The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-11-16
VALUABLE INFORMATION
IN REGARD TO FLORIDA
Hunting Laws, Covering Points in the
Statutes Of Both the Federal and
State Governments.

Statutes Of Both the Federal and
State GevOrnnents.
Inasmuch ~ the hunting season
will soon he IN US it will proOlbIy he
found of interest to some oil our
readers to obtlm summary Of the
laws which IS therefore given below ::
1t is unlawful in Florida to kill Or
capture, OF havin possession, dead or
alive, any will Lird, native or mi
grant, excepting only the English
sparrow, he cooper ana sharp shin
ned hawks, the great horned owl, the
turkey buzzari and game birds in the
open season. Fine SO to S2j for each
violation.
Game Birds; The following only
are Classed Jy the state laws as game
birds. and open seasons for hunting
the same. provided by the state and
federal laws, are as follows:
Quail dob white. PARTRIDGE, wild
turkey, turtle dove November 20 10
March 10.
Ruffled grouse, imported pheasan;s.
1879 December l to December %.
Woodcock. November / to january
Il.
Plover, snioe. yellow legs. Novcn-
Der 20 to February I.
Rail, coot, gallinrlc. November 20,
to December :.
Duck, goose, btau., Ncyemler 20
to February tG.
The federal law protects until Sep
TENDER 1, 1913, swan, little brown
cranes, curlews, sandhill cranes.
whOoping cranes, and all shore birds
except the black breasted and golden
ployers, Wilson or Jack snipe and yell
lowlegs.
All migrat )rv birds not named i'm
the above list hava continuous protec-
ton under the fcoeral law, and viola
lions will he prosecuted in the United
States district court. The fine for
eaca violation Of the law is 800, AID
imprisonment also may be imposed q.
The birds protected under the fclcr.
al law include rollins meadow laIEs.
fiickers or fellow hammers, night
hawks or bull bats, whipporwills,
wood peckers, Strikes, bobolpltN ur
rice birds, and all ether migratory III.
| ectivorous birds. All OF these arc
protected at all times.
What Is Always Unlawful.
To buy, sell or offer for sale, any
protected bird, or any part Of the
plumage, skin oi body Of the same. or
to take or wilfully destroy the nest
or eggs Of any protected wild bird
Fine $50 to $50 for each violation.
To hunt game birds or animals at
night. Fine $40 to S25. The federal
law also provides protection for al
migratory bir,s between sunset ard
sunrise.
To trap. snare or take by deadf;hl
or batting any wild bird or animal
protected by the state. Fine $50 to
$50.
To take or kill more than two tur-
keys, twenty Quail or twenty-five
birds Of any other species in any one
day. Fine SO to 500.
To barter, sell or offer for sale, at
any time Of the year, any Of the game
birds or animals protected by the
state. Fine $40 to S25.
To ship or transport game within
or out Of the state excepting as pro-
vidcd under section II of the state
game laws, chapter G0G0, acts Of 1915
Fine $40 to $50.
] To enter upon the posted lands q
another 20 hunt. Fine 500.
To hunt without a license. Fine
not exceeding S1O0.
Any bona file resident Of the state
may hunt IN the county in which he
resides by payment Of the sum Of 81
ANY bona fde resident Of the state
hay hunt in other counties than tina,
In which ne reiides by payment Of
the sum Of 50 in zach county in which
he desires to luht. Non.residents and
aliens must ply the sum Of s15 in
each county in which they desire II
hunt.
Applications for hunting license,
must be made 10 the county Judge II
the county In which the applicant
wishes TO hunt.
Report violations Of the bird an.
! game laws - the game warden Of