident licenses cost q, while nonresident li- censes vary from $10 to s25, according to the State; in North Dakota and Michi- gan the fee for residents is 75 cents. while that for non-residents is $a. In Minne- sota 6 cents and $25 are the respective charges for licenses to shoot big game In Wyoming the same distinction is ob- served In the issue of gun licenses for hunting big game, a resident being charg- cd e fee of q and required to secure Q license only for shooting in counties other than that in which he resides. while a nonresident pays $40 for the privilege of hunting anywhere within the State. Some of the Canadian licenses are even more expensive. British Columbia de- mands $50 for a general license and New foundland $100 for a caribou license. Minnesota has a special license with a fee of $z5 for non-residents from States that issue nonresident licenses. New York makes each nonresident subject to the same restrictions as to license fees and conditions that a resident of New York is subject to in the State in which such nonresident resides.
 s .t Licenses.
 Licenses are generally issued only for the season. and thus expire at fixed date. In six States, Florida, Iowa, Mary land. South Dakota, Washington and West Virginia they are good only in a single county, and the fees for these county licenses vary from $1 to $25. In nebraska a resident Is required to secure a license to hunt in any county other than that in which he resides. In Mary land there Is much variation. as each county Is subject to a separate law. AL legany County has no license law, Anne Arundel County prohibits non-residents from hunting. and Worcester Coun- ty, while requiring non-residents to secure licenses for shooting wild fowl, apparently makes no charge therefor; each of the other counties has some form of license for which a fee iS charged. but several of them allow non-residents to hunt without licenses If provided with a written per init or invitation from the owner of the land. Such invitations. however, do not exempt non-residents in Caroline. Dor chester (except relatives). Garrett, Tal- bot and Worcester counties, nor in Som erset and Wicomico, unless the non-res- ident is accompanied by a resident while hunting.
 In some States licenses are required only for hunting certain kinds of game. Thus in Michigan they are issued only for hunting deer. in Maine for deer and Moose, in Florida for deer. quail and turkeys, and in South Dakota for big game. In Illinois. Indiana. Iowa, Ne braska, Ohio and wisconsin licenses car ry with them the privilege of shipping out of the State a limited amount ot game. but generally require that 1t shall be properly marked or accompanied by
 the owner. Colorado issues storage h-
 censes at N, importation licenses at $l
 and park licenses at S1 to $100. CaHfor-
 mia. Colorado, Illinois and Oregon issue
 special permits upon application to the
 Fish Commissioners or Game wardens
 allowing shipment of game cut of the
 State for breeding purposes.
 Those who visit Canada for the pur.
 pose of hunting, camping, etc, are re-
 quired to deposit with the customs ofh.
 Ger of the port of entry an amount equa
 to the duty (S0 per cent. of appraised
 value) on such guns. canoes. tents
 cooking utensils. kodaks, etc., as they take with them. If these articles, prop erly Identified. are taken out within sl1 months at the same port at which the! are carried in, the deposit will be re 1 turned. But members of shooting O | fishing clubs that own preserves in Can ! ada and have filed a guarantee with tn l Canadian Commissioner of Customs ma! present club membership certificates il
 lieu of making the deposit. They must however, pay duty on all ammunition and provisions
 Federal Lave.
 Federal laws for the protection O. l game comprise the statutes regulating in l terstate commerce in game and the i'm portation of birds from foreign coun tries and providing for the protection O.
 birds and game on territory under tn,
 immediate JurisGiction of the United | States.
 They comprise: Q) The Lacey Act, reg
 ulating the importation of game and iti l shipment from one State to another; e | The Tariff Act, imposing duties on game
 skins and feathers imported from foreigr l countries; (O the act regulating the in 1 troduction of eggs of game birds; 4 game laws of the District of Columbia l Alaska. and the Indian Territory, and 6 l provisions for protecting birds in the na l tolal parks, forest reserves and othe l Government reservations.
 | Laws for Alabama.
 l Let the sportsmen and land owners 0
 Alabama then unite their efforts and in sist on their Senators and Representa- tives doing the right thing this winte and 1t will be done, otherwise it will g, ga