The Harrison times., 1914-11-14
Our New Game Law.

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terms and provisions Of our new
game law, | take this method,
through the courtesy of the editor,
of setting forth the law, with a brief
explanation, ...
|, as your Representative, am
responsible for the introduction and
passage Of this Act in the last
/ Legislature. This was done in re-
sponse to very strong appeal from
many of our farmers who were in.
tercsted in the full protection Of the
Quail Of the county, believing that
they are very profitable to the farm.
er as insect destroyers, 1t was also
urged by goodly number Of our
best citizens residing in rural parts
that the conduct Of the town sports.
men was a menace to the lives OF
their families and the protection of
their property, especially their
orchards and livestock, there having
been recently prior thereto, several
instances of stock injured or killed
by the reckless shooting Of sports
men. Immediately after passage
Of this bill the sportsmen in and
around Harrison, circulated and
filed with the Secretary Of State a
Referendum Petition for the Act TO
be referred to the people of the
county TO be voted npon at the last
General election, 1t was reported
and generally understood that the
Referendum order had been obtained
which would have suspended the
operation Of the law until approved
! by the people in the General election,
In as much as it was not referred to
the people for an expression OF their
wishes, have taken the matter up
with the Attorney General and the
Secretary Of State, and am informed
that due TO slight mistake or
irreguIarity in the Petition as fled,
the Referendum was not obtained,
and in fact the Act has been in
operation as a law ever since its
passage, and is now law,
Many Misrepresentation as toI
the contents of the law have gone
out TO the public, due ! think, to the
ovcrstraincd arguments of the
sportsmcn in their opposition to it,
1t has been reported that under the
Act, it is unlawful to kill rabbits or
squirrels, Such statements are mis-.
leading and untrue 1t is not
against the law to kill rabbits or.
squirrels, or anything of the kind,
The Act provides as follows
Section | That it shall I've unuw.
Iul for any person or persons 70.
catch, kill or capture with intent 10.
| kill any wild animal bearing fur e
commercial value, except where such
animals are caught destroying
domestic fowls, from the 2Oth day
OF February to the Goth day Of Nov-
cmbcr of each year, Provided it
shall not he unlawful to kill loXcs or
wolves at any season Of the year
Section . That it shall be unlaw,
ml for any person or persons to
catch by Use Of seine, net gill net
trummel drag hook or fish trap
any fish in stream or public body Of
water,
Section 3, That it shall be unlaw.
iul for any person or persons 90 xii!
or destroy any quail or Quails for
the period Of four years from the
passage of this Act,
Section l. Any person violating
any Of the provisions Of this Act
shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-.
dcmeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall he fined the sum Of Five
Dollars, and each animal bird or.
fish 50 KILLED or caught shall consti'
tute separate ollensc Provided
this Act shall apply only to Boone
County
By the terms Of See, /, It will be
seen that o'rossum and pole'cat
hunting is limited to the seasons of
from November 2Oth to February
goth, by See 2, we are prohibited
from fishing in any Of the creeks IN
Boone County except with hook
and line. And See, ., prohibits the
killing Of any quail at any season of
the year for q period Of four years
from the passage OF the Act,
offer this that the public may
be informed as to the real provisions
of the law, and may not be mislend
or misinlormed by oyefgealous
sportsmeh Respectfully
LoyD SiursE