The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-07
SEPTEMBER 7, 1912.
new CANT: LAW.
Digest of Act Passed at the Recent
Session of the General Assembly
for the Protection and conserva-
ton of the Game of the State.

SESSION OF the 1enefal Assembly
for the Protection and conserva-
!, ton of the Game of the State.
For the benefit of the hunters, and
prompted by numerous requests for
information, John W. A. Jeter, chief
deputy tax collector in the office of
the sheriff of Caddo parish, has pre-
pared the following digest of the
game law enacted at the recent ses-
sion of the legislature, and which is
now in full force and effect:
Under the new law all the wild life
OF the state, such as ducks, quail,
doves, snipe, squirrels, rabbits, etc.,
and all fish, both fresh and salt Wa
ter, is the property Of the state and
private ownership of same can not
be acquired except by complying with
certain laws Game birds and game
fish are defined, and the sale of
certain game birds and certain wild
is prohibited. Imported
game birds can not be liberated in
the state without the consent of the
conservation commission. The sale
of game fish is prohibited.
Hours in Which Game Birds May Be
Killed.
Water fowl may only be taken be-
tween the hours of one hour before
sunrise and up to midday. In this
section of the state this means
ducks. By consent of the conserva-
ton commission permission may be
granted for pass shooting to begin
not earlier than one-half hour be-
fore sunset and to extend not later
than one-half hour after sunset.
However, this permission may be
Withdrawn on objection OF the po-
lice jury. All other game birds other
than water fowl shall only be taken
in the day time, between the hours
of one hour before sunrise and one
with a gun fired from the shoulder
without rest
Game Birds Defined.
Game birds are defined as: Wild
geese, brant, wild sea and river
ducks, wood ducks, grosbecks, rails
tattlers, gallinules, snipe, Woodcock,
sandpipers (chorooks and papa
botte1, curleWs, plover, wild tur-
keys, imported pheasants and par
tridges, grouse, prairie chickens,
quail bins and red winged
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seasons IN Which Game Birds May
Be Killed.
It is unlawful fer any person to
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kill, snare, trap, or in any way take,
capture, annoy or destroy, any OF
the following named game birds dur
ing the closed seasons noted herein
Doves and wood ducks, from March
| / to September /. Geese, brant, sea
and river ducks, rails, coots, GALL
| mules, tattlers, curleW and ployer,
from March 1 to October L. Wild
| turkey cocks from April to No
vember Is. Quail #(Bob White) from
March / to November 15. Teal, snipe
and sandpipers from April / to Sep
tember Is. Florida ducks, common
| " known as black mallards, from
March i to August |. Papabotte or
upland plover and chorooks, from
April / to July /. Woodcock from
| February l to November Is. Red
| winged blackbirds may be killed at
any time. No wild ducks may be
killed for the purpose of being used
! for bats for traps. Prairie chick
ems, kildeer, pheasants Imported OF
| native), and wild turkey hens shall
not be killed, or had in possession al
any time until December 1, 1913, no1
thereafter except from November
to December 81 Of any year.
Number That May Be Killed in One
Day.
It shall be unlawful for any per
son to kill or destroy more than one
wild turkey cock, Twenty-Five WIG
river and sea ducks, poule deau
chorooks or doves, fifty snipe or I'll
teen of any other game birds in any
| one day during the open seasons
named; except that professional nunt
| ers may kill not more than fifty ducks
or poule 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 Tor SAFE
| or have in possession for sale any
game birds, dead or alive, after the
first day of March Of any year, ano
until the opening dates Of the raj
! season, as we'll as during the closeo
seasons noted It is also uniaWIa
/ for any person. firm or corpora
i tion to sell. exchange, expose, oIIel
! for sale or exchange, have N pos
! session or keep in cold storage, elth
er for himself or others, any game
birds mentioned during the closee
seasons named, irrespective OF tne
/ time or place where such BIRDS
we're killed or captured However
any game on hand at the close o.
/ the season may be offered for sac
and disposed Of during the IRIS
/ three days after the. close OF the
/ season. a.,.a,,
/ IT is also unlawful for any person
i firm or corporation to sell, ofIef To-
sale. or have in possession Tor SAFE
l gar,a birds protected by law e1