The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30

Certain Birds and Other Game: to ENCOURAGE
the Introduction. Raising and Propagation Of
the Same, the Protection OF Such Game Pre-
serves and Game. and the Time in Which They
| May be Hunted and Killed. and Providing Pen
alties for Violations of This Act.
Be it Enacted BY the Legislature of the State Of
Florida:
Section I. Any person., firm or corporation
owning or controlling, by lease or otherwise, any
unenclosed lands in the State of Florida upon
which such persons. firm or corporation may es-
tablish game preserve for the raising. propaga-
ton and protection of Hungarian partridges ring-
necked English pheasants and other game birds
not native to the State and such other games as
or shall be protected by the laws of Florida. or to
raise and propagate same on said unenCloSed lands
or any portion thereof, SHALL before being entitled
to the protection of the provisions of this Act post
said lands by placing notices upon the boundaries
OF the same and along every side thereof. at fire.
quent intervals, not exceeding two hundred yards.
at conspicuous places, which notices shall be
painted or stamped in black letters upon boards
and posted where they can be conspicuously seen
which notices shall forbid any hunting, killing
manning, chasing or otherwise interfering with
said birds and other game said lands, and
whenever said lands shall have been posted uEder
the provisions of this Act, it shall be unlawful for
any person to 60 into the said unencosed lands
and hunt, kill, MAIN chase or otherwise interfere
with said birds or other game Any person vio-
latng any of the provisions of this Act shall upon
conviction thereof, be fined not more than hun
dred dollars, or confined in the county Jail not
more than thirty days: Provided, That the terri
tory of lands to be protected by the provisions of
this Act shall not in any one tract exceed in area
six hundred and forty acres, and that no person
company or corporation shall own more than one
such game preserve; and Provided further That
the person, firm or corporation establishing own
ing controlling such game preserve shall be sub
ject to the laws of the State of Florida regulating
the hunting of game
Sec. ?. That no person, firm or corporation
shall be allowed to hunt, chase, maim kill or 9TH
erwiSe interfere with any Hungarian partridge
ring -necked English pheasant or other game birds
not native to the State which may be placed upon
raised or propagated upon any such game pre-
serves or in this State for the period of three years
from the passage of this Act, and that after that
period no such Hungarian partridge. ring -necked
English pheasant or other game birds not native
to this State shall be chased. hunted or killed ex-
cept during the period allowed by law for the
hunting of game birds.
Sec. 8. Whoever shall wilfully or maliciousIy
deface, remove. mutilate or destroy any notice
put up under the provisions of this Act shall upon
conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding hfty
dollars or imprisoned in the county Jail not ex-
ceeding thirty days. or both. in the discretion Of
the Court.
Sec. 4. All laws parts of laws in conflict with
this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed
Approved June 4, 1909.