Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-08
SYNOPSIS OF THE PROVISIONS OF
COLORADO'S NEW GAME LAWS

only. posseSsloH ioI uNc oaSo atc' ~"
close OF the season allowed. Fish law
fully taken and not intended to be kept
alive must be killed Immediately.
ohibited-Shooting at game
from a public highway: hunting with
dogs or at night. or with steel or hard
pointed bullets, or with arms other
than ordinary shoulder gun or pistol;
batting traps or devices with game;
fishing with explosives or stupefyinS
substances, nets, seines. snag hooks.
trout lines or any device texcept rod.
held in hand. and line with not more
than five hooks) or within two-hundred
feet of fishway: floating flies or timber
In fish streams; disposition OF do
mestic game or fish taken at
large except by donation; pro-
vidcd that dogs. sinks. olinds
and decoys may be used in hunting
birds. Hunting and fishing on en-
closed lands In licensed private parks.
lakes and leased shooting and fishing
grounds. permitted only with consent
OF owner.
X.-Private Parks and Lakes-For
propagating ane selling or using game
and fisn. pay license as follows: Quad
ruped parks. two-year license. $40: ten
year. 800. Bird park. two-year $40:
ten-year, s25. Lake. ,two-year. $40:
ten-year. SIS. Additional lakes 35 to
$40 each: renewals at about seventy
fye per cent. OF first cost. Private parks
and lakes may sell game and fish at any
time OF year by attaching invoice with
the number OF license. etc. The state
gets ten per cent. OF the natural ih-
crease.
Duck shooting and fishing clubs
pay for two-year license SO: ten-year.
SIS. but must conform to open seasons.
limit. etc. provided for other hunting
and fishing.
Permits may be issued for seinin.
salmon. suckers. carp and squawfish.
NI.-Possession and Transportation
I-Of domestic game and fish taken Mt
large allowed within the state only dur
Ing the open season and for fve days
thereafter: OF domestic game and fish
from licensed private parks and lakes
1 allowed Mt any time OF the year when
accompanied by an Invoice: OF foreign
game and fish allowed nj any time OF
year. The time OF possession and trans
portation OF domestic game and nsh
may be extended ninety days on tho
commissioners permit.
Game and iish seized and sold by
officer and accompanied by his In
voice may be held and used for thirty
days.
Transportation out Of the state al
lowed on permit. which costs. for
each elk. $40: deer or antelope. s.: lot
Of hnh. s.. Boxes. etc. when contain
ing game or fish. must bear n label
with the contents marked thereon.
Sii.-Storasc and Use-Domes,ic
game and fSh taken at large may b.
stored for and used by any person in
lawful possession during the open sea-
son and for i've days thereafter. That
taken from licensed parks and lakes
and that seized may he stored and
used ON n proper Invoice. In all cases
the right OF s,oras. and use may be cS-
tended by procuring storage permit
therefor.
Ntil.-ifotciH and Rss;aurantH-Do-
nestle gam. and iihh taken Mt large
may be served for the person lawfully
in possession and his invited guests
during the open season and for fisc
days thereafter. That taken from Ii
ccnscd parks and lakes. that seized and
sold by an officer. and that imported
may be served nj any time on proper
invoice. also In all cases where tn.
right to possession has been extended
by storage permit. the game may bc
served during the life OF the permit.
All Invoices must be preserved Mt least
I
missioner ON demand.
NlN.-obs,ruriion and Pollution of
| watcrs-Thia Is forbidden In general.
but In order TO protect the mining in-
dusiry the question OF the relative i'm
por,anec of the fish and any industry
| In or on any stream may be submitted
TO and decided by the courts and suck.
means adopted rs they may require t.
lessen the injury. or they may prohibit
IL altogether. or may permit the de-
struction OF iish II deemed for the best
interests OF the state to do 40. and may
cnjoin criminal prosecutions until the
question OF relative importance Is de-
cidcd.
NN.-penai,ics-For the fishing with
| explosives or StupcfyinE substances. or
killing buffalo. hnc $500 to $1,000, or
imprisonment in the pcnitentiary six
months TO two years. or both. For
other violations. fine sg5 to $500. or
jail imprisonment ten days or six
months. or both. Attempted violation
punishable the same as actual viola
ton.
NNf-Fees and Prosccutions--F For each
certificate and permit within the state,
81. All fines collected go. onc-third
each to the person instituting the pros
ccution. the county and the game fund.
| Ail shcrlns AMI COnstahlcs in their re-
spectiye counties. and the commissioner
and wardcus throughout the state are
required. and the United States timber
reserve officers are authorized, to en-
force the act by arrest. search. and
seizure. and where animals or vehicles
are used TO transport game or fish un-
lawfully killed. may also seize and use
such animals and vehicles to transport
the game and fish to place OF shipment
or safe keeping and to transport the
prisoners TO the place of trial.
All fees from licenses certificates and
permits go into the game fund to pay
the expenses under the law. Licenses,
certificates. invoices and permits must
be exhibited on demand OF officer. and
except licenses must be kept constantly
and publicly exposed with the game and
tsh to which they pertain. A failure
TO do this forfeiis the game and fish.
'tNote-The first eight paragraphs
are amendments Of 1903, and 20 into
effect July IL, 1909
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TO this small sum and 1t was fixed at
sJ,OpO. Business men Immediately went
on the bond in that sum.
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