The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-06-13
For the Protection of Deer and Fish.


We publish below in part Act No. 121 Of the Acts
of the General Assembly Of 1905, and which was
created for the protection of deer and fish. It is
well known fact that the great bands OF deer that
were once to be found in the forests Of parish
are here no more. Of course, no would expect
to find them as plentiful now when the country
was less settled but their ranks have been unnec-
essarily thinned by wanton destruction, by hunting
and bounding out Of season and by killing the
poor, helpless animals when huddled together on
high ground during the time Of overflows. 1t is
not yet too late to correct our ways Though the
great herd has all but been wiped out) and be more
watchful of those who prone to disregard
game laws.
Also, our streams do not now yield as bountiful
strings of game fish as in days gone by and things
generally indicate that there is something wrong
in this direction. Those who frequent our streams
because they like to fish should be the first to
familiarize themselves with the laws protecting
fish, the first to respect them and first in assisting
in their general enforcement. Why, Mr.. Walton,
would you assist in destroying your own future
sport? Wouldn't you help in every reasonable
way to prolong it and make it better? You would,
of course if you were once assured of the cooper
alton of the community in which you live.
/ So the attention of those who are in favor of
game protection and propagation and who wish to
our laws respected is invited to the following:
AN ACT
For the protection of deer and fish; to provide
the manner in which said animals and fish may
be killed; to fix the seasons in which said ami
mails and fish may be killed; to authorize the
issuance of licenses to hunt; to provide for the
punishment of violations of this act.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana, That all deer and
fish found in this State shall be and are hereby de-
clared to be the property of the State.
| Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That no
person within the State of Louisiana shall kill,
catch or have in possession, living or dead, any
deer and fish, purcpase offer for sale any such
deer and fish, after same has been killed caught,
except as permitted by this act.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That it shall
be unlawful for any person to snare trap capture
deer.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall
be unlawful for any person to kill doe or fawn at
any time.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, etc.. That it shall
be unlawful for any person to hunt or kill deer
! between the hours Of shutdown and daybreak, or
} kill deer driven to the high land by overflow or
high water at any time.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That there
shall be period of seven months in each year in
which it shall be unlawful for any person to kill,
snare or trap, hunt with hounds, or any way annoy
destroy any wild deer and that the Police Juries
of the parishes are hereby empowered to set the
date in which the closed season shall begin and
end, provided that the closed season fixed by
said Police Juries shall not be for less period
, than the seven months before mentioned. And,
provided further that north of the 3st parallel OF
latitude the months of May, June, July and up to
Aug. Is of each year shall in every instance be in
: cluded in the closed season. No person shall kill
more than two deer in any one day nor more than
) six deer in any one season.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall
be unlawful for any person to catch or kill black
bass, commonly called green trout, between Feb.
and May Is; or striped bass, commonly called bar
fish, between Dec. | and March l.; or catfish, ex-
. cept spoonbil catfish, and buffalo between March
and May 1; or any other species of fresh water fish
!. between Dec. ! and March L.
j Sec. s. Be it further enacted, etc. That it shall
be unlawful for any person to catch kill any bass
except by means of rod, hook and line; nor shall
, any bass shorter than four inches be had in pos
e session; all bass under that size that may b.
caught shall be Immediately returned to the water
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, ETC., That it shall
be unlawful for any person to use dynamite, drugs
or throw sawdust in streams for the purpose o
catching or killing any fish in the waters of thi
State; shall any person kill fish at night b.
the method of Striking
! Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That n,
seining netting of any description shall be dom
in the bayous, lagoons fresh water lakes of thi
State except written permission of the Board o
!: Commissioners for the Protection of Birds, Gam
and Fish. All wardens and other officers ar
!: hereby empowered to confscate any seins or net
being used without such permission.
Sec. ii. Be it further enacted, etc., That it sha
be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
sell, exchange expose, offer for sale or exchange
have in possession or keep in cold storage, eithe
for himself or others, any Of the deer and fish men
toned in this act during the closed seasons note
herein, irrespective of the time when plac
where such deer and fish may have been killed 9
caught.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC., That it sha
/: be unlawful for any person corporation actin
common carrier, its officers agents or Servants
to ship, carry, take or transport beyond the con
fines of the State any of the deer and fish protecte
under this act.
!: [Section 13 provides that it shall be unlawful fl
nonresidents or unnaturalized foreign born RES
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