Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-12-25

All birds, both RESILIENT and migratory,
arc declared To be- ttsS property oil the
.faIe.
it is unlawful! tn stll OF have in posses
sion Tor sale, the skin or body NJ plum
age ii any of the l'irds protected vi inc
laws Of tf,is State.
The following birds are defined as
game birds: geese, brant, ducks, RAIL
mud hens). @oots (poule Peaul gall
mules, snipe, xo6dcock, sandpipers
(chorooks and pctsiOotel, tattlers, eur,
LEWIS, plover, wind turkey, imported
pheasant, grouse, prairie chickens, quail,
doves.
1t is unlawful to kill, snare. 1ap or i'll
any way take, capture, aI,n"y,' OF de-
stroy the following named birds during
the closed season ~ hereinafter pr0y1aeG:
The closed season for doves il from
March lst to September LIST: geese, bran.,
ducks. rails (mud iens), coots 'tpoule
peau), gallinules, taitlers, curlews and
ploycr March LIST to October lat; wild
turkey cocks April 18th Ia NOvemb Der lat,
wood duck, March lst to November LIST,
quail, wood duck, March LIST to Novem-
Ter LIST; sandpipers (chorooks and Papa
',sote) May 18th to September LIST; blue
Winged teal ducks April 18th to October
lst. The killing OF wild turkey hens IL
prohibited at any season N the year.
The killing Of summer ducks il pro-
hibited at any season of the year until
he open SEASON following July 9Th,
1910. The killing ar havingin posses
zion Of woodc0ks md prairie chick
ms H. prohibited until December ],
1910, after which date the1closed season
for the same will be from February lat
to December LIST. 1t il made unlawful To
kill or destroy more than twenty-five Of
the birds above mentioned within any
me day of the open season, and the
hunting of the same il prohibited be-
tween the hours Of sunset and sunrise.
1t is made nnlawful to capture or attempt
Ia capture any Of the birds above men
toned at any time, ar Ia destroy or at
tempt to destroy or Ia take the nests or
Eggs of the same. 1t is made unlawful
to kill any Of the above named birds by
any means other than with an ordinary
run capable OF being held to Ind shot
from the shoulder.
Ii is unlawful to sell or offer lar sale,
or to have i'm possession for the purpose
Of sale any of the above named i,irds be-
tween the first day of March and the first
lay OF the next open season Thereon, az
well as during the regular ,clo-ed season
provided herein.
Ii il made unlawful for any common
carrier to transport any of ,the above
named birds 0ut of the confines of this
State. Nonresident hunters having a H.
cense are allowed twice in each season to
larry home with them two wild turkeys,
twenty-five ducks, snipe or rail, and l2I
birds of other varieties hereinabOve
named. The package in which the same
are transported must be ~ arranged
that IFS contents will be exposed to view.
\ nonresident hunter il one who resides
out OF the State. All packages contain
ing dead game or parts thereof, when
shipped within the State, must be plain |
ly marked with the name of consignor
and consignee, and the itemized state
ment Of the number and variety of its
contents, aud must he 80 constructed a.
Ia admit of easy examination OF it, con-
tents.
In order to post premises, il il re-
qulred that a written warning against |
hunting on the same shall be posted in |
conspicuous place, and that public |
notice OF the same shall be given by pub |
ilcation in three consecutive issues OF the |
newspaper published nearest to said prop
erty.
The penalty for the violation of the
above provisions is declared to be fine
of not less than $500 or more than $40. 90
or imprisonment in the Parish jail for
not less than Ave days or more than thir.