Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-04-02
The Game and Fish Law

District Attorney Taber for a COPY of
the game and fish law passed by the
recent legislature and approved by the
governor on February 90, 1909. 1t is
entitled:
An Act to regulate and license the
hunting of game birds and animals, and
the taking or catching of fish, and to
provide revenue therefrom for game
and fish preservation and protection,
and to prescribe a penalty for the viola
ton thereof, and to make an appropria.
ton for the purpose of carrying ont the
objects of this Act.
Following is the full text of the law:
Sec. |. Every person in the State of
Nevada, who hunts. pursueS or kills
any Of the will birds or animals, or
who takes or catches any of the fish
that are protected by the laws of this
State, without first procuring license
therefor, as provided in this Act, is
guilty of Il misdcmeanor.
Section ,. Licenses granting the
privilege to hunt, pursue or kill wild
birds or animals. or to take or catch
lsh during the open season rs fixed by
law, shall he issued and delivered, up
on application, by the County Clerk of
any of the counties of this State, or by
the Fish and Game Warden of any of
the counties of this State, which license
shall have stamped thereon the
words Hunting license No.. State
OF Nevada. Expires February %. 10. :"
| with the registration number and ap-
propriate year stamped therein. Said
licenses shall be prepared and furnish
ed to the County Clerk by the Board of
County Commissioners, which Board
shall take receipt therefor by number
and quantity from the County Clerk,
and the County Clerk shall be respon-
sible therefor and shall account for the
same to the Auditor of said county every
three months after receipt thereof.
Section 3. The license herein proved
| for shall be issued as follows:
First. To any citizen of the United
States who is bona fide resident of the
State of Nevada, upon the payment of
| one dollar.
Second. To any citizen of the United
States, not bona fidc resident of the
State of Nevada, upon payment of ton
dollars.
Third. To any person not citizen
of tho United States upon the payment
of Twenty-Five dollars
Section 4. Every person applying
for and procuring license rs herein
provided, shall give to the county clerk
his name and resident address, which
information shall bo by tho clerk or
board entered in book kept for that
purpose. and provided by said board of
county commissioners. together with n
statement of the date of the issuance,
the number of license issued to such
person, by age, height, race, and color
of the eyes and hair.
Section 3, All licenses issued rs here.
in provided shall DC valid, and shall
authorize the person to whom issued, to
hunt, pursue and kill game birds and
animals and to take or catch fish during
the open season fixed by law, on and
from the first day of March, 1909, until
the date of expiration stamped thereon.
but no license shall continue In force for
Il period longer than one year.
Section O. All moneys collected for
licenses rs provided herein, shall bc paid
into the county treasury to tho credit of
the Game and Fish Preservation Fund.
which fund is hereby created, and the
moneys in said fund shall be applied to
tho payment Of tho expenses incurred In
the prosecution of offenders. and for the
revenue to pay fish and game wardcns
and deputies when necessary to hire
deputy fish and g,nc warden or
wartlens.
Section 7. Not more than one license
shall bc issued to any ono person for the
samo fiscal year, except upon an afli.
davit by tho applicant that the one
issued has been lost or destroyed, and
no licenses issued as herein provided
shall bo transferable, or used by any
other person than the one to whom IL
was Issued.
Section q. Every person having II
liccr 20 as provided herein. who while
hundhg or fishing refuses to exhibit
such license upon tho demand of any
officer authorized TO enforce the fish and
game laws Of tho state, or any other
peace officer Of tho state, shall bc guilty
OF n misdcamenor and every person law
fully having said license, who transfers
or disposcs Of tho same to another
person to bc used rs hunting or fishing
license. shall forfeit the same
Scction0. Every person violating any
of tho provisions Of this Act shall, upon
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