The Globe-republican., 1905-06-01
GAME AND FISH LAW.
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Around With You.

Around With You.
The new game and fish law goes Into
effect July /. Here is what 1t will do to
you:
Section one of the new 10 provides for
a game warden whose term 10 four years
with a salary Of $1,000 per annum. The
game warden may appoint one or more
deputy game wardens In each county
when petltioned by ten OF more resident
tax payers to do so and they shall have
the power OF constable to- make arrests
without warrant, and in each case of
conviction there shall be assessed as part
of the costs against the defendant the
sum Of ten dollars and mileage for the
person making the arrest.
Section five makes it unlawful to catch
or trap fish except with hook and line.
| Section six makes it unlawful to throw
into streams or ponds, drug acids, or
other deleterous matter, prohibits the
use of dynamite or other explosives.
Section seven designates the birds pro-
tected and gives the open season. 1t Is
unlawful to hunt, catch, kill, pursue, ell
trap or cnsnare partridge pinnated grouse,
prairie chicken, quail, ployer, pheasant,
orIolc, meadow lark, robin, thrush, red
birds, hooking birds, blue birds, wild
duck, wild geese, wild brant and red
squirrel; provided 1t shall not be unlaw'
full to shoot grouse or prairie chicken
from Sept. Is to Oct. Is, doves from
Aug. to Sept. Is, plover from July Is
to Sept. Is, wild duck. wild geese and
wild brant from Sept. to Apr. 10, quail
from Nov. 10 to Dec. 10; provided fur
Their that owner OF orchard may protect
his fruit from orioles.
Section eight provides that hunters
may not hunt or catch, ensnaie, etc.,
any bird protected by law unless he has
license. Said license to be Issued by
the county clerk. IL resident of the
state the license fee is to be one dollar,
license good anywhere in state. IL a
! uon resident, license fee SIS, good in
any part of the state, both limited TO one
year. The provisions of this section are
not to apply to man who hunts on his
own ground.
Section nine provides that a license
shall be carried while hunting and must
be produced upon demand of game war
den, his deputy, constable, marshal, or
other police officer and upon failure to
do so the license Immediately terminates.
Section ten provides that this act shall
not apply to the fish warden In destroy
ing German carp or other worthless fish
nor prevent his catching fish for the re.
stocking OF other waters, and the owner
of private pond may do as he sees fiji In
catching his fish.
Section eleven makes it unlawful for
any person to hunt upon the occupied
premises of another or hunt or shoot
birds protected by law on the roads or
highways adjoining another party with
out first obtaining the written permission
of the occupant of such premises.
Section twelve makes 1t unlawful to
ship, buy, sell or offer for sale any game
aboye mentioned.
Section thirteen makes it unlawful for
any railroad, express or transportation
company, agent, employee or manager
to accept for shipment any of the above.
Section fourteen says 1t shall not be
necessary for the complaint to give the
ornithologlcal name Of the squirrel or
bird or the true or scientific name of the
fish taken IN violation OF this act and that
complaint does not have to prove that the
bird or fish was not taken for the sole
purpose of using or preserving it as a
specimen for scientific purposes.
Section fifteen says the having in pos
session by any person or persons, com.
pany or corporation, any bird named In
section seven, except by person who
has lawfully killed the same, or the pos
session of any trap, net or other device
to be used for trapping, ETC., except by
the owner Of a private or artificial pond
shall be prima iacie evidence.of the vio-
lation of this provision.
Section sixteen makes 1t unlawful for
any one person in any one calendar day
to kill game birds In excess of the fol-
lowing grouse, fifteen; prairie chicken,
fifteen; quail. twenty; geese, ten; wild
brant, ten,
Section seventeen provides that any
person, or the manager, agent or en-
ployee Of any company or corporation
found guilty of violating the provisions
of this act shall be fined not less than five
or more than one hundred for each and
every offense, and shall be adjudged to
pay the cost of the prosecution, and
shall be committed until such costs aud
fac are paid; provided that each bird or
fish taken, or killed shall constitute q
separate offense.
Section eighteen makes 1t the duty OF