The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-02
THE new GUN
LICENSE LAW
GOES INTO EFFECT ON AND AFTER THE
FIRST DAY OF JULY.
FEE FOR HUNTING 81 A YEAR
Statute Designed to Prevent Hunting by Boys
and to Yield Revenue to State.
Soon in Force.

cense law. which becomes effective
in Iowa July /:
Il No person shall hunt, pursue. kill
or take any wild animal. bird, or
game in this state, with gun. with
out first procuring license as herein
provided.
J No license shall be granted any per-
son under eighteen years of age unless
the written consent of parents or
guardian is attached to the application.
! The state fish and game warden
shall furnish county auditors with ap-
plication blanks for a license and
license blanks. These blanks shall
provide for the insertion of the name.
age, sex. and place of residence of the
applicant and of the licensee. The
license shall authorize it's holder to
hunt in accordance with the provisions
of this act in any county of the state.
but not on enclosed or cultivated lands
without permission of the owner. or
the tenant or upon any public high
way; and shall bear fac smile sig
nature of the state fish and game war
den and the seal and signature of the
county auditor in which it is issued.
An applicant for license shall fill
out an authorized application blank
and subscribe and swear to it before
the county auditor, or notary or
justice of the peace: before the license
is issued. the applicant. if resident
of the state OF Iowa, shall pay the
county auditor the sum of one dollar
| (sl.00) as license fee. and if nom
resident of the state of Iowa shall pay
him the sum of ten dollars $4,000 as
license fee. These fees the county
auditor shall pay at the end of each
month to the state treasurer, who
shall place them to the credit of
fund known as the fish and game pro-
lection fund.
The county auditor shall keep
record of the licenses he issues which
shall show the date of issue, the name
and address of the person to whom is
sued, and the date of revocation, is
revoked.
The license shall be signed by the
licensee in irk, aud shall entitle the
person to whom issued to hunt. pursue
and kill wild animals. birds or game
within the state at any time when it
shall be lawful to hunt, pursue and
kill sach wild animals birds or game !;
but it shall not entitle the person to
whom issued, to hunt, pursue or kill
wild animals, birds or game in this
state without being prepared at the
time of so doing to exhibit it for in
spection and permitting it on demand
to be examined by any person. All
licenses shall be void after the first
day of July next succeeding issuance
Provided, however, that owners of
farm lands. their children and tenants,
shall have the right, without procur-
ing license. to hunt and kill wild
animals, birds or game upon the lands
owned or occupied by them. Any per
son found guilty of violating any OF
the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, anc
upon conviction thereof shall be finec
in any sum net less than twenty five
dollars (s25.Oo) Or more than fifty dol
lars $3.50 Oo) for each offense, and ehal
stand committed to the county Jail un.
til such costs and fines are paid. but
such imprisonment shall not exceed
thirty days for each offense. Any
person who shall alter or change {
license in any material manner shall
be deemed guilty of forgery, and upol
conviction thereof shall be subject t,
the penalties provided for the commits
sion of forgery. Any person VIII
uses or attempts to use license o
another. or altered license, shall b.
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upol
conviction shall be fined not les
than twenty-five (s25.O0) nor NOR
than fifty dollars ($50.0O) for eac
offense. and shall stand committed t
! the county Jail until such fine an
costs are paid, but such Imprisonment
shall not exceed thirty days for eac
offense.
r A license in the possession of an
r person other than to whom first i;
sued. and on complaint. the license {
, any person hunting on enclosed {
cultivated lands, without permissio
, of the owner or tenant. may be re
voked by the county auditor.
Possession Of gun in the fields {
forests or On the waters of the stat.
|, or upon the ice of the same; and
) failure to display a license when it
demanded by any person, shall be
: except in the case of the owner {
: tenant, prima facie evidence of viz
;; lation of the provisions of this act.
: ; CHILDREN WHO ARE SICKL>
q Mothers who value their own comfort and Il
welfare of their children, should never be without