Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
IOWA GAME LAWS.

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On account of the misunderstood
Ing regarding the Iowa fish and
game laws which became effective
May l, 1909, and the hunters license
law, effective July A, extracts are
published from booklet compiled by
George A. Lincoln of Cedar Rapids,
4 who is state fish and game warden:
49, The game warden is an appointed
=, officer by the governor of the state,
and receives "a salary of $1,000 Per
( year. 1t is his duty to enforce such
laws as are made by the general as
sembly, and ,superintends the work
4 of state fish hatcheriss. From Sec
ton 2540 of the Code is found this
sentence: No one shall take from
the waters of the state between the
fifteenth day of November and the
fifteenth day of May any bass, pike,
crcppses. etc. nor is the fisherman
allowed te take from the state waters
e more than 40 game fish in one day.
Fines are imposed for violating the
law regarding Illegal methods CT Sc
curing fish. No person shall use
more than two lines, with ore hook
I upon each line, in sti,l fishing or
otherwise Licences are only re-
CURED from the warden when persons
desire ito fish from the Mississippi,
Big Sioux or Missouri with nets or
seines.
In Section 2551, regarding the pro-
lection of game, may be found GER
tain restrictions governing the kill
ing of pinnated grouse or prairie
chickens, quail, wild ducks CIR geese,
4 ployer and other game birds. Shoot
ing or killing quail on public high
way is unlawful. Artificial ambush
es are unlawful, and no one is FER
mitted to use a sneak boat or sink
box, sail Ecat, gasoline or electric
Z launch or any other water convey
ance, except as prorelled by oar CT
paddle with the intent to attract or
deceive any of the birds mentioned.
Decoys may be used in hunting wild
geese and ducks, but hunting ia
positively forbidden between the
+ hours of sunset and sunrise. Killing
for traffic is also unlawful.
Regarding trapping, the code max
es 1t unlawful to kill, trap or en-
snare any beaver, mink, otter or
Z anuskrats between April and No
vember l. Game birds may be
shipped to parties residing with
Z the state with certain provisions. If
more than dozen birds have been
killed, an affidavit must be sworn
to before d proper person that they
have not been unlawfully killed,
bought or sold A swivel gun and
poison are forbidden in killing game
j of any kind.
No bunting can be made upon cul-
5StiveteG or enclosed lands, eithe,
e with a dog or gun, without first oh.
tanning the permission CT the owissr,
occupant or agent All islands in
Y nayigable streams are deemed en-.
closed lands where owners have
!, posted warnings not to trespass. Wild
thirds. both resident and migratory
.e declared to be the property of
tn state, and no person shall kill
I CATH possess, purchase, sell OF
y ship within CT without the state any
s such bird, except as is rermitted in
sections mentioned. The En-,
glish, or European house sparrow.
great horned owl. sharp Skinned
= hawk. oopers hawk and black birds
and crows are net included among
the birds protected by certain acts
J included i'm the code.
The following resident and non.
resident hunters licences law, which
was approved April Z, and is effec,
tive July 4, 1909, reads as follows:
.stNo person shall hunt, pursue, kill
or take amy wild animals, birds or
game in this state, with n gun. with
out first procuring licence as here
Il in provided" This licence is grant
ed to persons over is years of age
and may be secured from county au-
I, ditors by signing an application, blank
A fee of 81 is charged for issuing
such licence to resident of the
state, and $40 to a nonresident. The
county auditor is required to keep a
record of the licences he Issues,
which shall show the dates. name