Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-12

GAME WARDEN OTERO.
Is on Official Visit to This
City To-day.
J. E. HAINES APPOINTED DEPUTY.

Page b. Otero of Santa Fe, the game
and fish warden of New Mexico, is in
Albuquerque today on official business.
Mr.. Otero, who is the first warden un-
der the new law. is a thorough sports
man and has entered upon the duties
of his Office with a zeal and enthu-
siasm that augurs well for the benefit
of the territory during his term of Of
| fee. No better selection could have
been made by the governor for this i'm
portant work, and it is safe to predict
that the benefits resulting from this
act, which was enacted for the pro-
lection of game and fish, will be notice
able to all people in the territory be-
fore the year 1903 is brought to a
close.
Mr.. Otero was seen this morning by
The Citizen representative and said
he had already appointed about twenty
deputies around the territory, and
there would be more appointed. For
Bernalillo county he appointed this
morning ]. e. Haynes of this city, who
will make a good deputy, and without
fear or favor see that the law is strict
ly enforced by all, whether great or
small, rich or poor. The game ward
en- wishes especially to call attention
to Chapters % and 26 of the laws of
1901. relating to song and game birds.
This act. he says, is not in conflict
with the present law and is still in
force. Albuquerque boys who kill
the beautiful birds h%ereabouts for
amusement are to be looked after.
Local markets. restaurants and ho-
tells which buy or sell game and fish
will have to do so strictly according
to law. A great deal of the fish and
game is unlawfully killed in this terri
tory and sold under the ~pretense that
it Is imported from Colorado or some
other state or territory. Quail and
game of all kinds is killed out of sea
son and sold right along, and the war
den is going to have the practice stop
ped. Deputy Warden Haynes will is
sue licenses to all dealers who want
to sell imported fish or game, good
for ten days. These will be issued on
satisfactory proof being offered that
it is imported. The warden has been
DDS employed in that state. and he
and the game warden there will see
that the country bordering on the line
between the territory and Colorado is
strictly watched for law breakers. Mr..
Otero will leave tomorrow morning for
Ration, then he will go to the Meadow
City and from there along the Pecos
river. He will then visit Las Cruces,
San Marcial, Socorro, Cuba and Cop
per City, and expects to reach Santa
Fe about May 90.
Sportsmen should remember the
following:
1t is unlawful to shoot Bob White
quail until the year 1920, and then for
only one month.
No song bird can be killed ever for
a scientific purpose without the best
kind of a guarantee. Millinery shops
may be closed up which use stuffed
birds on hats.
Ten dollars is the fine for killing a
quail out OF season. and $40 for snar-
ing one In season.
For catching a trout at the wrong
time you will have to pay $25 or Jail
It is for thirty days.
For deputies who do not enforce the
law a fine of not less than 800 nor
more than $3.50 or from thirty to nine
ty days Jail sentence is the penalty.
People who like to angle for the
fine speckled trout and large-mouth
bass that abound in the brooks and
streams of this sunshine territory will
have to do it lawfully or they will get
yanked n fined.
To be ~conversant with the new
game and fish law you had better get
council bill No. Sc and read up. Ig-
norance is not excused by law.