The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-09
STATE GAME LAWS.
Carefully Prepared Summary By
the Secretary of the State
Game Commission,

| COMPILED BY JOSEPH KALBFUs.
The fines attached to the viola
tions of the several sections of the
act of June 4, 1897, must be paid
with costs of prosecution or the
convicted party serve one day in
Jail for each dollar of penalty i'm
posed.
There shall be no hunting or
shooting on Sunday; penalty $25.
Section of the act of May IA,
1889, says: "That no person in
any of the counties of this com
monwealth shall kill, wound, trap,
net, snare, catch with birdlime, or
with any similar substance, poison
or drug, any bird of song or lin
net" Here follows quite a long
list of birds of Pennsylvania, in.
cluding the yellow hammer or
flicker, and closes with the words,
cor any wild bird other than a
game Bird" penalty not less than
SO nor more than $50. This act
is unrepealed and still the law Of
the state.
Section 2 of the act of June 4,
1897, after quoting a lengthy list
OF the birds of Pennsylvania, says:
"Nor shall any person purchase
or have in possession, or expose
for sale, any of the aforesaid song
or wild birds or the game NAM
mails killed or taken in this state
except as herein after provided"
(for scientific purposes only, un-
der a certificate of the game COM
mission.) Penalty $40. This is
still the law and should be used by
those interested in bird protec-
tion, to prevent the killing of our
wild birds for decorative or other
purpose.
The destruction of the nests of
eggs of wild birds is forbidden ex-
cept for strictly scientific pur-
poses under the certificate of the
game commission. Bond, 500
fee, $5; penalty, $40.
The killing of game birds and
game animals prohibited except
with a gun held to the shoulder.
Penalty $50.
But two deer can be killed in
one season by one person and
then only during the month of
November. Penalty 800.
Deer must not be killed or cap
tured in the waters of the state,
and the running of deer with dogs
is prohibited. Penalty 800.
Dogs found running deer can
be killed by any person and the
owner shall have no recourse
whatever.
1t is unlawful for any person to
kill in any one day more than ten
pheaSantS, or more than fifteen
quails, or more than ten wood
cock or more than two wild tur-
keys. Penalty $50
Pheasants, wild turkeys, quail
and woodcock can be killed only
from October 15 to the 18th OF
December, inclusive. Penalty SIC
for each bird, except that wood
cock can be killed during the
month of July.
All manner of trapping of game
is prohibited, except that quails
can be trapped from January 1 tc
February 10 for the purpose OF
keeping them alive during the
winter, and all quail must be re
leased in the same neighborhood
as soon as the weather will per
NIT in the spring.
All manner of devices for the
deception of game is prohibited
penalty $50, except that decoys
may be used in the hunting Of
web-footed fowls.
Rabbits can be killed from Nov
l to Dec. Is, inclusive. Penalty
$40. The use of ferrets in hunt
ing is prohibited. Penalty 1925
prima facie evidence of intent tt
use the same.
Grey, black and fox squirrels
can be killed from Oct. Is to Dec
Is, inclusive. Penalty $40. Rec
or pine squirrels are not protect
ed.
The purchase or sale of pheas
ant, quail, woodcock, wild turkey
on6 daar is prohi hitad Danalt,