The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-08-31

to kill or destroy more than one wild
turkey cock, or twenty-five wild river
and sea ducks, poules d'eau, choO-
ROCKIES or doves, or fifty snipe, o riff
teen of any other game birds in any
one day during the open seasons
named; except that professional hunt
ers may kill not more than fifty ducks
or pOules d'eau in any one day, nor
shall any hunting be done between
the hours of one hour after sunset
and one hour before sunrise.
Sale of Game Birds.
1t is unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to sell, offer for sale
or have in possession for sale any
birds, dead Or alive, after the first
day of March of any year, and until
the opening dates of the fall season,
as we'll as during the close seasons
noted 1t is also unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation, to sell,
exchange, expose offer for sale or
exchange, have in possession or keep
in cold storage, either for himself
or others, any game birds mentioned
during the close seasons named, IL
respective of the time or place where
such birds were killed or captured.
However any game on hand at the
close of season may be offered for
sale and disposed of during the first
three days after the close of the sea-
son.
1t is also unlawful for any person,
| firm or corporation to sell, offer for
sale, or have in possession for sale,
any game birds protected by law ex-
cept wild sea and river ducks, coots,
poule d'eau, snipe, geese, brant and
rail. Thus it will be noted that inso-
far as this portion of the State Is
concerned only ducks and snipe can
be offered for sale. The man who
likes his quail hereafter must get
his dog and gun and 60 out and get
them himself, as they can no longer
be had at the restaurants and stands
Deer, Squirrels, Rabbits.
For deer, the open season shall not
| oyooa5 five ponpfbc ond y,lIot in nludo
months of November and December,
otherwise the Commission may vary
the open season to suit the conditions
of the several individual parishes. No
deer shall be killed or for sale or had
in possession for sale. A person may
take five such wild deer in an open
season and may possess two carcasses
or parts thereof at any time. For
squirrels, it is unlawful for any per-
son to kill any squirrels between the
first day of March and the first day
of July inclusive. A person may kill
ten squirrels in any one day.
| Minks, offers, musk rats and rae.
coons may be taken in any manner,
bought, sold and possessed from No
vember first to February first inclu-
sive; except that muskrats may be
killed at any time when found within
two miles of any levee, and provided
further that the owner of any place
on which any of said animals are de-
predating may kill them at any time.
All skins of said animals killed dur
ing the open season may be had in
possession during the close season.
Rabbits, wildcats, skunks and opos-
sums may be taken in any manner
and at any time and may be possess
ed and bought and sold.
Licenses.
Residents hunting on their own
lands, or on lands leased for agricul-
tural purposes, or on lands inside the
ward in which his domicile is located
pay no license.
All residents hunting in their own
parish, outside the limits Of the ward
il which their domicile is located,
pay fifty cents,
For a Statewide license which per-
mits residents of the State to hunt
in any parish OF the State the cost
is $500.
All nOn.residents and unnaturaliz'
ed foreign-born residents pay SIS.
All persons who hunt for profit and
are commonly known as market
hunters" pay $1,000.
Non-residents and unnaturalized
foreign-bOrn residents are not per-
mitted to hunt or trap for profit.
The fine for a violation Of any OF
the game and fish laws is not less
than $25 nor more than 800 or i'm
prisonment for 80 days, or both at
the discretion of the court.
| STATE REUNION, U. c. v.