Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19
QUAIL UPON TOAST
WILL Be ALUXURY
U. S. to Strictly Enforce Law
Governing Shipments From
Prohibited Sections.
PROSECUTION is FACED
BY SEVERAL DEALERS
Regulations in Vogue in Nearby
States Set Forth by
Department.

Quail ON toast the coming season prob.
| ably will be a luxury" commented the
proprietor of a cafe last night, IF the
| federal government insists upon a strict
| enforcement of the game laws and pro-
hibits shipments of birds from prohibited
| sections"
| 1t was said the Department of Agricul-
| ture will enforce the law without fear
or favor. Several dealers suspected of
| having violated the game laws have been
| In communica ton with federal officials
and rumor has 1t that the comp aints
may result in prosecutions or monetary
settlements with the government. Of
fcials last night refused to say If any
| prosecutions had been instituted.
| In a recent bulletin issued by the bio
| logical survey of the Department or Agri-
culture, Henry w. Henshaw, chief, and
DR.. T. s. Pa mer, W. r. Bancroft ana
Frank l.. Earnshaw, assistants, much in
| formation is given respecting the game
| laws and from 1t prospective gunners get
| an idea of what is necessary in order to
keep out of the clutches of the law
Regulations in Effect.
| It is set out In the bulletin that the
federal regulations for the protection OF
migratory and insectvorous birds became
|
partment having formulated them and
the President having signed them. The
| regulations cover the entire country, and
so into detail in the matter of the birds
that are protected and tells of the rights
! of gunners
| Attention is called in the bulletin to leg
| isative enactments the past year con-
| corning game tells of bag limits and OF
| licenses that are required in the several
states, explaining that numoer of states
| have passed resident game laws, requir-
| ing res dents to pay for the privilege OF
killing game.
| Referring to the open seasons, it Is set
| out in the publication that in some
| states certain days of the week consti-
| tute closed seasons throughout the time
IN which killing is permitted.
Sunday Hunting Barred.
Hunting On Sunday is prohibited in all
of the states am provinces east of the
lO5th meridian, except in Ill nois, Louisi-
ana, Michigan, Texas. Wisconsin and
Quebec. Mondays constitute close sea-
son for waterfowl in Ohio, and locally in
Maryland and North Carolina; AMI uther
| week DAYS for wild fowl in several fa
| voriIe ducking grounds in Delaware,
Maryland, Virg mia and Nor,h Carolina.
HuntIns. is prohibited ON e.ecLio,. udy
| in Allegany, Baltimore, Cecil, FreI lex
and hartford counties. Md; and when
snow is on the ground in New Jersey,
| delaware, Virginia and Maryland. 1he
| county laws oil Maryland anu Nortn
| Carolina, which are too numerous to be
| included satisfactorily, are not incorpo-
| rated in the following table, which 9TH
| erwise may be regarded as a practically
conn., pete resume of the regulations now
| In force. The difilculty of securing ALSO
| lutte accuracy in a table OF this KIND is
very great, and the absence in the laws
of many states of express legislation as
to the incIus. on or exclusion of the date
upon when seasons open an close
makes eXactneSs almost an impOSs. b. lily.
1ne table referred 20 Is fuzzy set
in the bulletin, and it covers the entire
country.
In about one-half the states laws
| have been passed to prevent aliens
| from cunning, while in Arkansas nom
residents are not permitted to do any
cunning except upon property they