Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-19
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Many Of Our Laws are Disregarded
Because We Scarcely Ever See
Them In Print

Here is list of things which are
unlawful in the State of Iowa:
10 have or maintain for use any
net, seine, spear trap for the pur.
pose of taking fish, and any seine,
net, spear, trap or other contrivance
is public nuisance and can be
seized and destroyed.
10 take from the waters of the
state, any salmon or trout between
the first day of November and the
fret day of March. sssssa q
Or any base, pike, crappiee, pick.
erel, game fish or other game fsh
between Nov. Is and May Is.
Or more than forty (40) of any or
all of said kinds of game fish in any
one day.
To use trot line between Nov. 10
and May Is.
To take from the waters of the
state at any time any fish Except
minnows for bait) unless by hook
and line.
To have in possession or catch,
kill or destroy any game fish less
than six inches in length.
To place in the waters of the
state any dynamite or other explo.
sive for the purpose of killing or
taking fish.
To use minnow seine over five
yards long.
To take game fsh fry for bait.
To use more than two lines with
one hook upon each line.
To maintain any dam or other
obstruction across any river or
stream without suitable fishway.
To shoot, kill or take any pima
ted grouse or prairie chicken be-
tween Dec. and Sept. Is.
Or any woodcock between Jan,
and July 10.
Or any rufned grouse, pheasant,
wild turkey or quail between Dec.
Is and Nov. l.
Or any wild duck, goose and
brant, rail, plover, sandpiper and
marsh or beach bird between April
Is and Sept. /.
Or any gray fox or timber squir-
rel between Jan. aud Sept. 1.
To shoot or kill at any time quail
on the public highway.
To destroy the nests and eggs OF
any birds of the state.
To kill for traffic any game birds
Except wild turkey, ducks, brant
and goose.)
To kill in any one day more than
twenty-five game birds including
duck, goose and brant.
To chip either by express, freight
or any common carrier, any game
bride, including duck, goose or
brant either in or out of tho state.
To have in possession at any
time more than twenty-five game
birds except ducks. .
To catch or take any game birds
with any trap, snare, net or other
devices at any time.
= To kill, trap or ensnare any bea.
yer, mink, ottor or muskrat between
April l, and Nov. 1.
To have in possession any game
birds five days after the open sea-
son on said bird closes.
For any railway or any express,
company or other common carrier
to receive any game birds for
transportation.
To use any swivel gun or any
kind of gun except such as is COM
monty shot from the shoulder to
kill ducks, goose or brant.
To hunt with dog or gun upon
any cultivated or enclosed land or
islands that have been posted with
out permission of the owner or a.
gent.
To kill, have in possession, or I'M
der control any of the harmless
birds of the state, except English
or Europeon sparrowe, great
horned owl, sharp Skinned hawk,
Coopers hawk and blackbirds and
crows.
To kill, MAIN trap or in any way
injure or capture any deer, elk or
goat.
For nonresident to hunt or kill
game birds, without payment of
license.
To kill or shoot any live birds at
trap shooting.