Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-19
NAME DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
GAME COMMISSION ELECTS
OFFICERS
LAST YEARS OFFICIALS ARE
RE-ELEl led
Attention Called to New Hunting
License Law and Open Season
for Game Birds and
Animals

Delegates to the state convention
of the California Game and Fish COM
mission, officers of the Southern Cali
fornia association, and directors for
the coming year were selected yes
terday afternoon by the members OF
the Los Angeles organization at
meeting held at the Tufts-Lyon Arms
company.
J. II. Schumacher, who was re-elect-
ed president of the Southern California
body, presided over the meeting. A.
J.. Herzog was reelected secretary,
James c. Gunner was reelected vice
president, and r. B. Tufts treasurer.
Five delegates were selected to attend
the state convention, which will be
held September 13, Ia, and 15 az
Truckee. They will leave September
IL on a special Southern Pacific ex-
cursion train, on which the round trip
II. w. Keller, j. H. Schumacher, E. b.
Tufts and A. L. Herzog were chosen
to attend the state convention.
The directors for the following year
are Justice H. H. Rose, II. w. Keller
w. L. Valentine, DR.. w. L. Graves, Dr..
O. B. Roller, R. L. Browne and V. z.
Stephens.
The following letter has been re-
ceived by the sporting editor from the
board of fish and game commissioners,
which is self-explanatory
"The Fish and Game commission
would respectfully ask you to call at
tention in your columns to the new
hunting license law, which becomes
effective July l, 1909. Hunting licenses
can be obtained from the Fish and
Game commission office, Merchants
Exchange building, San Francisco, or
from county clerks at all county seats.
For the accommodation of the peo-
- HnnnCnG
may be obtained at the principal cities
and towns outside of the county seats
from justices of the peace, postmasters
or express agents. The law provides
that Every person who hunts, pur-
sues or kills any of the wild birds or
animals, excepting predatory birds or
animals, without first procuring a Il
cense therefor is guilty of misde-
meanor.
"'Every person having a license who,
while bunting, refuses to exhibit the
same upon demand of any officer au-
thorized to enforce the fish and game
Nlaws. or any peace officer, is guilty OF
q misdemeanor'
Citizens of California must pay 81
q year for a license; citizens of the
United States, not bona fide residents
Of California, must pay $40. Any per-
son not citizen of the United States
(aliens) must pay $25. First papers
or 'QecldrdIlOHS Ol llllClltlOll " pC-
come citizens, are insufficient; they
must have their final papers before
they are legally entitled to the 81 Ii
cense.
"The season for hunting doves opens
July 10 and closes october 10; bag
limit, twenty in one day.
Season for hunting deer opens Au-
gust and closes November /; limit,
two bucks in one season. Fifty dollars
fine for killing does or fawns.
"Season for hunting ducks, black
sea brant. rail- curlew, plover opens
October and closes February 10; bag
limit, twenty in one day.
"season for hunting desert or valley
quail opens october / and closes Feb
ruary 1; bag limit, twenty in one day.
unlawful to kill mountain quail or
grouse before September 1, 1911.
"Season for hunting Wilson snipe
opens october / and closes April /;
bag limit, twenty in one day.
"Season for hunting tree SQUIRRELS
onens September / and closes January
/: bag limit, twelve in one season"