Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-08-21
THE LOUISIANA GAME LAW.
Interest of the hunters and other sports
nen over the parish is centered on the new

August, and hunters from all over the
parish have been making inquiries as to
the exact conditions required by recent
legislation passed in the General Assem-
bly, at Baton Rouge.
Thetili which Mr Venifess had passed
a. the instance OF the Audubon Society
limits the killing OF birds in this state 90
twenty-five OF any one kind in day and
was made for the purpose Of compelling
the men who formerly employed hunters
1 10 shoot birds which We're shipped out OF
the State to Stop their neiarious practice.
Most Of the sportsmeu are satisfied With
twenty-five birds a day and it Is not to
hunt them that the limitation was put on
the killing.
Many new regulations not incorporat-
ed in the game laws are in the act, which
is as follows:
House Bill No. So, by Mr.. Ventress.
An act Tor the protection Of game birds,
tl.eir nests and eggs, etc.
Section BE it enacted by the Cen
| e9al Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
that all wild game birds, both resident
and migratory, fsdnd in this State are
hereby declared 70 be the property a the
state. And no person shall ut any time
or in any manner acquire any property
in or subject to his dominion or control
any Of the game birds or any part there
of of the species herein mentioned, but
they shall always and Jnder all circum-
stances he and remain the property Of
the State; except that by killing the same
during the periods when their killing Is
permitted the same may be used by any
person at tire time, IN the manner and
for the purpose expressly authorized
| Audwhenoverany person kills, catches,
takes, ships or has in possessions or I'M
der control Any of the birds or any part
thereof, mentioned in this act, at any
time or in any manner prohibited by this
act, such person shall thereby forfeit and
lose all his right to the use and possession
Of such bird or any part thereof, and the
State shall be entitled to the sole posses
sion thereof.
Section De If further enacted, etc,
That the purpose Of this act. etc, the
following shall be considered game birds /:
geese, brant, wild sea and river ducks,
wood ducks, raids (mud hens), coot9
(poul dcau), gallmules, tattles, eurlew,
plover, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers
(chorooks and papabote), wild turkey,
imported pheasants, grouse, prairie
chickens, quail and doves.
Section S-Be it further enacted, etc. j.,
That it shall be unlawful for any person
to kill, snare or in any way take, cap
ture, annoy or destroy any of the follow
ing named game birds during the closed
season noted herein: Doves, from March
to Sept. /; geese, brant, wild sea and
river ducks, rails (mud hens), coots
t(poGle d'eau), gallinules, tattlers, curlew
! and ploVer, from March l to October /.
Wild turkey cocks from April Is to Nov.
/; quail Dob White), wood duck, from
March ] to Nov. 1; snipe sandpipers
(chorooks and papabottle), from May
Is to Sept. !; blue winged teal ducks
from April IS to Oct. l.
Section 4-Be it further enacted, etc.
That woodcock and prairie chickens
: shall not be killed nor had in possession
at any time until Dec. /, 1910 and there
after from Feb. to Dee of any year.
! Section 5--Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That it shall be unlawful for any person
10 kill or destroy more than twenty-five
of the birds mentioned in section OF
this act in any one day during the open
r seasons named herein; nor shall amy
hunting be done between the hours Of
sunset and sunrise
Section 6-Be it further enacted, etc.
That it shall be unlawful for any person
to kill or capture, or attempt to capture
any of the birds mentioned in this act,
or to take, destroy, or attempt to TAX,
or destroy the nest or eggs Of any of the
birds mentioned IN this act.
Section BE it further enacted, etc.
That it shall be unlawful to Kill any o.
the birds named in this act in the open
season, noted herein by any means other
than by an ordinary gun capable OF be
ing held TO and shot from the shoulder
The other sections OF this act cover the
: shipment OF game birds to and from the
State, with the exception of sections l..
and -, which covers the shooting OF
birds 10y nonresidents and The license re-
quired Icy resident during the open sea-
t son.
Section u says: BE il further enacted,
etc, That it shall be unlawful for any
nonresident or mnaturaized foreign
horn resident to hunt within the State,
unless he has in his possession, reaIy &c
: exhibit to any warden or officer, upon
= request, hunting license. Such license
: shall be issued by the tax collectors Of
tire several parishes upon the payment
of fee OF twenty-five (S25,00) doIlars)
I shall be nOntransieTable, and shall be
good only IN the parish Of issuance dur
ing the open season in which it is issued,
and shall contain the applicants sigma
ture, and such other means OF Identified