The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-04-19
Four Separate Bills Pass
ed BY Legislature.
IF VIGOROUSLY PUT INIFORCE
They Will Mean Much As To
Replenishing Our Game
aud Fish.
4 SYNOPSIS OF THE MEASURES

Among tne new laws chdOt'u W
the last Legislature were several
having for their objects the conser-
walton of our wild life, and while
they should have been passed many
years ago, they will, nevertheless,
If vigorously enforced, do much to-
ward replenishing depleted coverts
with the game for which Kentucky
once was famous; so, also will our
many beautiful streams throng with
ali abundance of fish when these
laws for their protection put an end
to the unlawful methods Of taking
them.
In all, four separate bills were
passed, and their provisions, briefly
summarized, are as follows:
Not more than twelve quail or fiji
teen doves may be killed in one day.
The open season on doves-that
is. the period in which they may
lawfully be killed-is from Septem-
Der list to October 18th. Heretofore
il was from August to February l.
No change was made in the open
season on quail, which is from No
vember 10TH to January 1st.
The open season on squirrels is
from July LIST to December 10Th.
Previous to this there was no closed
season on gray squirrels except from
September 10Th TO November 18th.
! The open season on rabbits is!
from November 18th to January list.
The season on wild turkey, all
pheasants and Hungarian partridges
is closed until November 10, 1920,
and then not more than TWO Vi
either may be taken III one day.
: Owing to the scarcity of wood
cock, an unlimited closed season was
made on these birds, thus making
it unlawful to kill them at any time.
1t is unlawful to kill or have in
possession any wild bird other than
a game bird, or sell or buy-note
that the buyer Is equally liable with
the seller-any bird protected by
these laws, but rabbits and squirrels
may be sold during the season when
they may lawfully be killed.
Trapping on the land of another
without written permission of the
land owner is prohibited, and II is
made unlawful to trap, catch, shoot,
kill or have in possession between
January LIST and November 18th
any beaver, mink, raccoon, fox, OF
ter, opossum, skunk and mink may
be killed from October LIST to Feb
ruary 18th.
For the protection of fish it was
made unlawful to take fish in any
manner whatever other than by
hook and line except that minnOws
may be taken for bait; and prose-
cutions for violations of this law,
which heretofore We're confined to
the Circuit Court, will lie in any
court of competent jurisdiction.
The license law was changed so
that all hunters are required to have
license except to hunt on their own
land. Formerly the land owner or
lessee could hunt without license
not only on his own land but adjoin-
ing land; this provision is repealed
by the new law. The nonresident
license is reduced from $1,000 to
$3.50.
The penalty for violating any of
the new laws is a fine of not less
than $500 nor more than $4,000,
recoverable by confinement i'm Jail
or woTkhOuse.
In all prosecutions where the de-
PENDANT is convicted, a fee of s. is
10 be taxed as cost, to be paid to the
person securing the conviction.
All sheriffs, their deputies and
other peace officers, as well as game
wardens. are charged with the duty
OF enforcing the game and fish laws
and it is especially made the duty Of