The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-23
LAWS FOR PROTECTION OF
GAME AND FISH IN FLORIDA

than one hundred dollars or be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail not exceed
ing sixty days, or less than thirty
days.
Sec. 4. That any person or persons,
| firm or corporation, who shall ship
any deer, deer hide or hides, yenison,
wild turkey, quail or cartridges be-
yond the limits of the county In which
same were killed, shall upon convic-
lion thereof, be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and shall be punished
as prescribed in Section 1 of this act
And any common carrier, or any agent
or employee of any such common car
rier who shall receive for carriage,
or who shall permit the carriage of
any such deer, deer hide or hides.
venison, wild turkey, quail or par
tridges by any such common carrier
across any county line in this state,
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof
| be punished as prescribed in Section
| 1 of this act. Provided hunters or
hunting parties may take their game
home with them in this state, but not
| for sale.
| Section 5. That until January 1,
1908, it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to kill more than five deer during
any one year. Any person violating
the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
| ished BY a fine of fifty dollars for each
deer over five killed, or be imprisoned
in the county Jail not less than sixty
days.
Sec. 6. That all persons who are
not citizens of this state, before hunt
| ing for the purpose of killing any wild
game in this state, shall apply to
the clerk of the circuit court of the
county the said non-citizen purposes
to hunt in and upon the payment OF
ten dollars $4,000 to the said clerk
by the applicant, the clerk shall issue
a permit to hunt in said county, only
as provided for in this act and the
same shall not be transferable and
it shall be unlawful for any non-citi-
without first obtaining said permit,
which permit shall expire on the first
day of March next following the date
Of its issue. That all money collected
as provided for in this section shall
be paid by the clerk to the county
/ treasurer and shall be applied TO pay
ing the fees or salary of the game war
den for said county; provided, that
in any county where there is no game
warden, then an money collected as
proyided for in this section shall be
paid by the clerk to the county treas
urer for the use OF the fine and for
fixture fund. ANY person violating
the provisions of this section shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not more than
one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
in the county Jail not exceeding nine
ty days.; Provided, That the provis-
ions of this act shall not apply to
counties. having special game laws.
! Sec. THAT any person making af-
fidavit giving information sufficient to
convict another for violating any of
the provisions of this act shall be en-
titled to and shall receive one-half of
the fine so imposed and collected. if
informant be the game warden; any
other shall receive one-third of such
| fine.
Sec. s. That all laws and parts of
laws in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 9. That this act shall take ef
feet Immediately upon its approval by
the governor.
Approved May 20, 1903.
Fishing in Fresh Water.
An Act to prohibit fishing in the fresh
water lakes of this state with seines
or nets or by any set devices or by
shooting or gigging.
Section /. Any person or persons
who shall catch any food fish in any
fresh water lake in this state, with
any seine or net, by shooting, gigging
or any set device after the passage
Of this act, shall be punished, on con-
viction thereof, by a fine not exceed