Williams news., 1905-04-29
ARlZONA'S NEW
 GAME LAWS

We have here given an extract from the new game laws passed by the recent legislature, which, we be- lieve will be of interest to many of our readers.
 It is unlawful between the 1st day of March and the 18th day of October in each year to hunt, pur- sue, take, kill, or destroy, or have in possession, dead or alive, except for purpose of propagation, any quail, bob white, grouse, partridge, pheasant, snipe or rail.
 It is unlawful to take, gather or destroy, or have in possession at any time, the eggs of any quail, bob white, partridge, grouse, pheasant, dove, wild turkey. wild duck, wild goose, brant, snipe or rail, or of any song bird of any kind.
 It is unlawful to use a shotgun of a larger calibre than that commonly known as number ten gauge, for the purpose of killing or destroying any wild turkey, dove, quail, bob white, partridge, grouse, pheasant, wild duck. wild goose, snipe or rail.
 It is unlawful at any time to net, snare, trap or impound any game or fish mentioned in this act, ,and every person who shall have in his pos session any of the game or fish men toned in this act that have been captured. snared or taken by means of any net, trap or pound, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 The hunting, pursuing, killing, or destroying at any time any lark, thrush, sparrow, swallow, grosbeak or tanager, or any other song bird of any kind, is prohibited, except the collection of birds and eggs for scientific purpose, by persons au thorized by this act.
 It is unlawful to hunt, pursue, take, shoot, kill, destroy, wound or capture, or have in possession any antelope prior to March 1, 1911.
 It is unlawful at any time to hunt, pursue. take, kill or destroy or have  in possession, dead or alive, any camel, mountain goat, mountain sheep, female deer or spotted lawn.
 The season for killing male deer, and wild turkey, is between the 18th of September and the 1st day of December of the same year.
 Every person who, in the terri tory of Arizona, kills or has in hls possession more than three male deer in one open season, or the carcass of any deer from which the natural evidence of sex has been removed, or who shall kill or have in his possession more than twenty five quail in any one day, shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
 The fishing season for brook, mountain or rainbow trout is be- tween the 1st day of June and the 1st day of September of each year.
 The season for fishing for black bass or crappie is between the 1st day of September and the 1st day of December of each year. No per- son, while legally fishing, shall take any variety of fish protected by this act less than seven inches in length, nor take more than twenty pounds in any one day, or a greater number of fish than forty, of brook, mountain or rainbow trout, black bass, strawberry bass, crappie or catfish.
 The taking. killing or destroying fish of any kind with giant powder or any other explosive, or any other manner, except with hook and line, is misdemeanor.
 Any Indians who, in the territory of Arizona, at any time shall hunt, take, pursue, kill or destroy any game or fish mentioned in this act, off the government reservation to which he belongs, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Non residents are not allowed at any time to hunt, pursue. take, kill or destroy any deer without first b.yipU procured from a fish and