The Winslow mail., 1912-08-03
new FISH AND GAME
LAW OF ARIZONA
P1avisiCns Of New Law Which Will Be
oi Interest 10 Arizona Sportsmen
Resident Licenss VIII
Ea Charged

TIE Chase game and fish law passed
ths. recent session Of the legislature, Is
one uf Ssc,i3i interest to hunters. it
seeks to III iie item pay FOR TIE up
keep of The bnreen that has for it,
sp, -lhi ltnctiGn the preservation OF
lae game birds and fish The bill is sc,
framed as to make it impossible for
hunters tp enjoy a dan : outing At near
jag any So. sOs, Of the year, III he pur
suit q oue OF 81 her species Of game.
A game warden's department is
provided for, in which there will bt
employed as many deputy game war
deus as may be peces sary Becaus.
t..e oil does mol 20 into Effect for
uinety days after he close Of the legis.
hAture, the appointment Of game
warden has been deferred.
one O! the meaDs Of iLcome for the
Office is tha, derived from tie sale OF
general hunting licenses which may b.
L. sued TO Citizens nd residents of tht
STATE FOR the sum of fifty cents, which
open season for The period of one year
nese licenses may be issued by the
game warden himself, the board OF
supervisors Of the several counties,
aud he deputy game wardens. In ad-
dtlOn TO this the licenses are dividec
into resident and nonresident licenses,
x game and bird licenses. Ihe cost
different sums, according TO the class
OF license that is issued. A non-resi.
cent big game license costs $25 year
a bird license $40, while an alien il
caarged $l00 per year for big game ano
S25 per year for bird license. Should
a hunter desire to ship his quarry out
of the state be must purchase permit
which will cost $3.50, and should he
lose any of the papers that have beer.
issued to him by the game warden's
depart he can duplicate them by
paying ten cents for duplicate copy.
In order to hunt one must be over
twelve years of age, and must use a
slot gun not larger than ten gauge OF
an ordinary sporting rife. In his riff,
he is not allowed to use steel pointed
or steel bullet, and the amount of gaule
he is allowed to kill is also regulated
by law. Thus he or she must not kill
IN season more than two male deer o.
wild turkey, the open season for which
is between October and December Is.
Rut SO quail, snipe or rail in any one
day, the open season for which is be-
tween October Is and February |.
The limit OH ducks, geese or brant j,
placed at IS for any one day and the
open seoson ia from September | t.
April 1. Doves and white wings are
more plentiful, thirty five of these
toothsome birds being allowed for one
quarry, the open season for which is
f.om June to February l.
The open season for trout is from
jane to Septt mber /, and but twent,
fish are allowed TO be caught for any
one license upon ally one day. The
season for black bass. straw berry bass
and croppies is from September / tt
December l, and but twenty are al
lowed to be caught. Fish under seye,
Inches long must be returned to the
water with as little damage to them b,
reason OF their having been impaled OIL
the hook, as possible. Seins, trar
ages, SHARES, salt lnks, blinds, scat
fol Is. draw fall. pit, snag, hook trt
line, artiiicia! light or similar devic
must no' be used and game may not b.
stored foi more than five days in tn.
open spasou
The law prohibits The killing of an
'e ppe, k, great mountain sheeI,
female deer, fawns, road-runners bot
white, glot Sc or pheasant. under heav.
penalty. They ate as high as 500 TO
Each K, $50 for each deer, 800 TO,
eac, antelope, 500 for each mountain
sheep creoa,, so for each bird, and 81
for each fi2h.
Fines for killing the prohb bited game
and those killed out of season ar.
game or birds, the killing or hunting,
of y h ch is prohibited entirely or pro-
hib ted during certain seasons of the
year stail he primA facie evidence thai
hey have been uplawfully killed, and
iie borden of proof is then shifted t,
le a. fei dani L. cases of this kind
. where The game warden has beel
forced to order cut posse TO capture
he loacher the costs of the posse are
tu he taxed against the defendant if
c"iivic ed, and he may be forced tl
serve day III jail for every dollar OF
The fine.
TIE general provisions of the law
when violated may be. punishable il
he discretion of the trial court by
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