The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20

game, and prohibited interstate commerce
in game killed In violation of local laws.
This law is based, to a certain extent on
state laws, and it's enforcement requires
a knowledge OF certain local provisions
which are subject to constant change.
The object of the present bulletin is
{ said to be to bring together, for ready
rcfn, ailce. a brief summary Of the pro-
visions Of the various state laws which
primarily form the basis of the Lacey act
those relating to close seasons, licenses
amt shipment and sale Of game. With
these arc given extracts from. the tariff.
at. and the full text Of the Lacey act
regulating the Introduction Of eggs Of
game birds, and the new game law for
Alaska, all of which relate to importation
or shipment. The bulletin is intended as
q guide to existing regulations, state and
federal, which govern the trade In game.
Referring to the legislation Of 1902, the
bulletin says that important game laws
have been enacted in Alaska, Kentucky,
Louisiana and Ohio, while provisions have
been adopted for the protection Of insec
tivorous birds in Alaska. Kentucky, Ohio,
the Northwest Territories and Washing
ton county, Maryland. AS a whole, the
game legislation Of the year has been
notably conservative.
Among the most important provisions
are the non-export provisions in the laws
of Alaska, Louisiana and South Carolina,
reducing the states which permit the un
limited shipment of game to three all in
the south. Every state in which prairie
chickens exist now prohibits their ex-
port, and practically all but three Of the
states in which quail exist protect the
birds at all seasons or make shipments
out Of the safe illegal. Ohio has adopted
an important provision, incorporated into
the game laws of several states, requir-
ing all the packages of game to be clear
" marked, so as to show the nature of the
contents and other details of the ship
mert.
!; Three additional states-Kentuc1ky, New
Jersey and Ohio--have Joined the ranks
of those which require nonresident hunt
ers to secure licenses. In New Jersey the
fee is $40; in Kentucky and Ohio it is
s$25. In Newfoundland, under the new
law, it has been increased to s100. Loui-
siana, following the lead of Missouri has
prohibited non-residents from killing game
within the state New York, like Mime
sofa, has enacted a provision by which
,non-residents from states which require
licenses can kill game in New York only
under licenses similar to- those required
in the case Of non-residents in their own
states. Another innovation in New York
is the permission to dealers to hold game
during the close season, providing bond
is given that such game will not be sold,
used, given away or otherwise disposed
Of during the time that the bond is in
force. IN.
of close terms In Idaho and Pennsylvania
, for pheasants; in Texas for antelope and
pheasants; in Wyoming for moose. In
some cases, where counties are concerned,
provision has been made for, close seasons,
but in others there seems to be no pro-
lection. - e.
In the next few years many other close
terms for big game and upland game birds
will expire by limitation. In 1903 the alb
solute protection Of certain game, which
has prevailed for several years will expire
in these states: Massachusetts, deer;
Nebraska, quail; Nevada, deer, antelope,
mountain quail and grouse; Oregon, east
of the Cascades, prairie chickens; South
Carolina, imported pheasants; Washing
ton, quail Wisconsin, quail and pleas
ants. In 1904 close terms will expire as
follows: Alabama, imported pheasants;
idaho. moose, caribou; Minnesota, Ohio
and Oklahoma, pheasants; Oregon, elk;
Nova Scotia, red deer and elk. ~
Lack Of uniformity in state laws, the
bulletin points out, often defeats the pur-
pose of provisions intended to allow game
an opportunity to recuperate and intro
duces endless confusion. 1t also makes
compliance with the federal laws difficult
for shippers and game dealers, who must
consider the open seasons in both the
state in which their game Is killed and
that to which it Is shipped. The Lacey
net requires every package containing
game, animals or birds, when shipped by
Interstate commerce to be clearly marked
as. to show the name and address Of the
shipper and the nature of the contents.
The laws, Of Colorado, Connecticut Michi-
gan, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin,
New Brunswick and Ontario also require
packages of fish or game to bear state
ment indicating the contents
Some Of the states are very explicit on