The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-21
New Game Law

For the benefit Of the hunters 4,
prompted ny numerous requests +.
Information "A Jeter, chief d.pu
tax c"I'ect"r in TIE office Of Il
= sheriff II Caddo parish, has prep,r+
the following digest Of the game Ia
enacted AZ the recent session Of I'll
Legislature. and which is how IL III
f"cc and effect:
!. Under ll." new law all the wild If
81 state, such as ducks, qnaI. dove,
sn'pe, squirrels, rabbits, ect., and al
fish. both fresh and salt water, i, Ill
property Of the state and privat
ow"rr~hiyof same can not BE- acquire,
except by complying with certain laws
Game birds and game fish are defined
and the safe OF certain game birds ane
certain w'!'! qnadrupeds 10 prohibited
imported game birds can not b,
liberated in tn, state without tn,
consent OF Tie conservation com.
mission. Tue sale of game and fish i,
oI,ibited.
Hours in which game birds may bt
Killed.
Water fowl NAV only I've taken be.
tween the hours Of one hour before
suhl'se snd VIZ to midday. In this sec.
ton Of the state this means ducks.
BY consent Of the conservation con-.
mission permission may be granted
Tor pass shooting to begin not earlier
than One-balf hour before sunset aud
~ extend nat later than one-half hour
after sunset, However, permission NAV
BE- withdrawn On objection Of the % :
lice jury. Al other game birds other
t''a" water fow! shall only be taken in
the day time, between the hours Of
one hour before sunrise ami one hour
after sonset, and then ot,ly with a
gun fire from the shoulder without
rest.
Game birds defined.
Game birds are defined as: wild
geese, brant, wild sea and RIVER ducks,
grosbeck-, rails (mud hen's), coote
(pou'c ddeau), ta,trers, e,atIinuIes,
sD'pe, woot'cock, sandpipers schorooks
and papabottIe, curIew,, p'ov er, wild
turkeys, imported pt,eassnts and par
tridges, grouse, prairie chickens,
quail, doves and red winged black
birds.
Seasons 10 which game birtls may
BE killed.
it is unlawful for any person TO kill,
snare, trap Or in any way take, capture,
annoy Or destroy, any Of the FOLLOWING
named game birds duriug the closed
seasons noted herein doves and wood.
ducks, fsom March l to September |.
Geese, brant, sea and river ducks, |
rails, coots gallinuIes, tattters curlew
and ploves, from March / to October
!. Wild turkey cocks from ApraI to
November Is. Quail (boh Whitley from |
March l to November H.. Teal. snjpe
and sapdpipers from April tc. Sep
TENDER 5. Florida dncks, comraonIy
known as black malIards, from March
/ 10 august 1. PapabottIe or upland
plover and cborooks, from April ] to
July l. Woodcock from Febru,zry to
Is. Red winged bIael, birds
may be killed at any time. Nc. Wild
ducks may he killed for the purpose
II being used for bats for traps
Prar'e chickens, kildeer, pheasanty
or native), and wild turkey
hens shall pot he killed, or had 10
possession at any time until Def ember
| 1915, nor thereafter except from
November I to December 81 of any
year.
that may be killed in one
Day.
|. shall be unlawful for any person {
ill or destJoy more than one wit
;urkey cock,twenty-tive wild river and
'sa dncks, pouIe d'eau, cborooks or
loves, fifty snipe or fifteen ~f any
'ther game birds IN any one d:.y dur
ng the open seasons named; except
hat professional hunters may Kill not
more than fifty ducks or poule d'eau
n any one day, nor shall any hunting
'e done between the hours of one
lOur after sunset and one hour before
unrise.
Sale of game birds.
It Is unlawful for any person. firm
r corporation te sell, Offer for sale or
ave IN possession for sale any game
irds, dead nr alive, after the flrstday
( March Of any year, ana urtil the
pening dates Of the fall season, as {
ell as dnriug the close seasons ooted. :
! is also unlawful for any person.
rm or corporation to sell, exchange
kpose, offer for sale or exchange
ave in possession or keep in cold
orage, either for himself or others f
ny game birds mentioned during the 4
osed seasons nxmed,i irrespective Of ;.
le time or place where such birds i
ere killed or captned. However any q
,me on hand at the close Of tlE. sea-
n may BE offered for sale and dis Y
,sed Of duriog the first three days \
ter the close OF the season.
1t is also unlawful for nay person,
I'm or corporation to sell. offer for
lie, or have in possession for sale.
y game birds protected BY law ex.
pit wild and river ducks, coots, poule-