Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-07-20
oREAR's OPINION OF
NEW GAME LAW
May Hunt Without License il Per
mission of Land Owner is
Obtained.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
Dear sir: In view OF the fact that
there is much dodbt among citizens OF
this county desiring to hunt as to
what is required of them under the
new game and fish law In regard to
obtaining a Hunters license" l will
ask you to kindly publish the follow
ing for the benefit of the people Of
this county:
Section "a OF this new game and fish
law is as follows:
at shall be unlawful for any person,
after the passage OF this act, TO hunt
In this state outside Of the county in
which he lives without first obtaining
a license permitting him or her to do
so. Such license shall be dated when
issued and shall authorize the person
named therein to hunt during that
year, and then only subject to the reg
ulations and restrictions provided by
law"
Section 81 Of this law is as follows.
"Any person who shall hunt In this
[statel without being at the time Of
such hunting in possession OF a license
as herein provided, duly issued to HIM
or her, which license shall cover the
period in which he or she shall be SO
hunting or who shall furnish to
another person a license issued to him
OF her. shall be fined not less than s25
nor more than 500 and costs Of prose-
lcution."
Section IS, of this same law, is as
follows:
"Auy person who has been a bona
ide resident OF this state for six
months the last past may procure a
license for himself or herself Dy filing
his Tor her affidavit with the clerk OF
the county where he or she resides,
stating his or her name, age, place OF
residence, p~ostofice address, the color
of his for her hair and eyes, and the
fact OF whether be or she cannot write
his or her name, paying to said clerk
the sum of sl,00. Provided, that this
section shall not apply to owners and
tenants OF farm lands, who may hunt
on their own lands without obtaining
a hunting license"
Ih:vo read this new law carefully,
1t does not state that a person must
obtain a license to hunt in his own
county.
The term In Section 81, "As herein
provided, evidently refers to the re.
quirements of Section "a and Section
So. Section "a says it is unlawful fol
a person to hunt outside his own
county without license, and Section
IS prescribes the amer in which a
person may obtain such a license.
1t is my opinion that under this
law any person who owns land or has
land leased from another anywhere in
this state may hunt upon it without
first obtaining a license. Any Other
resident may hunt In this county with
out obtaining a hunters license, pro
yided Of course, the owner OF the LAND
upon which he hunts does not object,
Any resident OF this county desiring
TO hunt in another county on land moi
owned or leased by him, must first Oh
tain a license to do so.
Therefore, under my view of thi!
law, the only persons to be prosecuted
In this county for not obtaining a hun
ters license, are those who do not re
side 10 this county, and who attempt
to hunt upon land notowned or LEASED
by him in this county.
OF course, II the Supreme Cour'
shall construe this law TO apply TO al
persons desiring to hunt, 1t viii theI
become my duty to prosecute, and ii
that event | will prosecute these, al
other cases, to the best Of my ability
But until the Supreme Court shall Sc
decide l will adhere to the views here
in expressed and so act.
Yours Very Respectfully.
JOHN ID. OREAR.