The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-28

An act to protect game birds IN the
state of Florida.
Ownership of Birds.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Florida.
Section 1. Ownership and Title to
Wild Birds and Game Vested in State
The title and ownership to all wild
birds and game in the state Of Florida
are vested in the state for the purpose
OF regulating the use and disposition
of the same in accordance with the
laws Of this state
Unlawful Act Defined and Punished.
Secsion 2. Birds, Plumage, Skin,
Eggs, and Nests Protected: Penalty
for Catching, Killing or Taking-Any
person who shall catch or kill, or have
in his possession, living or dead, or
who shall purchase, offer, or expose
for sale, transport. or ship without
the state any such wild bird after 1t
has been killed or caught; or who
shall sell or have in his possession for
sale any part of the plumage, skin,
or body OF any bird protected by the
game laws, or who shall take or will
fully destroy the nests OF any Wild
bird or who shall have such nests
OF any wild bird. or who shall
have such nests or eggs in his or her
possession. except rs permitted by the
game laws OF this state. shall be guilty
of a misdemeancr, and upon convic-
ton shall be punished by fine OF not
less than ten nor more than twenty
five dollars for each offense.
Garae Birdie.
Section 8. Came Birds Denominat-
ed and Enunaerated-The following
only shall be considered game birds:
The Anatidae, commonly known as
swans, geese, brant, and river and sea
ducks; RaHidae. commonly known as
rail, coots, mud hens and gaiIfnulas;
Limicelae, commonly known as shore
birds, plove1's, surf birds, snipe, wood
cock sandpipers. tatxlers, and curiews;
Gaf1inae. commonly known an Wild
and the species of Cofumbae common
" known as turtle doves.
Penalty.
Section e. No person or persons
shall injure. kill or hunt or destroy
by any means whatever. or have or be
in possession of, except as expressly
permitted by the provisions OF this
act, the following named game birds,
except between the following dates:
wild turkey goloblers, quail (bob
geese, brant, ducks, rails, coots, mud
hens, sandpipers, curlews. snipe and
plover. November 20th to February
20 following. Any person who VIC
lates any or the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a
nisdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine of
not less than ten dollars, nor more
than twenty-five dollars for each Of
Tense.
Phsasants.
Section s. Pheasants Protected
Any person who takes captures, or
kills, except under permit, any ruffled
grouse (pheasants), Monaghan. Chi
nese or English pheasant. or other i'm
ported game birds, before December
1, 1915. and thereafter. only from No
venber 20 to December 20 following
shall be guilty of mssdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be punished by
fine OF not less than ten dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars for each
offense.
Certain Methods Prohibited.
Section s. Trap. Snare. Dead fall,
Batting. etc, Prohibited-Any person
who shall at any time make use of
any pitfall, dead-fall, scaffold, cage,
snare, trap. net, saltlick. blind pen,
baited hook. or baited field, or any
other similar device, or any drug,
poison, chemical, or explosives for the
purpose of injuring, capturing or kill
ing birds or animals, protected by he
game laws of this state, except upon
his or her own enclosed lands, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction, shall be punished by a fine
of not less than twenty nor more than
fifty dollars for each offense.
Night Hunting.
Section I. Night Hunting Prohibit
ed-Any person who shall pursue
catch. take or kill any birds, deer wild