Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-10
Blue Gis and Bass Must Not Be Caught During
the Month Of May.
Ignorance Of the Law Will Not Protect Fishermen
or Others

of the birds or animals mentioned in
sections 6961 and 6963, Revised Stat.
utes, nor shall anything herein apply
to rabbits. And nothing in this sec.
tiOn shall prohibit any person from
having in possession any ruffed grouse
or prairie chicken, between the tenth
day of November and the first day of
December, inclusive, of any year
prior to 1904. if such birds have been
killed lawfully without this state. But
in case of the prosecution of any per-
son for having in his possession any
such birds prior to the year 1904. It
shall be necessary for him, in order to
secure an acquittal, to prove that such
birds, so found in his possession, were
killed lawfully without this state.
Sec. 6965. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person not the owner. to in any
manner, catch, kill. iniure, or detain,
any Antwerp or homing pigeon, COM
monty called carrier pigeon, which,
at the time of its capture or detention
shall have stamped upon its wing or
tail the name of its owner, or which
shall have upon its leg a band bearing
| the name of its owner, or its number,
or any other mark upon it designating
it as carrier" pigeon. 1t shall be un-
lawful for any person to catch, KILL
| injure, or pursue with such intent or
to discharge any firearms at, any
wild pigeon while on its nesting
ground, or while at or within one-half
mile of its roosting place; or to dis
turb in any manner any pigeon roost
or nesting place, or the eggs, or nests,
or nestlings of any wild pigeon.
Sec. 6966. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to hunt, or trap upon the
lands, ponds, lakes. or private waters
of another except waters claimed by
the riparian right of ownership of ad-
jacent landsl, or to thereon shoot,
shoot at, catch, kill, iniure or pursue,
any wild bird, wild fowl, or wild ami
NAL of any kind, without first
obtaining the written permission from
the owner, or his authorized agent.
In all prosecutions under this section.
the complainant shall not be required
to prove legal title to the lands or
waters upon which the defendant has
so unlawfully hunted or trespassed,
but it shall be sufficient if he prove
he is in the lawful possession or con,
troll thereof. Whoever violates any
provision of this section shall be
fined not less than ten dollars MOI
offense, and not less than fifteen dol,
lars nor more than fifty dollars for
any subsequent offense, and in default
of payment of fine and costs, shall
be imprisoned as provided i'm Sec
4O9e, Revised Statutes.
Sec. 6967. 1t shall be unlaw wful for
any person within this state to delivl
er or to receive for transportation
any package, box, or other receptacle
containing birds. fish or game, unless
the same shall be labeled on the ad.
dress side, in plain letters, with the
name and address of the owner or con,
signor, and with the kind or kinds of
! birds, fish or game. which the said
package, box, or other receptacle, con.
tains, or to falsely label the same
or to deliver, or to receive for trans.
portatlon, or to transport, any birds,
| fish, or game, which have been killed
taken, OF are had In possession, in vio-
lation of law. 1t shall also be unlaw-
full for any person to refuse, upon de
mand, to permit any warden to inspect
or open any package, box, or other re-
ceptacle, or any room, building, boat,
or other placa in the control or posses.
sion of such person, which the said
warden shall have good reason to be-
lieve to contain birds. fish, or game,
killed, taken, or had in possession, In
violation of law If upon an Inspection
under search warrant issued as pro-
vided In section 4Oof, Revised Stat.