The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-06-24
Game and Fish Warden Issues a
Circular.

TState Game and Fish Warden J.
H Rodes has issued to the county
clerks throughout the state a circular
upon the subject of the new game
law, which is here quoted in full
because Of the unusual interest in
this law,l
Such confusion exists in the public |
mind about what licenses are required |
under the new game and fish law,
and of whom required, it is thought |
best TO make this topic the subject Of
circular communication, which,
while primarily designed as a ruling
to be followed by county clerks and
license collector Of St. Louis, will also
serve, generally, to indicate my views
on the subject.
BY reason of the fact that the i'm
preston prevails in the minds of some,
from certain language used 10 this
law, that resident of county is not
required to take out license to hunt
in his own county, 1 quote from and
discuss its provisions, as follows:
Section 81 Of the law reads:
"Any person who shall hunt in this
state without being at the time Of
such hunting in possession Of
license, as herein provided, duly issued
to him or her, which license shall
cover the period in which he or she
be so hunting or, who shall furnish to
another person a license issued to him
or her, shall be 6ued not less than
s25 90 nor more than 800 90 and
costs Of prosecution
This section clearly and uneQuvoc-
ally provides that penalty shall be
visited upon all persons hunting with
in the limits Of the state Of Missouri
without license. AS will be seen, no
exemption is made 10 this section in
favor Of the person bunting within
the county in which he resides Gas
some have enormously concluded they
may do under the provisions Of Sec
ton 81, later to be considered)
"a punishment prescribed in this
section is for hunting in the state OF
Missouri, in any county, without
license. The section furthur pro-
vides that the person so hunting must
not only have first procured license
duly issued to him, but, he must, at
the time he is so bunting, be In the
actual possession of the license paper
itself, so it may be inspected by the
warden or his deputies, as provided
for ia section go Of the law.
Section 5S is clear and ambiguous,
and reads as follows;
"Any person who has been a bona
; fde resident Of this state for six
. months then last past, may procure Il
/, license for himself or herself by fling
his (or herr afidarit with the clerk Of
, the county where he or she resides,
stating his or her name, aye, place Of
e residence, p0stoliice address, the color
of his or her hair and eyes, and the
\ fact Of whether he or she cannot write
his or her name, paying TO said clerk
> the sum OF 81: Provided, that this
e section shall not apply to owners and
/, tenants of farm lands, who may hunt
on their lands without obtaining a
hunting license"
This is the only section that pro
vides how residen5s of the state car
acquire license to hunt 10 this state
namely, by taking out a license in the
county in which they reside. A license
taken out under the provisions OF this
= section is a state license and grants
the right to hunt, not only in onei
own county, but also In any othel
=" county in the state. And all persons
desiring to hunt in the state of Mis-
souri, are required, before huutinI
within, or without their county, Il
comply with the provisions OF Sectiot
q 5S above quoted, with the Que single
II exception, as provided Tor at the chs,
: OF the section, that is; that owners o
e tenants Of farm lands may hunt oT
D their own land (ln the open season
n for hunting) without obtaining au'
J. license.
d Section 54 OF the act is as follows
IS "It shall be unlawful for any person
Il after the passage Of this act, to bun
Ie ia this state outside Of the county II
"A which he lives, without first obtain
! ing a license, 10 the county in which
i he, or she, reside, permitting him o
her to dc 50. Such license shall b.
,s dated when issued and shall authoriz
= the person named therein to hun
. during that year. aud then only sub
ol ject TO the regulations and restric
e tions provided by law"