The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-25
LEGAL.

secretary of state for such license, and
Tor the same shall pay a fee of fifteen dol
entire state; provided, that the provisions
OF this section shall not be construed to
afTect the right of an individual resident
owner or any land to hunt or shoot on his
own premises. The officers issuing such
licenses shall keep a record of all such
licenses issued, and the names and ad-
dresses OF the persons to whom issued and
the date thereof. The county clerk shall
pay ninety per cent of all license fees so
coiiected to the county treasurer, taking
his receipt therefor. The county treasurer
shall pay quarterly to the state treasurer
the incense fees SO collected, taking his re-
ceipt therefor in duplicate, one to be re-
tanned by the county treasurer and the
other to be filed with the state auditor
me secretary of state shall pay monthly
all license fees collected by him as herein
provided to the state treasurer, taking his
receipt therefor in duplicate, one of which
snail be retained by such secretary OF
state and the other shall be filed with the
state auditor. All licenses issued under
the provisions of this section shall be
issued only In accordance with the form
and game warden. All licenses shall be
dated the day and year of their issue and
shall expire on the 30th day of June next
thereafter.
Sec. 9. Any nonresident who shall make
misrepresentation as to his residence Cor
the purpose of obtaining license as
shall alter the date of a hunting license or
the name of the person to whom issued
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall be punished as provided in section g.
Sec. TO- Every person holding hunters
license taken out as aforesaid shall carry
the same with him while hunting, and on
demand by the fish and game warden, or
any deputy fish and game warden, or any
constable, marshal or other police officer
charged with the enforcement of the pro-
visions of this act, shall permit said
license to be examined by the officer de-
handing the same. Failure to produce
such license for examination shall imme-
0l3tolV terminate said license and shall
subject the person thus hunting to the
penalty provided in this act for hunting
without a license.
Sec Ii. The ownership of and title to
| all wild animals, birds and fishes, both
resident and migratory. in the state. not
held by private ownerships legally ac-
quired. shall be, anG are hereby declared
to be in the state
Sec. IL. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to pursue, inture trap, capture. kill or
destroy any tree squirrel 6ox. gray or
black squirreD provided, it shall not be
| unlawful to catch, take. or kill fox squir-
rels from September LIST to January LIST;
nor shall any person pursue, injure, cap
ture kill or destroy any tree squirrels at
any time within the corporate limits of
unless written permit is obtained from the
person or persons who legally own con-
troll such private or public parks. No per-
| sons shall trap. take or kill any muskrat,
skunk, mink, raccoon, opoSsum, civet
cat between the fifteenth day of March
and the fifteenth day of November Doth
dates inclusive); providing further, that
this act shall not prevent the owners or
legal occupants of lands from killing these
animals for destroying poultry or damag-
ing property.
Sec. 10. No person shall catch, take or
XII or attempt to catch. take or kill. any
beaverton otter for a period of ten years
after the passage of this act.
Sec a. It shall be unlawful for any
Pefs 5in 9r persons fsfe at any time
as hereinafter provided to hunt,
catch. kill, shoot, pursue. entrap
period of ten years after the passage of
this act; provided, it shall not be unlawful
for persons who propagate and raise deer
and antelope in captivity to sell and dis
pose of them, as provided for in section
25 of this act.
Sec. Is: No person shall. within the
state of Kansas, kill or catch or have in
his possession living or dead any wild
song or insect-eating bird or birds, or
purchase, offer or expose for sale, trans
port or ship. within or without the state,
any such wild bird. except as permitted
by this act. No part of the plumage. skin
or body of any bird protected by this act
shall be sold kept in possession for
sale. irrespective of whether said bird was
captured or killed within or without the
state. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons at any time, except as
hereinafter provided, to hunt, catch or
Kill. pursue, entrap or ensnare, any wild
game birds commonly known as geese.
brant, any wild river or sea ducks, any
plover or snipe, any grouse or prairie
chicken, or amy quail. provided it shall
not be unlawful to shoot wild geese, wild
brant and wild ducks from September list
to April Is; plover from August LIST to
April Goth: snipe from September list to
April 30th; grouse or prairie chickens from
| October 1st to November list; quail from
November 18th to December LIST (all above
| dates inclusive); provided that no wild
game bird be shot at or killed while sit
ting on the ground or water unless
wounded; provided. that no wild game
bird be shot at or killed earlier than one
hour before sunrise or later than one
hour after sunset; provided, that no bird
be shot at killed from a motor boat;
provided, If shall be unlawful to use live
ducks as decoys for Turing. taking or kill
| ing of wild ducks in the state of Kansas;
provided further. that this act shall not
prevent the owners of orchards and farms
| birds for the protection of other birds,
| fruits and grains; and great horned owls,
gosshawks. Cooper's hawks, sharp shin
hawks) for the protection of game birds
and poultry; provided, that no insect or
rodent eating hawk (the larger varieties OF
| hawks) be taken or killed: and provided
| further, that nothing in this act shall be
9 eve TO Psexens the anon and and
vided further, that the English or Euro
pean sparrow be not included in the list
| of protected birds. Any violation of this
section shall be punished as provided for
| in section 81 of this act.
Sec. 16. 1t shall be unlawful for any one
person in any one calendar day to shoot
or kill game birds in excess of the follow
| ing indicated number; snipe, twelve;
| prairie chicken, twelve; quail, twelve;
! plover, twelve; wild ducks, twelve; wild
geese six; wild brant, six.
Sec. II. It shall be unlawful for any
person to kill, destroy or take into captivi-
| ty any eagle.
! Sec. is. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person persons. for a period of six
years from the time this act shall take
| effect, to hunt, kill. catch, pursue. entrap
| or ensnare any Hungarian partridge, or
any English, Mongolian or Chinese pleas
ant
| Sec. 10. No person shall within the state
of Kansas take or destroy the nest or
eggs of any wild bird or have such nest
or eggs in his or her possession, except as
permitted by this act.
| Sec. 20. It shall be unlawful for any
person to catch, take, or attempt to catch
or take, from any lake, pond, river. creek,
stream or other waters within or border
| ing on this state. any fish. by any means
or in any manner. except by rod and line
and fishhook; provided, that not more
| than one hook shall be used on such line
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