Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-10-16
|RORIDA GAME LAWS
Statute Controlling Hunting
Season in the State.
noer. Wild Turkey and Quail May
he Killed After the First
of Next Month.

In response to many inquiries, We
nablIsh below the game laws now in
h,ce 10 this state. Ignorance Of the
htis no excuse for its violation, so The
ysvs advises its friends who are fonG
A sport to read the law carefully anC
h equally careful in its observance:
SEASON FOR DEER.
Il shall be unla wful for any person to
hunt chase, kill, modest or have in his,
b.r or their possession, any wild deer
ID the state except during the months
d November, December and January
b each year. Any person violating
his section shall be fined for each deer
tlled or in his, her or their possession,
Dot more than 800 or less than S25, or
h imprisoned net more than six
months or less than :hree months.
TURKEY AND QUAIL.
No person shall have in his, her or
their possession or shall hunt or kill
ny wild turkey, quail or partridge in
spy part Of this state, save only from
he first day Of November until the first
by Of March Of any year. No person
ball kill more than two wild turkeys
emore than twenty quail, and no par
NJ Of two or more persons shall kill
nse than forty quail in any one day
'rd 90 person shall kill more than five
VIA turkeys in any one year, and no
E.son or persons, firm, corporation,
ISOLATION or company shall sell or
|sloae for sale or have In his, her or
a1'P possession for sale In this state
hi Wild turkey, quail or partridge.
M person or persons, corporation,
seslstion or company violating any
= The provisions of this section shall
non conviction thereof be punished
ga fine OF not less than S25 or more
lan 500, or be imprisoned in the
Eanty jail not exceeding sixty days or
rs than thirty days.
sHooTING DUCKS OUT OF SEASON.
lshall be unlawful for any person or
f'sons to shoot wild ducks between
Y ant day Of April and the first day
Z October. Any person or persons vio-
a'lng the provisions of this section
A'll b punished by fine not exceeding
Or BY Imprisonment not exceeding
Allty days,
pnoever uses firearms by hunting
'ne Or firing upon targets upon Sun.
y mall be punished by Imprisonment
= s1ceeding twenty days or by fine
Succeeding $40.
MUST NOT SHIP GAME.
aay person or persons, firm or corpo-
\. % who ship any deer, deer hide or
venison, wild turkey, quail or
Village beyond the limits of the
u which the same were killed
upon conviction thereof, be
neg guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
~ g punished by fine Of not less
q 70 or more than 600, or impris-
asp1 not less than three months or
nan six months. ANY common
''ss Or agent or employe of any COM
%'rter who shall receive for car
, ~ % who shall permit the carriage ;
" such deer, deer hide or hides,
~ Wild turkey, quail or partridge
\ such common carrier across any
Y me In the state shall be pun
~ the same manner as the ship.
Fovided, hunters or hunting par
y take their game home with
y this state, but not for sale.
p'rSsEs FOR NoN-REsrDENrs. Z
P'sscns who are not citizens of s
before hunting for the pur- I
killine any wild game In this 1
man apply to the clerk OF the {
eourt of the county the said \
.''en purposes to hunt in, and s
pe payment Of so 70 the said g
x ne applicant, the clerk shall
s'mit to hunt in said county,
Pev'oed for in this act, and the
not be transferable, and it
atiawful for any non-citizen Of r
Y hunt in this state without v
lug said permit, which shall y
'as FIRST day Of March next l