The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-19
THE NEW GAME LAW.
Digest of the Law as Recently Passe,
Warden System Abandoned.

formation, john w. A. Jeter, chief dep |
uty tax collector in Sheriff FL ,urEoy's !
Office, has prepared a digest OF the game
laws recently enacted by the State Leg
islature and which are now in full force
and effect.
Previous to this year this part of the
States industry was controlled by a
special board known as the Board OF
Commissioners for the Protection of
Birds, Game and Fish, but this is now
changed and has been consolidated with
the Conservation Commission, which has
charge of all the natural resources of
the State, including the natural wild life
on land and in the waters of the State,
and also the soil, mineral and forestry
resources Of the State.
This commission is composed of three
members, appointed by the Governor for
d term of four years, and are to be men
informed in whole or in part on the fol-
lowing subjects: Wild life, game and
the requirements for its conservation,
oysters and salt and fresh water fish Of
the State, and its forestry and mineral
resources. They cannot be removed from
Office by the Governor, but are subject
to removal for malfeasance, nonfeasance
or incompetency upon charges made and
sustained before court of competent
jurisdiction. They must give their entire
time to the service. The president of the
commission will receive salary of $1,000
per annum, and the other two members
$1,000 each, with expenses.
Under the new law all the wild life of
the State, such as ducks, quail, doves,
! snipe, squirrels, ETC., and all fish, both
fresh and salt water, including game
fish, is the property of the State and
private ownership of same cannot be
acquired except by complying with GER
tain laws. The time when, the manner
in which and the number of the various
species that may be taken, and when
they may not be taken, is regulated.
Game birds and, game fish are defined,
and the sale of certain game birds and
certain quadrupeds is prohibited. I'm
ported game birds cannot be liberated in
the State without the consent of the
Conservation Commission. The sale OF
all game fish is prohibited.
HOURS FOR HUNTING GAME BIRDS.
Water fowl may only be taken between
the hours OF one hour before sunrise and
up to midday. In this section of the
State this means ducks. BY consent OF
the Conservation Commission permits
sion may be granted for pass shooting,
to begin not earlier than one-half hour
before sunset and to extend not later
than one-half hour after sunset. How
ever, this permission may be withdrawn
on objection of the Police Jury. AL
other game birds other than water TOW
shall only be taken in the day time, be-
tween the hours of one hour before sun.
rise and one hour after sunset, and theI
only with a gun fred from the shoulde
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without rest.
GAME BIRDS DEFINED.
Game birds are defined as wild geese
hrant, wild sea and river ducks, WOO
ducks, grosbecks, rails (mud hens) coot
(poule d'eau) tattlers, gallinules, snipe
woodcock, sandpipers (chorooks an
papabotte) curlews, plover, wild turkeys
grouse, prairaie chickens, quail, doves
robins, red-winged blackbirds and i'm
ported pheasants and cartridges.
| OPEN SEASON FOR GAME BIRDS.
S 1t is unlawful for any person to Kill
snare, trap, Or in any way take, capture
t annoy or destroy, any of the followin
t named game birds during the clos
d sersons noted herein: Doves and WOO
e ducks, from March list to September Is
S Geese, brant, sea and river ducks, rail
coots, gallinules, tattlers, curlew an
r plover, from March list to October Is
a Wild turkey cocks, from April list
+ November 18th. Quail (bob Whitley fro
r March 1st to November 18th. Te'
ducks, snipe and sandpipers, from Apr
1st to September 18th. Florida duck
commonly known as black mallards, fro
;; Marck 1st to August tst. Papabotte,
upland plover, and chorooks, from Apl
= list to July 1st. Woodcock, from Febr'
airy list to November 18th. Red-wingt
) blackbirds may be killed at any tim
% No wild ducks may be killed for Il
purpose of being used for bait for trap
) Prairie chickens, killdeer, pheasan
IS Imported or native) and wild turk
hens may not be killed or had in po
r. session at any time until December
IN 1915, nor thereafter except from Mover
ID Der 1st to December 31st of any yea
at (To learn the open seasons reverse t
dates as shown above.)
1e NUMBER THAT MAY BE KILLED.
IN It shall be unlawful for any person
r. destroy more than one wild turkey COO
er or twenty-five wild river and sea duel
pould d'eau, chorooks or doves, or fiji
er snipe or fifteen of any other game biz
he in any one day during the open seaso
ID named; except that professional hunt'
es may kill not more than fifty ducks
up poule d'eau in any one day, nor shall
it. hunting be done between the hours
ay one hour after sunset and one hour
or fore sunrise.
SALE OF GAME BIRDS.
". 1t is unlawful for any person, firm