The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-29


ARTICLE l. GENERAL PROVISIONS
III wild animals and wild birds resident migra-
tory, found in this State the property OF the State
Section For the OF this Act the following meanings
unless otherwise determined by the shall the Ian
guage OF any section:
The person" shall include corporation association
and shall also include principal agent employee
The game animal shall include all animals protected by
this Act, and any part Of such animal
The term game bird quail partridge pheasant
grouse prairie chicken wild turkey, poycr sandpprs tat
rs curlcw woodcock ducks geese bant wild
and turtle doves shall also include any part OF any such
bird
The term "nongame bird" all birds included
game birds and any of any such bird
sell" sale" shall include barter and exchange
The possession" shall include both actual and constructive
possession and any control OF the article referred to-
The transport and Transportation shall include all car
ryinF moving causing to be carried or moved
hunt" include seeking pursuing, wounding
killing with other destructive instrument
The open season shall the during which the
killing game lawful and the close season shall mean
the during which the killing OF game is unlawful
The bag limit shall the number OF kind OF
game permitted be killed day as the case
rray be
Whenever any period is named during which permitted
prohibited the first date shall be included within and the last
excluded from such period
sell expose for sale
any any game bird bird, the
eggs any bird protected law, except that all seized
provisions OF this Act shall be Sold and the proceeds
paid out, half the officer sczng the and the
other half the State Came Warden for the benefit OF the game
protection Provided however that all live birds seized by
ny Provided that this section shall apply animals birds
held captivity with the laws OF this State
shall be unlawful transport, have possession
with transport from the State OF Oklahoma point
beyond its boundaries ANIMAL bird game
bird the Bird provided by the laws
State, transport have possession Tor the purpose
OF transportation such birds to point within
this State except that persons may carry with them TO any point
game fish lawfully purchased taken or killed
Section Any railroad express other common
which receives for transportation transports OF the
birds animals mentioned in this Act provided by law
forfeit the Protection Fund hereinafter provided
less than hundred dollars than hVe
hundred dollars,
Any agent employee OF such nd
who transportation who does transport
Of such birds animals, offering for shipment any
OF such birds animals shall be deemed guilty OF msdneano
upon shall be fined less than fifty dollars
five dollars Such fine shall be converted into
the Game Protection Fund The forfeiture herein provided Tor by
companies engaged transportation shall be recovered by action
any competent jurisdiction by
orney by Attorney General Of the State 1t shall be obsa
tory railroads and express companies this State TO keep
copy this Act file each shipping office in this State Tor the
information OF employees.
Section All prosecutions for violations OF this Act.
amendatoy hereof shall be begun within from the
time such violation occurred
Section T. shall be unlawful take destroy time
eggs any bird Bird
cifcally permitted by law.
Section s. 1t shall unlawful shoot any animals,
birds non-game birds from public road
highway railroad right OF way
Section shall be unaw ul for fish hunt
upon lands another without the OF the
hunting fishing upon noccuped lands where
objection conpCuousy posted the premises by the
agent; Provided lands Of the State not leased
pied permission shall be required fish hunt and provided
further prosecutions violations of this be
only upon the complaint OF such occupant filed
any authorized punish such violation writ
complaint any Game Warden officer authorized make
arrests for such ohense.
shall be unlawful to time for the
rose killing capturing ANIMAL bird
came bird any trap ptta baed hook SINH
lar Device any drug poison explosive similar
substance any swivel other OF
aber than except that the Warden his deputies
capture propagang purposes suitable
Any person guilty OF violation Of this section shall be
punished by fine OF less than fifty dollars than five
hundred dollars.
1t shall be unlawful to kill attempt TO
Kill or capture any game bird game animal night that
say hall hour after and hall hour before
The possession OF in close except by
law provided shall be Pymd j1ce evidence that such
taken season. except that domccated animals birds
offspring thereof shall not be subject TO the poyi
sons Of The possession OF ducks, brant
or by any person who the time has in possession
swivel punt gun OF larger cabe than number 10