The Monticellonian., 1917-04-05
A Synopsis of the Game and
Fish Law.

with artlHClaI Dall, OF OF Ule privilege
of hunting in this State, upon applica
ton to the Commission, and furnishing
the Commission with his personal de
scription as provided in the form o.
license hereinafter provided, and pay
ment to the State Treasurer, or to the
Circuit Clerk of the county in which
duplication is made, of license fees a
follows, towit: For a resident, to hun
deer, bear or turkey, 81 10; to fish will
lartifcial bait, 81 10; for non resident
of the State to hunt, $500; to fish IS .0
shall receive license to hunt or fist
in any county in this State, all licenses
Iexpire December 31st of the year issu-
led Provided the Commission may on
duplication issue nonresident a trip
license to fish not to exceed fifteen days
for Sl.25, but such holder of such license
shall not take or ship any fish so caught
out of the state; and provided further,
that only one trip license may be issu-
ed to one person during any one year.
| Section "a 1t shall be unlawful to
hunt any bear, deer, wild turkeys, wild
ducks, quail or partridge or any other
wild fowl or game bird in this State
without first procuring a license for
each dog so used, for which license the
sum of S1.10 shall be paid.
Section 81 The stealing of a dog on
which the license fee has been paid
shall constitute crime of grand lar
ceny.
Section 81. 1t shall be unlawful to
hunt on any enclosed land in this State
without permission of the owner or
person in possession of said land.
Section 80 1t shall be unlawful to
hunt, kill, trap or destroy any beaver
or otter, or have in possession the pelt
of any beaver or otter, in this State
until January l, 1922.
Section 33. 1t shall. be unlawful to
hunt, kill, trap or otherwise take or de-
stroy any fur bearing animal in this
State except from October LIST to
March LIST of succeeding year; provided
that this section shall not be construed
to prevent the killing of fur bearing
animals actually found destroying
crops or poultry.
section "a II shall be unlawful to
sell or offer for sale, or 10 have III pos
session in this State between March
| 18th and October LIST of each year the
pelt of any bearing animals caught
or taken in this State.
Section So. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to kill, shoot, MAIN, wound
any deer with antlers less than five
inches long, or to kill, shoot or take
any wild turkey hen, wild pheasant,
grouse, prairie chicken, woodcock
turtle dove or robin redbreast i'll this
State until after the LIST day of January
1922.
Section Sc. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to net, trap, snare or In any
manner catch any wild bear, deer, wild
turkey, wild pheasant, grouse, prairie
chicken, partridge or quail, turtle dove
or robin redbreast in this State, at any
season of the year.
Section 81. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to disturb, or rob the nests,
or injure or disturb the young of any
wild fowl or any wild bird in this State
provided that this section shall not APP
ply to English sparrows, cat bird and
| Hawks.
"Section l. The open season for. hum
ing, chasing and killing deer, turkey
and bear shall be the last twenty days
of November, all of December and the
first ten DAYS in January of each year
provided, turkey gobblers may be
hunted and killed from the 10Th day Of
March until April 30th each year.
Section 40. 1t Shall be unlawful fol-
any person to shoot in, upon or ovel
any of the waters of this state before
sunrise or after sunset, or to shoot or
kill any wild duck or wild goose in this
State before sunrise or after sunset.
Section al. 1t shall be unlawful tt
hunt any bear, deer, wild fowl or game
bird at night with a headlight or torch
Section AZ. During the time or seas
on when the killing or taking OF game
designated herein is allowed by this. Ac'
it shall be unlaw full for any person tt
kill or take or have in his possession IL
any one calendar year more than twe
deer, one bear or four wild turkeys; un
lawful for any person to XIII or take II
any one day more than fifteen SOUR
refs; unlawful for any person to Kill O
take in any one day more than five o
any one or more of the following yarie
ties of wild fowl and game birds, towlt
Wild pheasant, grouse, prairie chickens
and woodcocks, or more than twent
of any one or more of the following
! varieties of wild fowl and game birds
: towit: wild duck, partridge or qua
and turtle doves; and unlawful for an
! person to have in his possession at an
time more than the number of sue
wild fowl and game birds herein spec
q fed taken or killed in any one day.
: Section As. 1t shall be unlawful 70
g any person to throw, dropor explod
q any dynamite or explosive in any of II
! waters of this State; provided that tn
section shall not be construed to pr
vent the use of dynamite or other e.