Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-23
DUCKS CAN'T Be
SOLD OR SHIPPED
TEXT OF THE NEW GAME LAW
IN KANSAS.
Having Possession of the Birds is
Prima Facie Evidence Of q
Violation Of the Act.

by the last legislature, wild ducks
geese and various other fowls cannot
be legally sold or shipped at any time
in Kansas. AS this is the duck season,
the law will be interesting to SpOrtSmer
and others. The text of the law is -
fellows:
Be it Enacted by the Legislature If
the State of Kansas:
Section l. That section 1, chapter z23
OF the laws of 1901, be amended so as
to read as follows: 1T shall be unlaN-
full for any person or IerSons at any
time except as here in after provided.
to hunt, catch, kill, pursue entrap, or
ensnare any partridge, pinnated grouse
prairie chickens, grouse, quail, ploveI
pheasant, oriole, meadow lark, robin
thrush. red-bird, hooking bird, blueja!
blue-bird, wild ducks, Wild geese an
wild brant, provided, it shall not b
unlawful to shoot grouse, and prairi
chicken from August Is to October ]
doves from August 1 to September 10
plover from July Is to September Is
wild ducks, wild geese and wild brant
from September l to April % of each
year; provided further that this act
shall not prevent the owner Of orchards
from shooting bluejays and orioles a
any time for the protection of such or
chards; and provided it shall not IL
unlawful to shoot quail from NoVembe
10, to January ].
Also, Antelope must not be pursued
trapped or killed for a period of five
years from March 49, 1908; nor quail OF
prairie chickens in the counties
Hamilton, Scott, Wichita, Greeley
Kingman, Smith, Sherman, Rocks
Stafford, Gray, Grant. Stanton, Has
kell, Decatur. Hodgeman, Steven.
Morton, Finney era wford and Bourbo
counties for a period of three year
from March IL, 1903 also; the MongC
liam or Chinese pheasants shall not l.
molested in any manner until afte
February % 1907.
Owners Permission.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons at any time to shoot,
hunt or pursue any wild or game bird
upon the occupied or improved premises
of another, or upon any travelled or
public road that adjoins such occupied
o. improved premises, without first
having obtained permission of the Own
er or occupant of such premises.
Evidence.
Sec. 3. The having in possession by
any person or persons, company or cor
poration of any bird named in section
one of this act excepting song birds at
any time when the bird so possessed is
not permitted to be shot by the provis-
ions of said section, shall be deemed
prima facie evidence of violation Of
the provisions of this act
Scientific Purposes
Sec. 4. The provisions of this act
shall not apply 10 the catching or kill
ing of any wild bird for the sole pur-
pose of preserving it as specimen Tor
scientific purposes.
Complaint.
Sec. 5. In a prosecution for a viola
ton of any provisions of this act, 1t
shall not be necessary to state in tbs
complaint or prove on the trial the true
or ornithological name Of the bird
caught. killed, shot, trapped, shared
sold or offered for SALE shipped. or had
i'll possession, nor to state in the COM
plant or prove on the trial that she
catching, killing or having in posses
sion of any wild bird so hereinbefore
named, was not for the sole purpose OF
preserving it as specimen for scien
tific purposes.
Buy or Sell.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, company or corpor-
alton at any time to buy, sell, barter
ship or offer for same. barter or ship
ment, within the state of Kansas, any
bird or birds named in section one OF
this act. The having. in possession by
o. any bird or birds named in section
one of this act, except by a person who
has lawfully killed the same, shall lie
deemed prima face evidence OF a VIC
lation Of this act
Common Carriers
Sec. Z. 1t shall be unlawful for any
railroad, express or transportation
company or corporation or any agent
empIoye or manager of such company
to accept within the state of Kansas
for shipment or transfer, any of The
birds mentioned in section one of thi:
act. The having in possession of any
of the birds mentioned in section oHC
Of this act by any such railroad, Elk
press or transportation company or cor
poration or agent or employe or man
ager thereof. shall be deemed prims
facie evidence of a violation of this let
Penalty.
Sec. 8. Any person, or the manager
agent or employe OF any company q
corporation found guilty of violation
of any of the provisions of this lc1
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeau
or. and upon conviction thereof befo.,
any court of competent jurisdiction
shall be fined in sum not less thu:
five dollars nor more than one hundret
dollars for each and every offense an,
costs, together with an attorneys f.
of ten dollars, and shall be commit :,
until such fine, costs and attorney
fees shall be paid.
Prosecution.
Sec. 9. That if any county attorney
or prosecuting officer, shall neglect. de
cline or refuse to prosecute any person
charged with violation of any of IN