The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1903-12-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
What Is Unlawful
Hunting In Florida
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To capture by any means whate We,
or Kill any wild, non.game bird.
To have in possession, living O
dead, any wild, non.game bird.
To take or have in possession tn
nest or eggs of any wild, non.gam
bird.
10 buy, sell or offer for sale, dea,
or alive, any wild, non.game bird o.
any part Of the same, including
plumes, feathers, etc.
Penalties for enforcing offenses
Fine s. for each offense and IS fol
each bird, or part thereof, nest o.
eggs possessed, or imprisonment ter
days, or both,
TO hunt on Sunday, fine $25.
To enter upon the enclosed lands o.
another that are posted, to hunt OF
fish. Fine, $40.
| To sell, offer to sell, or have in pos
session for sale any deer, venison OF
deer hide. Fine $50.1OO.
To ship or transport any deer, veni
son or deer hide for sale. Fine, S5O-lOO
To ship beyond the limits of the
county where killed, any deer, veni.
son or deer hide, wild turkey, quail or
partridge. Fine, s25.lOO
To sell, offer to sell, or have in pos.
session for sale any wild turkey, quail
or partridge. Fine, $25-lOO.
To kill in any one day more than 25
quail; party of two or more cannot
kill over so. Fine, s25.lOO.
To kill in any one day more than 4
wild turkeys; party of two or more
cannot kill more than 8. Fine, $25- 100.
To kill more than s deer during any
open season. Fine, $50 for each deer.
To trap quail or partridge except
upon ones own enclosed, cultivated
land. Fine, $25-lOO.
To hunt without a license, if a nom
resident. Fine not exceeding 500.
To the foregoing general provisions
there are few exceptions, as follows:
Citizens of the state may take and
have in possession, for their own pleas.
ure and amusement, redbirds and
mockingbirds, but they cannot be sold
or shipped out Of the state.
Citizens of the state may destroy
birds found injuring grapes, fruits
and farm products on their own prem.
ises, but nowhere else, and birds so
destroyed cannot be sold or shipped
out of the state.
English sparrows, big and little blue
darters, (coopers and sharp.skinned
hawks), great horned owl, crow, rice
bird, meadow lark, jackdaw and
butcherbird (shrike) are not protected.
Provision is made for scientific col.
lecting.
Hunters may take their game to
their homes in the state, but not out
of 1t.
The following are the game birds
of the state, all others are non.game
birds.
Swans, geese, brant, ducks, rails
coots, mudhens, gallinules, plovers,
snipe, woOdcock, sandpipers, tatlers,
wild turkeys, cartridges, or quail, tur.
tie doves and robins. The open sea.
sons when game may be taken are:
Deer, November, December and
January,
Quail or partridge and wild turkeys
November, December, January and
February.
Ducks-October, November, Decem.
Der, January, February and March.
No protection has been accorded
other game birds, but it 10 believed
that all true sportsmen will see that
they are not slaughtered indis
criminately.
To the foregoing may be added a
few regulations, which, though not
the subject of Legislative enactment,
will, nevertheless, be binding upon all
lovers of legitimate hunting. They
are taken from the pamphlet of New
Jersey game and fish laws, pre-.
pared by the board of game and fish
commissioners of that state.
Never violate the letter or spirit of
the game laws.
Never take more game or fish than
you have convenient use for.
Never be insolent or impolite to a
who orders you of his
premises: for although he does not
own the game you are after, he has
the right to exclusive RAssession Of
his property.
Never shoot at a bird except on the
wing.
Never kill the last quail in a covey;
leave some to breed next year.
Never forget that game laws are
intend to improve and increase
sport and not to prevent or restrict it.
Compliance with the foregoing laws
and suggestions will preserve game
for all time and all generations;
hunting will never exterminate 1t.
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