Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-04-03
MORE PROVISIONS OF
THE STATE GAME LAW
NO f'sn'n9 License Required-Not OF
IN Effect Until the Latter
Part Of May

No person to whom such license has
been issued. shall be entitled to hunt,
pursue or kill game in this state.
unless at the time Of such hunting,
pursuing or killing Of game he shall
nave such license In his actual posses-
sion; and he shall exhibit the same
10 any Olllcer OF this state, or owner.
Tenant or lessee OF any land on which
ne Is hunting, on demand. ALI such
license shall be good and valid only
until the end OF the calendar yaar
III which the same were issued At
the same time that such clerk issues
such license to the applicant, he shal.
also deliver TO him a tag bearing In
llSures the same number as his said
license, which tag shall. If the license
oe conilned to hunting in the county
o! the residence OF the applicant. bo
red IN color, and shall also bear the
name or the county wherein 1t was
issued; and if such license be issued
to resident Of the state, emitting
him to hunt in any and all countie.
or the state, the same shall be white
III color, and bear in figures the same
number as his license and the name
OF the county wherein the same was
issued; and if such license be issued
10 "A non resident OF the state, the
same shall be blue In color, and like
wise bear the same number in figures
as the license, and the name OF the
county wherein the same was issued
The form Of said license to he issued
hereunder, and the said adavits to
be made by the applicant therefor, and
the tags herclnbefore required to be
delivered TO the applicant shall be
designed and supplied to the clerk by
me state forest, game and Ash war
den, and such tags shall at all time.
be worn prominently exhibited ON the
army or the licensee while hunting
under the authority Of said license,
The carrying OF any uncased gun In
any OF the fields or woods OF thf.
state, by any person not having the
lawful right to hunt, pursue or kiln
game birds or animals In such falds
or woods, shall as to such person
other than the bona fde owner. or
owners OF such fields or woods. his or
their child or children, tenant or ten.
ants, lessee or lessees, be deemed
prima facie evidence of violation
or this section; and any person claim,
Ing to hold a license to hunt in thi,
state, having in his possession any
gun or other hunting paraphenalia
IN such woods, or fields, shall, on fall
uIe 10 pTOduce such license for in
spectlon TO any warden of this state
or owner or agent OF the owner OF
such woods and fields on demand, or
upon failure to at adl times wear, as
here1nbefore required, the said tag
while In such woods or fields. shall
be deemed guilty Of O. misdemeanor
and shall be punished on conviction.
as provided later In this section:
provided, however, that any resident
owner OF any lands in this state. his
resident child or children, or bona
hde tenants, shall have the right,
without securing any such resident
license. to hunt, kill and pursue game
D1r1s or animals on such lands of
which nc, or they, are the bona fIds
owners or tenants, during the sea.
son when it is lawful to kill, catch or
pursue such game birds or animals.