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Their Nests and Eggs, and to Provide
for the Punishment Of Violations
Thereof.
WILD BIRDS THE PROPERTY OF THE
STATE.
Section /. B, 1t enacted by: the General
Assembly Of the State of South Cafoliua, That
all wild bids, both resident and migratory,
In this State, shall be, and are hereby de-
clared to be, the property Of the State.
GAME BIRDS.
Sec. 2. That for the purpose ofthis Act, the
following shall be considered game birds:
Swans. Wild geese. brant, wild ducks, rails
(marsh hens.) ooots. gallinules. surf birds,
snlpe, woodcock. sand pipers, upland plover.
curlew. wild turkey, prairie chicken. quail
(partridgeJ rice birds, blackbirds, and dove.
All other species Of wild resident or migrate
" birds shall be considered non-game birds.
NON GAME BIRDS NOT TO &c CAUGHT
OR KILLED.
Sec. 3. That no person within the State
shall kill, catch or have In his ar their pos
session. living or dead. any resident or mi
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purchase. offer or expose for sale, any such
wild non-game bird, after II has been killed
or caught, except as permitted by this Act.
AND NONE TO BE SOLD.
Sec 4. That no part Of the plumage. skin
or body OF any bird protected by his Act
shall be So'd or had in possession for sale,
and this irrespective OF whether said bird
was captured or killed within or without the
Slate.
NO EGGS OR NESTS TO BE DESTROYED.
Sec. s. That no person, within the State,
ehall take or destroy, or attempt 10 take or
destroy the nests or the eggs OF any Wild bird,
or have such nests or eggs N his or their pos
session, except as permitted In this Act.
NOT TO BE TRANSPORTED.
Sec. 6. That It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, or any corporation acting
as a common carrier, It's officers, agents or
servants, to ship, carry, lake or transport,
either within or beyond the confines OF the
State, any resident or migratory wild non
game bird, except "a permitted by this Act.
DESTRUCTIVE BIRDS NOT INCLUDED.
Sec. 10. That the English sparrow, cooper's
hawk, duck hawk. sharr-Ihinned hawk and
great horned owl and all other birds which
are by nature destructive OF other birds, are
not include i among the birds protected by
this Act; nur are The nests and eggs OF such
birds protected hereunder. This Act does not
prevent any person from killing crows on bis
premises II destructive 10 crops: Provided,
That said birds are not sold or offered for sale,
or shipped out OF the State.
REGULATIONS FOR NONRESIDENT
HUNTERS. LICENSE.
Sec. s. On and after September LIST, 1907, q
person who Ia q nonresident OF the State OF
South Carolina. or who Is an allen, who de-
sires to hunt In any part Of the said State
shall make application for a hunters license
TO the Clerk o. Court OF any County In the
state and for such license he shall pay ten
dollars; in addition thereto the Clerk OF the
Court may charge the applicant a fee OF
twenty-five cents for his services. Such IL
cense shall expire on the termination OF the
hunting season, and shall not permit the
holder to hunt at any time or In any manner
prohibited by law. The form OF the license
therein required shall be prepared by the
Audubon Society of South Carolina, and shall
he issued by the Clerks of Courts, and shall
entit,e the holder thereof TO hunt In any
County In the State. The said Audubon &C.
ciety shall furnish all license and other
blanks required under the provisions OF this
section to the several Clerks OF the Courts Of
may revoke the license OF a nonresident or