Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17
ADOPT
NEW AMENDMENT IS
ASK THAT BAY BIRD SEASON
BE LIMITED
State Game and Fish Protective Asso.
citation viii Hold Annual
Meeting in Los Angeles
Next Fall

A lively meeting Of the Los Angeles
County Game and Fish Protective as
sociation was held at the Tufts-Lyon
sporting goods house yesterday morn
ing, where in addition to important
legislative recommendations being
made, officers were elected for the com.
ing year.
Following are those chosen to pre-
side over the local association:
John II. Schumacher, president;
James Gunner, Jud Saeger. A. c.
Jones, IL. B. Tufts, G. M. Fairbanks,
vice presidents; E. B. Tufts, treasurer;
l.. Herzog secretary.
Board of directors:
E. b. Tufts, II. w. Keller, f. II.
Wehrle, Bob f. Ross, j. Kuhrts, w. l..
Valentine, Frank A. Barnes, II. 1,
Pritchard and DR.. o. p. Roller.
Following are the two recommended
tions made for presentation at the
Legislature:
Amendments Adopted
That bay bird season be limited from
August 1 to November 1.
That the snipe season remain as at
present-October Is to April 1.
A motion was also made and carried
that life members be enrolled upon
payment of $25.
Local sportsmen are already begin
ming to anticipate the conclave of the
state association which is to be held
here next fall. Numerous committees
must be formed shortly, though with
the season in full swing routine busi-
ness will not be appreciated for the
present.
Secretary Herzog reported that over
$500 had been paid by the local asso-
citation as rewards for securing arrests
during the past five years for violation
of the game ordinances.
Local members of the protective as
sociation believe that they will not
easily effect the passage of their two
amendments and look for an exciting
period when the proposals are made.
Legislature Will Act
The seventh annual meeting of the
California Game and Fish Protective
association, which was held at Monte
rey November Q and 10, resulted in the
following amendments and new laws
of the amendment committee being
adopted for presentation to the legis-
lature. The two recommendations made
by the local association will be added.
A reduction of the bag limit on ducks
to twenty-five and the prohibition of all
sales.
Placing the open season on English
snipe the same as on water fowl and
the other shore birds.
Limiting the open season on doves
to the single month of August.
Taking the first two weeks off the
open season on deer, thus making Il
| from August 15 to October Is.
| Making close season on striped bass
from February Is to May 15.
| Prohibiting the sale Of trout and COM
pelling the return to the water Of all
caught that are less than six inches In
length.
Changing the open trout season from
May 1 to December l.
The re-enactment of the shrimp law
repealed at the last session of the legis-
lature.
The enactment of hunting license
law with the object of raising more
money for the enforcement of the laws
and at the same time relieving the gen.
eral taxpayers of the state from being
taxed for this purpose.
A law protecting all insectivorous
and song birds not now protected ex-
cept the English sparrow, sharpshinned
hawk Cooper's hawk, duck hawk, blue
jay and linnet.
Yesterdays meeting was in reality
the annual session for election of Off
GERS, though meetings may be called
frequently from now on relative to the
conclave of the state association, which
will bring one or more delegates from
every branch in the state.