Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-31

mentioned in section s of this act. be for
warded TO the game commissioner ana
be placed to the credit of the game pro-
tective fund.
Section 10. 1t shall be the duty Of the
various judges of the superior courts to
specially mention in their charges to
their respective grand juries the provis-
ions Of this act.
Section II. The following shall be
deemed game birds and animals: Quail,
commonly known as Boo White par
tridges, doves, snipe, woodcocks and cur
lews, wild turkeys, grouse, pheasants,
deer squirrels and summer or wood
duck.
Section IL. Amy person who shaI
purchase or sell, or export for sale. 6@
offer to sell any Of the game birds or
animals named in section II of this act
shall be guilty of Tnisdemeanor, and upon
conviction punished by a fine of not less
than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars, and all costs for each offense, or
to work on the public roads not less than
five days nor more than thirty days. and
any one or more Of these punishments
may be ordered in the discretion of the
Judge.
Section 10. Any person who shall
port or ship, any of the game birds
or animals mentioned in section II of
this act, without the limits of the state,
or from the county in which the game
was killed, into another county in this
state, or who shall sell or offer for sale,
or purchase or offer to purchase any part
of the plumage, skin or body of the said
game birds or animals mentioned in sec
ton II or who shall take or wilfully de-
stroy the nests or eggs of any of sale
birds, shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be punished as
is prescribed by section II of this act
provided it be lawful for any person duly
authorized to hunt to personally trans
port, openly, the game actually killed by
him from the county IN which 1t was
killed to any county of this state, OF
without the state, but the person killing
said game must in each instance accom-
pany the game SO killed. Each person
hunting shall carry with MN his license
pitfall device, or by the use Of any poison,
and exhibit the same promptly upon re-
quest of any game warden or deputy
warden or eX-officio warden.
Section IA. Any person who shall
hunt, kill or destroy by any means what
soever OF who is in possession of the fol-
lowing named birds or animals, except
between the following dates, shall be
guilty of a miSdemeanOr, and upon con-
viction shall be punished as prescribed
in section II of this act. Quail, common
ly known as Bob White partridges,
doves, wild turkey gobblers plovers,
from December LIST to March LIST follow
ing; snipe from December l to May
following wOodcock, summer or wood
duck, from January l following; deer, fox
SQUIRRELS and gray squirrels from october
l to January l following of each year 1t
shall be unlawful any time of the year
to scatter upon the lands of any person,
whether it be the owner of the land or
not, any corn wheat or grain or other
bait for the purpose of drawing to the
lands where such bait is scattered or
placed game birds or doves at or near
such lands so baited, and shall be unlaW-
full for any person to shoot at or XIII any
dove or other game bird at, upon, over
or near any land bated or baited field, for
the purpose of shooting or allowed to be
shot at such game birds or doves, ana Tor
a violation of this provision such person
or persons shall be guilty of mlsde-
meanor and punished as prescribed in
section 1865 of criminal code.
Section Is. During the open season no
one person shall be authorized to kill
more than three male deer, nor more
than three wild turkey gobblers during
any one season. Nor more than twenty
five game birds of any one specie in any
one day, except snipe or doves, of which
one person may kill forty in one day.
Any person violating this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished
as prescribed in section u of this act:
Section JIG. Any person who shall
catch or kill any wild pheasant grouse
wild doe or fawn, or wild turkey hens,
| or any imported game birds or game ami
| mails prior to December ]. 1916, shall be
| guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
| victiou. punished as prescribed in section
| IL of this act.
| Section II Any person who shall at
| any time kill or capture or wound any
| game bird or animal by the use of any
| pitfall, deadfall, snare, trap, net, pen OF
| other device, or by the use of any poison,
| drug or explosive, or who shall hunt,
| catch, or kill any game birds or animals
| at night shall be guilty of a INSIDE
| meauor, and upon conviction punished as
| is prescribed in section u of this act.
| Section IS. Any person who shall hunt
| without first obtaining a license, except
| on his own land, or in his own militia
| district or who lends or transfers his Ii
cpnSp to another or who shall hunt upon
the lands of another without first having
| obtained his consent to do so, except per-
| sons following hounds II pursuit of foxes
| or deer, or any other animals not men
| toned in this act.
| Section 10. Any common carrier who
| shall ship or transfer or carry any game
| bird or animal without the limits of this
state shall be guilty of misdemeanor
| and upon conviction punished as prescrib-
| ed in section IL of this act; provided the
| terms of this section shall not apply to
| game in the personal possession of the
| party killing the same, provided such
| party has OBTAINED incense theh ol
Section 90 Any agent or employee of a
| common carrier who shall receive any
| game bird or animals for shipment with
| out the state. or from one county to an
! other within this state, shall be guilty
| of a niSdemeanor end upon conviction
! punished in section II of this act
| Section 81. Any warden, deputy war
| den or ex-officio who shall fail to perform
| any act or duty placed upon him by this
| act shall be guilty of a Inisdemeanor, and
| upon conviction snail De punlSneu DIS ~
| prescribed in section u of this act.
| Section q All moneys received by the
| commissioner arising from the provisions
| of this act shall be deposited in the state
| treasury to the credit of the game pro-
| lection fund, and said fund shall not be
| drawn upon or used for any purpose save
| such as is designated in this act.
| Section %. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person in the state to kill, catch or have
| in his possession any wild non-game
| bird. or to take or destroy the nest or
| eggs of any non-game bird or to have
! the same in his or her possession. such
! persons violating the provisions OF TINS
| section shall be guilty Of misdemeanor'
! and upon conviction punished as is pre-
| scrihcd in section ~ of this act; provided
| this section shall not apply to the follow
| ing birds English sparrOws, Owls, hawks,
| eagles crows and rice birds. except per
sons may ship into this state birds for
| millinery purposes.
Section "a The game commission and
wardcns shah see that the laws pertain
ing to fish are rgidly enforced.
Section %. All laws and parts Of laws
in conflict with this act are hereby re-
uealed
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