The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-24
OKLAHOMA GAME
 AND FISH LAWS

,o;,e,, oe ,ean;ngs unless otherwise determined by the context, shall govern the language or any section. e e-. ton or association, and shall also include principal pal, agent or einployeS. M ,, ,
 The term game animal shai inciuue atl aii mals protected by this act, and any part of sucn
 The term game bird shall include quail, par. tridge pheasant grouse. prairie chiekeh' Mhu turkey blower snipe, sand prers, tatlerS, cufieW'
 0f,odcork ducks geese brandt, crane, swans, wild pigeons and turtle doves. IL shail also ih- cIude any part of slch bird m u .,., .u
 The term "non-game bind shall include all birds not included in the definition of game birds, and any part of any such hird ,
 The term sell and sale shall include barter The term possession" shall include both ac- tual and constructive possession and any control of the article referred to, The term transport and transportation shall include all carrying or moving or causing 10
 The term hunt shall include seeking, pursu- ing, wounding killing with gun or other de- The term sopen season" shall mean the season during which the killing of game is lawful and the term 'close season. shall mean the season during which the killing of game is unlawful
 The term bag limit" shall mean the number of any kind of game permitted to be killed in one day or one year as the case may be.
 Whenever any period is named during which an | m act is permitted or prohibited the hrst date shall be included within, and the last excluded from such period expose for sale at any time any game animal, | game bird or non-game bird, or the nest or any | game bird or non-game bird. or the nest or eggs of any bird protected by law except that all game
 seized under the provisions of this act shall be sold
 md the proceeds shall be paid out one-hai to the officer sezing the same and the other half to the state game warden for the beneht oi the game pro lection fund; provided. however. that all live birds seized by any officer game warden shall be turned loose in some suitable locality. Fro
 vided that this section shall not apply to animals
 or birds held in captivity in accordance with the aws of the state.
 | Sec 4 It shall be unlawful to transport or to | nave in possession with intent to transport from | the state of Oklahoma to any point beyond its | boundaries any game animal, game bird, or non | game bird or the nest or eggs of any bird, except
 a provided by the laws o this state. or to trans port or have in possession for purpose of trans | Dortation such game or non-game birds. to any point within this state. except that persons may
 carry with them to any po,nt witnin tne state a | Sec. 5 Any railroad or express company or Il other common carrier which receives for trans | portaton or transports any ot the birds or sni- nals mentioned in this act except as provided by law shall forfeit to the game protection fund, as | hereinafter provided for sum of not less than l sl00 nor more than $500
 Any agent, servant employe of any such
 company or any individual who received for trans | portaton or who does transport any of such birds l or animals, ar any person offering for shipment any of such birds or animals, shall be deemed 2 1ilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction
 hall be fined not less than $50 more than $500
 Such fine shall be converted into the game pro- tection fund The forfeiture herein provided for by companies engaged in trans nsportation shall be recovered by an action instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction by any county attorney or
 by the attorney general of the state. It shall be obligatory on all railroads and express companies in this state to keep copy of this act on file at each shipping office iii this state for the niorma- ton of employees.
 | Sec G. All prosecutions for violations of this
 act, or of any act amendatory hereof. shall be 1 begun within one year from the time such viola ton occurred.
 Sec ' It shall be unlawful to take or destroy | at any time the nest eggs of any game bird oi
 lon-game bird. except as specifically permitted by law
 Sec & It shall be unlawful Co shoot at any game animals. game birds or non-Rame birds, or
 rom or across any public road or highway or
 See g. l. shall be unlawful for any person to ish or hunt upon the lands of another without the | consent Of the owner or occupant of such land provided that such consent shall not be required
 tor hunting or fishing upon unoccupied lands, ex- cept where notice of objection is conspicuously l posted upon the premises by the owner or his | agent. provided on lands of the state not leased or occupied. permission shall not be required to l ish or hunt. and provided further that prosecu- tons for violations of this section can be eommnc- ed only upon the complaint Of such owner or oc- cupant filed before any court authorized to punish such violation or upon written complaint to any | game warden or officer authorized to make arrest for such offense
 Sec 10. It shall be unlawful to use at any time for the purpose of killing or capturing any game animal, game bird or non-game bird any
 trap, net, snare, cage, pitfal baited hook. sim uar deVice, or any drug, poison, narcotic or ex- plosive or similar substance. or any swivel or
 punt gun or any other gun of greater caliber than l ten gauge except that the warden or his deputies
 may capture birds Tor propagating purposes in any suitable manner
 Any person found guilty of violation of this
 section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars | Sec II. It shall be unlawful to kill or capture
 or attempt to kill or capture any game bird ur game animal at night that is to say. between one l hat hour alter sunset and one-half hour before sunrise
 Sec. l2 The possession of game in close season 1 except as by law provided. shall be prima facc evidence that such game taken in close sea- l son except that domesticated animals or birds or the offspring Of eggs thereof shall not be sri
 lect to the provisions of this act The possession | ot ducks geese, brandt, crane or swans by any
 person who at the same time has in possess ion an | swiVel or punt gun or any gun of larger caibiev
 juan tlan number ten gauge shall be prma facic evr 1 aence that such birds were killed with such gun | Meniion of game or birds on the menu of anv
 hotel restaurant boarding house shall be rrir,s
 @ e@aele eyldenee that such agme or birds arc in the
 possession oi the proprietor of such hotel rcstau-
 'aht t or boaraing house. and that he is offering
 Article 2 Sec The open season for killing deer shall be from November ist to Decor,tp, let Of each year, and it shall be unlawful to kin anv neet without horns, or more than one buck deer @ ~asn h1fns py any one person in one hunting sea- ! or antelope at any time with dogs It shall he
 uiliawiui 10 hunt, shoot at, chase in any man
 ger ger any antelope within this state for period of nse years rom the date oi taking effect of this act. and thereafter only from Novcmbc~ ft ,a n nDeeenper ist and the limit for open season shall De one buck antelope -' 2ec Z It shall be unlawful to hunt eant,rc or XII any quail Mexican or blue auaa e~rsa. from November 18th to February Isf or ,, ,H;i5 MaFeb Istb sa9eP' to one one wd turkey sobbler from aen e,. ioth 70 Apr 18th and three wild turkeys rom november 18th to January lst or a5v iaile ehicken except from September lst to l r,1bseilper ist or any snipe blower curIew, or M osnei snore brd, or any duck, goose brnadt Slahe or swan, except from August 18th to Mav l ', ls', 9r any Mongolian Chinese English rino neck 1 or 1'ner . pneasant until November ist until 1904 anu theIe alter only from November Isf tc nnf l gemper ist, or any passenger pigeon at an,, ,;,,o IfoVlded, that 1t shall be unlawful to L;l o- ra s,aS 9r .p shoot at any of the game birds enumer
 su in tis act on the first day of the week corn, hohly called Sunday Any person violst;a,o .L! | provision shall he guilty of a misdemesnar s3 pn as e9nvcton , shall be punished by fine of moi not iess lhan twenty-five (25l dollars nor rnoro .t t'o one hundred dollars si00l or bv i,nnrsnu ,s, rna not exceeding thirty (30) days or both s,rh ea
 Se m f's2nrnent in the discretion of the court ts. ese. 2 Y snail be unlawful to exceed the foi | towing bag limit Wild turkey ae nro,:1e !ie iol section ot Article of this act swans one io II, bs.s, bisas9n, pralre chickens fifteen in a dav ore nunareu m season goose or brandt fen ;r 7 t Dne 2uai blower, eurlew ducks sniue or othsr n ss' nwenty-iive in day, one hundred and 6ftv art,,at.' v aiia.i pe unlawful to have any parne sas or game birds in possession exec pt d,r;e x@ne ton ds,,u sesson and in the immediately followine k. e, uays. provided however that any person ,,a tssg t. m possession at any time as Specimen ay ~. o.opnes s the heads hides or horns of anv h;rd s,iiia M lawfully killed. any tame of doInest; of the same " pHus' or dispose ,- oct s., . It shall be unlawful to wantonlv k;1 lpt 70 Kill at any time any game hira n- stbe, %ithout present purross to innrnedstey n sesnsI u tne me same for use food whether the rsr
 dtfemnstpr fk. f-.f1 T.. with hunting license or no, ''' 'S HoVaed