The Monticellonian., 1915-03-25
GOVERNOR NAMES
GAME COMMISSION
NEW STATE GAME LAW ENACT
ED BY RECENT LEGISLATURE
is EFFECTIVE.
ALSO VETERINARY BOARD
on Commission to Protect Ar
kansas Game.

Governor Hays has named the mem
bers of the State Game and Fish Com
mission and the State Veterinary
Board, both created by Acts of the
1915 legislature. D. C. Beauchamp,
Pargould; Lee Miles, Little Rock;
State Senator C. c. Calvert, Fort
Smith; George Weber, Texarkana,
and DR.. Horatio Wells of Monticello
were appointed on the game commits
sion. The members of the commission
are to hold office four years, but the
law provides that of the first five COM
missioners, two shall hold for two
years and three for four years. The
members appointed to succeed the
short-term members are to serve four
years. The members who will serve
the short and long terms were not an
nounced yesterday Members of the
board will receive no salary, but the
law provides that when sufficient
money has been accumulated to the
credit of the game protection fund
they may draw upon it for their actual
travelling expenses. They are author
have co-existant authority with sher-
ifs and constables in serving warrants
for violations of the game and fish law.
The commission is to elect secretary
who is to issue licenses required in the
act and to perform other duties.
The members of the new State Vet
Urinary Board appointed were: D. E.
Merchant of Little Rock and e. w
Temple Of Eel Dorado. Under the act
the state veterinarian is to be ex-otf1-
clio member. DR.. e. NJ. Cow of Fay
etteville will be the third member OF
the new board under this provision.
The new state game law follows in
substance:
The New Game Law.
Section l. The open season for
chasing and killing deer turkey and
bear shall be the last twenty days of
November. all of December, and the
first ten days of January of each year;
provided, turkey gobblers may be
hunted and killed from the 18th day
of April until May 81 of each year.
Section 2. Deer may be killed,
taken, hunted and chased during the
open season by persons having license
Section 3, Every person before
hunting, chasing or killing, or being
interested directly or indirectly in
killing, chasing or hunting any wild
deer, shall first pay to the State of
Arkansas, as hereinafter provided, an
annual license fee of $100 All license
issued under the provisions of this
Act shall expire on December 81 of
each year.
Section 4. All licenses upon dogs
required by this Act shall be taken
out in the name of the owner or own
ers, or in the name of any hunting
club being the owner. all applications
for license for dogs shall be made to
the State Game and Fish Commission
provided for in this Act, accompanied
by receipt of the State Treasurer
showing that the required fee has been
paid. The application shall contain
the name and age of the dog, if known
whether male or female, and an aceu-
rSte and detailed description of such
animal If the dog has previously been
licensed in the name of farmer
owner that fact shall be stated and the
name of the former owner given. 1t
shall give the residence of the owner
and the place where the dog is usual
~ kept All license shall be number
ed consecutively, beginning with No
/, and with each license shall be de-
lievered metal tag bearing the in
1tials of the CON-, the year in figures
when issued, the number of the Ii
cense The tag shall be attached to
collar which shall be placed around
the dogs neck before using such dog
to hunt under the provisions of this
Act.
Forging, initiating or substituting
any license or tag provided for herein
shall constitute the crime of forgery
and be punished as such.
The stealing of a dog on which the
license fee has has been paid shall con-
stitute the crime of grand larceny.
Section 5. No person shall be II
censed to hunt, except he be a bona
fide citizen and resident of the State,
and shall have. previous to the issu-
ance of the license, resided In the
State twelve months; provided, that
persons whose domicile Is In this
State and who are temporarily absent
from the State may be licensed to
hunt
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