The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-10-14

protected birds BY this act
Sec 3. Any person who violates
any Of the provisions Of this act shall |
be guilty Of misdemeanor. and |
shall be liable to fine Of $500 dollars |
for each offenCl and an additional |
fine Of $500 dollars for each bird, liz. |
ing or dead. or part OF bird, or nest, |
or set OF eggs. or part thereof, pos. !
sessed in violation Of this act, or to |
imprisonment fcr---days, or both at |
the discretion Of the court
Sec. 4, Sections I, 2, and Of I
this act shall not apply to any per.
son holding a certificate giving the
right to take birds, their nests. or
eggs for scientific purposes, as pro
vided for in section OF this act
Sec. s. Certificates shall be grant
ed by the president of the Oklahoma
State Audubon Society to any prop
erly credited person of the age
of fifteen years or over permit
ting the holder thereof to collect
birds. their nests or eggs. for strictly
scientific purposes only IN order to
obtain such certificate the applicant
must present to the president Of the
Oklahoma State Audubon Society writ
ten testimonials fiom at least two we'll
known scientific persons certify
ing to the good character and fitness
OF the applicant TO be intrusted with
the privilege. and before such certih-
cate is granted, the applicant shall
pay the authority granting the certi
, hcate the sum of $100 dollar, to
defray the necessary expenses attend
ing the granting OF such certificate,
and must file in the office Of the Sec
retary of state a properly executed
bond in the sum OF two hundred dol
lars. signed by at least two responsi
I BILE citizens Of the state as sureties
On proof that the holder of any
such certificate has killed any bird,
J or taken the nest or eggs of any
, bird, for other than scientific pur
poses, this bond shall be forfeited to
/ the state, and the certificate become
void and he shall be further sub
I Iect for each such offense to the
penalties provided therefor in section
3 of this act
Sec. 6. The certificate authorized
by this act shall run and be in soice
for one year only from the date OF
issue. and shall not be transferable.
Sec Z. The English or European
house sparrow, cooper's hawk, COS.
! hawk. sharp-skinned hawk, and the
great horned owl, are not included
among the protected birds in this act.
Sec s. This act shall not apply to
persons having in their possession
foreign and domestic cage birds at
the time II goes into effect and after
that date Il shall apply 70 Foreign
cage birds only, the domestic birds
being included in sections 1, 2, ald
3 OF this act
Sec 9 Hunting with firearms, or
with dogs, upon private premises,
without the written consent Of the
owner, lessee or occupant of such
premises, shall be deemed a misde-
mesnor and punishable as provided
for in section Of this act.
Sec. 10 It shall be unlawful to
hunt with firearms, or dogs, snares
or other devices, any wild bird. game
birds included, on Sunday. subject to
the penalties prescribed in section 3
Of this act.
Sec II Any county officer, or
other municipal officer. his clerk or
deputy. having knowledge Of the
violation Of any Of the provisions of
this act and failing promptly TO in
form the proper prosecuting officer
shall be deemed guilty of misde.
meanor, and upon conviction shall be
! fined in a sum not less than iive nor
more tha1 twenty dollars for each
offense, and subject to the forfeiture
OF his Office in the discretion OF the
court
Sec. 12 All acts or parts of acts
heretofore passed Inconsistent with
or contrary 10 the provisions of this
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 1S This act shall take effect
and be in force ..-..............-t.
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