The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-03-29
GAME LAWS
ARE CHANGED
License Remains at $I.OO
For Residents, but Bag
Limit Reduced and the
Open Seasons Changed.

| Sportsmen over the state are inter-
.ested in the final draft of the bill that
twas passed by the legislature dealing
with the fish and game laws of Idaho.
This bill has been signed by the govern
5or and is now law As originally intro
gduced the measure was not entirsiy sat
isfactory to sportsmsn, so it was
famended in both the house and the
fsenase, after which it was passed.
The following are the principal
changes and provisions in the new
Aws
The licenEe remains at 81 for the
geason- which means that there will be
no screening OF bitches and canals in
she state Ii the license bad been raised
20 also. it was hoped to put the
extra money in screens for the protec-
tion of fish, millions of which are lost
annually by running through canals.
fhe state game warden ia given the
power to close any county in the state
on petition Of majority of the taxpay-
ers when it is reasonably certain an"
species of game Ssh is about to become
extinct. Fines or forteitures collected
by county or city officials for violation
of the game laws remain in the county
here collected.
The following lakes and streams are
annuflnp1l -
she bill: Bear Lake, Priest Lake, Pend
d'Oreille, Occur d'Alene lakes, Kootenai
river to Sun Beam dam, the Boise river
to Arrowrock dam, the Snake river
% Ashton, the south fork of the Snake
river TO the Wyoming line, the Payette
river to the town of Banks, the St. Joe
river to Marble Creek, the north fork of
the Clearwater river to Little North
Fork.
The grouse season is made from Aug.
Is to Oct. 2l, 80 days shorter than
.he old law; the Chinese pheasant sea-
son is from Nov. l, to Nov 10; the
mourning dove season from August I to
September 30, the migratory bird season
from September to December 81, but it
rs made unlawful to shoot before sunrise
or alter sunset the quail season is closed
20 November l, 1920, and the sage hen
from August Is to 1921,
The bag limit on grouse Is reduced
from u to six, with never more than
six to ones possession; the duck limit
from "a to Y, with never more than
y in ones possession; the geese limit
from four to two, with never more than
TWO in ones possession; the snipe sea
.on from is to six, with never more
than six in ones possession elk, one OF
either sex instead of q bull deer reduced
20 one of either six instead of two bucks.
It is made unlawful to have big game
in ones possession without appropriate
tags attached.
A new license form is prescribed. It
is made unlawful to have a gun or
other side arms in one's possession for
he purpose OF hunting without fret
procuring a license. Any guns, tackle,
etc, may be confscated if unIawfully
used in killing of game fish. The fine
for shipping proteeted fish is reduced
from a maximum OF $500 to a minimum
of $780, The minimum fine for killing
mountain sheep, calf elk and spotted
fawn is reduced from a maximum of
$500 to maximum OF 800 In both
instances there is placed minimum of
s25 with or without Jail sentence.
An alien must have license to carry !
a gun or $3.50 for a shotgun, $25 for d
rife, or he will be fined not less than
$25 and his gun will be confsoated |
The nonresident bird license is raised !
from 81 to IS.