Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-09

making ~ AMdAvit and sAxss penalty
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Bee. 1850 provides ! penalty q Slo
Tor using any device 70 kill, trap, en-
snare. buy, Ssll, ship or have IA his
possession or ship any birds or
animals. or destroy any eggs or nests.
uniawfully.
Sec. ASST prohibits transportation
companies from receiving hsh. birds
OF animals Tor shipment. during the
period limited, under penalty Of from
500 to 1900, and imprisonment.
Sec. 1858 defines what guns may
be used.
Sec. 1859 tells how prosecutions
may be made. and that the attorney
general shall give opinions.
Sec. 1850 declares that hunting
on cultivated or enclosed land 10 tres
pass. Ii "A III
\ Sec. 1861 provides for the protection
of non-game birds; prohibits destroy
Ing OF eggs and nests OF wild birds,
and prohibits shipment, except under
certain conditions; tells how permits
may be issued for scientific purposes
only; names the English, or European
house sparrow, great horned owl,
sharp skinned hawk, Cooper's hawk
and blackbirds and crows as birds that
are not protected. A fine Of IS and
is fixed for violating
any Of the provisions Of this section.
{ Sec. 1862 provides that the fish and
game warden may appoint deputies
and fixes their compensation at $3.50
per diem and actual expenses; that
they shall have power to serve and
execute warrants, and can call on the
sheriff and other officers, and requires
deputies to give bond.
Hunters License Law.
The resident and nonresident
license law provides that no person
shall hunt, pursue, kill or take. any
wild animal, bird or game In Iowa
with a gun, without first procuring q
license, and that minors must have
consent Of parents OF. guardians.
Wardens shall furnish applications
and licenses to county auditors, who
shall issue licenses after applications
have been sworn to, on payment OF 81
by residents and SO by non-residents.
"A nonresident can take only % game
birds or animals from the state.
The license funds shall be used to
pay expenses of the warden and his
deputies and for gathering and dis
tributing fish in the public waters. and
for the care and preservation OF the
lakes Of the state.
County auditors are required to
keep a record Of licenses issued;
hunters must have license In posses.
sion while hunting and provides for
revocation Of license: states that
owners and tenants Of farm lands
shall have the right, without securing
a license, to hunt and kill wild
animals, birds or game, upon lands
owned or occupied by them. A
penalty Of $25 to $50 is fixed for
"a, b Fl
Under Sec. 1851 it is declared un-
lawful to use any live bird for the
purpose Of q target, under penalty
OF from SO to 800, or imprisonment
for not more than 80 days.
Sec. 2563-U protects pheasants I'M
til October 1, 1915, and fixes penalty
for violation Of fine not exceeding
800 or imprisonment.
Lacey Federal Bird Law. \,
& The Lacey bird law provides that
the duties and powers Of the depart
ment Of agriculture are thereby en-
larged so as to include the preserva,
ton, distribution. Introduction and re-
storation Of game birds and other wild
birds.
The secretary Of agriculture ID NJ:
thorized to adopt such measures as
may be necessary to carry out the.
purposes of the act and to purchase
such game birds, and other wild birds
as may be required therefor subject,
however, to the laws of the various
states and territories.
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The object and purpose Of the act
is to aid in the restoration Of such
bird in parts Of the United States
adapted thereto, where the same have
became scarce or extinct, and to re-
gulate the introduction Of American
or foreign birds Of animals in local..
ties where they have not heretofore
existed.
OTHER NEW LAWS. sS
Chapter 10 changes the time Of
holding district courts; provisions are
made for providing tabular state
ments by the secretary Of state.
Chapter II provides the assignment
Of judges in certain districts BY the
chief justice. 3. n Z. 35
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