The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07
SYNOPSIS OF THE PROVISIONS OF
COL0RADO'Ss NEW GAME LAWS

fully taken and not intended to be kept
alive must be killed Immediately.
IX.-Prohiblted-S Shooting at game
from n 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 Supplying
substances. nets seines. snag hooks.
trout lines or any device texcept rod.
held In hand. and line with not more
than Ave hooks) or within two-hundrod
feet OF fishway; floating tiies or timber
in fish streams; disposition of do
nestle game or Ash taken at
large except by donation. pro-
yided that dogs. sinks. blinds
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.-Privnte Parks and Lakos-For
propagnting and selling or using game
and fish. pay license as follows; Quad
ruped parks. two-year license. $40; ten
year. 500. Bird park. two-year $40:
ten-year. $25. Lake. two-year. $40;
ten-year. s25. Additional lakes IS to
$40 each: renewals at about seventy
five 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 In
crease.
Duck shooting and fishing clubs
pay for two-year license $40; ten-year.
S25, but must conform to open seasons,
limit, etc, provided for other hunting
and fishing.
Permits may be issued for seining
salmon. suckers, carp and squawiish.
XI.-Possession and transportation
or domestic game and fish taken mt
large allowed within the state only dur
ing the open season and for five days
thereafter; OF domestic game and fish
| from licensed private parks and lakes
allowed at any time of the year when
accompanied by an invoice; of foreign
game and fish allowed at any time of
year. The time OF possession and trans
portation of domestic game and Ash
may be extended ninety days on the
commissioners permit.
Game and fish 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 n permit. which costs. for
each elk. $40; deer or antelope. SO: lot
OF fish, 81 Boxes. etc. when contain
ing gamo or fish. must bear label
with the contents marked thereon.
NII.-Storage and Use-Domestic
game and fish taken at large may be
stored for and used by any person In
lawful possession during the open sea-
son and for five days thereafter That
taken from licensed parks and lakes
and that seized may be stored and
used on proper invoice. In all cases
the right OF storage and use may bo OK
tended by procuring a storage permit
therefor.
XIII.-Hotels and Restaurants-Do-
nestle game and fish taken at large
may be served for the person lawfully
in possession and his invited guests
during the open season and for fye
days thereafter That taken from IL
censed parks and lakes, that seized and
sold by an officer. and that imported
may be served at any time on proper
invoice. also in all cases where the
right to possession has been extended
by storage permit, the game may be
served during the life OF the permit.
All invoices must be preserved at least
thirty days. and delivered to the com
missioner on demand.
XIV.-Obstruction and Pollution of
Waters-This 10 forbidden in general.
but In order to protect the mining in
dustry the question of the relative i'm
pUrtance OF the fish and any industry
in or on any stream may be submitted
TO and decided by the courts and such
means adopted as they may require to
lessen the Injury. or they may prohibit
1t altogether. or may permit the de-
struction of fish II deemed for the best
interests of the state to do so, and may
on toll rrft
question of relative Importance ia de-
cided.
XV.-Penalties-For the fishing with
explosives or stupefying substances, or
/ killing buffalo, fine $500 to $1,000. or
imprisonment In the penltentiary six
months to two years, or both. For
other violations, fine $25 to $500, or
jail Imprisonment ten days or six
months. or both. Attempted violation
punishable the same as actual viola
ton.
XVI-Fees and Prosecutions For each
certificate and permit within the state.
81. All fines collected go. one-third
each to the person instituting the pros-
ecution. the county and the game fund
All sheriffs and constables In their re-
spectiye counties, and the commissioner
and wardens throughout the state are
required, and the United States timber
reserve officers are authorized, to en-
force she 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 10 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
narrnftu IN NJ Ua arfla
the expenses under the law. Licenses.
certificates, invoices and permits must
be exhibited on demand Of officer, and
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