Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-03-27
The Gam. and Fish Law

the game anu nSn law passed Dy the
recent legislature and approved by the
governor on February 90, 1909. It is
entitled:
An Act to regulate and license the
the taking or catching of fish, and to
provide revenue therefrom for game
and fish preservation and protection,
and to prescribe penalty for the viola
ton thereof, and to make an appropria-
ton for the purpose of carrying out the
objects of this Act.
Following is the full text Of the law:
Sec. 1. Every person in the State of
Nevada, who hunts, pursues or kills
any of the wild birds or animals, or
who takes or catches any of the fish
that are protected by the laws of this
State, without first procuring a license
therefor, as provided in this Act is
guilty of misdemeanor. -.
|, Section 2. Licenses granting the
privilege to hunt, pursue or kill wild
birds or animals, or to take or catch
fish during the open season as fixed by
law, shall be 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. 80. 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 q bona fide resident of the
State of Nevada, upon the payment of
one dollar.
| Second. To any citizen of the United
| States, not bona fide resident of the
State of Nevada, upon payment Of ten
dollars.
Third. To any person not citizen
Of the United States upon the payment
of Twenty-Five dollars.
| Section 4. Every person applying
for and procuring q. license as herein
provided, shall give to the county clerk
his name and resident address, which
information shall be by the clerk or
board entered in book kept for that
purpose, and provided by said board of
county commissioners, together with a
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 5; All licenses issued as here
in provided shall be 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
a period longer than one year.
Section 6. All moneys collected for
licenses as provided herein, shall be paid
into the county treasury to the credit Of
the Game and Fish Preservation Fund,
which fund is hereby created, and the
moneys in said fund shall be applied to
the payment Of the expenses incurred in
the prosecution Of offenders, and for the
revenue to pay fish and game wardens
and deputies when necessary to hire a
deputy fish and game warden or
wardens.
Section 7. Not more than one license
shall be issued to any one person for the
same fiscal year, except upon an aft
davit by the applicant that the one
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