Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-08-18
QUAIL SAFE FOR TWO YEARS
Other Game Cannot be Killed for Per
iodS of From Two 10 Nine Years
Penalties for Laws
Violations

enunciated in the general game law en-
acted at the recent session of the legis-
lature. Ii is stated in the first section,
which contains but three lines: "All
wild animals and wild birds. both resi-
dent and migratory, in this state, shall
be, and are hereby declared TO be, the
property of the state" No more has
the discoverer nor the owner of the
land upon which they may be found,
any rights of ownership even in chip
muck or chickadee. They are the
property Of the state, to be molested or
appropriated by individuals only upon
permission of the state, and according
TO rules which the state shall prescribe
The act divides the birds into two
classes game birds and non-g game birds
The game birds are embraced in four
families, the first consisting of geese,
brant and ducks; the second, rails coots
and gallinules; the third, snipe, wood
cock, plover, sahdpipers, tatlers, and
curlwes: the fourth, turkeys, pheasants,
grouse. prairie chickens and quail.
These NAV he killed for personal use at
times in manner and numbers prescribed
for each species i'll the act. All other
birds are declared non-game birds, and
may not be killed, or had in possession
living or dead, whether resident or mi
gratory, nor may any person purchase
or sell any part of the plumage. skin or
body of such bird, whether captured or
killed within or without this state, nor
take or destroy or have in possession the
nest or eggs of any such bird-except III
certain prescribed manners for certain
specified scientific purposes. English
sparrows, blackbirds, crows, Cooper's
hawks sharpshinned hawks and great
horned owls are excepted from this pro
lection, but not from the restriction az
to plumage, etc. BY "blackbirds" r.
doubtless meant the common crow
blackbirds, but the Legislature should
have been more exact.
Limited and closely guarded perlnis
sion for taking birds and their nests and
eggs for scientific and educational pur-
poses is granted, upon certificates issued
pointed annually, one by the president
of the university, one by the president
of the Agricultural College, and one
by the president of the State Normal
College. But one pair Of birds and one
nest and one nest of eggs Of each species
mentioned in the certificate may be
taken by one person, and no one shall
be eligible TO hold such certificate 'ex-
cept upon written testimonials OF char
acter and fitness from two reputable
Ornithologists, and the blnebird, Kirt-
land warbler, scarlet tanager and red
breasted grosebeak are excepted from
this permission.
The bearing of these provisions mpon
the practice of wearing wings, heads
and plumage of birds upon women's
lEsts is Immediately evident and tiaeir
into the law may be cred
tied 60 the influence Of tle Audubon
societies in their wholesome educational
The Michigan Audubon
society, auxiliary to the national assooi-
alton uf Audubon societies, hss recently
been incorporated under the laws Of the
state and given legal standing and it Is
given semi i-ofiicial status in this act. in
upon it authority TO name
four deputy game wardens and assign
them to specified territory. whom the
game warden is required to commission,
and who shall represent the society in
carrying out the provisions of the act,
without compensation from the state or
counties, and in performance Of that duty
the society IL required to execute bond .
of one thousands dollars with approved .
Nearly all of the states have 4
now adopted in their laws the provisions .
urged by the Audubon societies for pro
lection and preservation of birds The .
Michigan society has headquarters at
All Moffatt building, Detroit, with
Jefferson Butler as secretary.
Game birds are further protected i'm
this and other acts of the present legis-
lature, making il unlawful 10 kill quail
until October 10. 1907, and forbiddng
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