Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
NEW FEATURES
IN GAMELAWS
North Carolina First State to
Prohibit Water Fowl
Shooting
BY PETER p. CARNEY
Editor National Sports Syndicat

Several new features in game pro-
lection have been introduced dur
the past year. s-r
The first game law placed on the
statute books of any state through
the medium of an initiative petition
was adopted in Arizona. Hunting
game with flying machines has been
made illegal in North Carolina by
a law prohibiting shooting water
IoWl on any of the waters of the
state from an airplane.
Cat-license bills introduced in
Massachusetts, New York. New Jer-
sey and elsewhere, seem to have
iailed uniformly, but in two states
prief cat laws were passed. Massa-
chusettS passed law prohibiting
possession of cats on Muskegat Is
land or the bringing of any cats to
the island, and Michigan declared
cats following on the track of game
olrds or small game, public nuis-
ances, and decreed that the owner
VINO permits them to run at large
atter notice from the Game Com
missioner shall be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanor.
Plumage Legislation
FluInaSe legislation has been ex-
tended in at least two states. Ok
lahoma now prohibits possession for
sale of aisrettes, and California of
aisrettes, birds of paradise, goura
pigeons and numidi.
Administration of game laws has
been modified in several important
details. Oklahoma has a fixed pen
atty for any. offense for which no
speclhc penalty is otherwise provid-
ed, thus guarding against a con-
dltion which sometimes arises
whereby a certain act is made an
offense without a penalty, and the
law consequently is uninforceable.
oregon has authorized the Board
of Fish and Game commissioners
to permit under such regulations as
1t may adopt the sale of any game
which cannot otherwise be sold.
Pennsylvania has imposed, as a pen
atty for conviction for a second of
fense under the game law, iml ris-
onment equal to one day for each
dollar OF the fine and denial of
license to hunt for two years. Utah
has passed law prohibiting aliens
from hunting in the state.
Wisconsin has extended it's pro-
vision relative to seizure of para
phernalia used in violation of the
game law TO include automobiles,
which, when used by persons hunt
ing illegally, may be confiscated by
conservation officers.
The law in New Hampshire au-
thorizing the payment of damages
for injuries to livestock caused by
persons hunting deer has been modi-
fled so that in future such damages
will be assessed by the Commissioner
of Agriculture and paid from the
fish and game fund.
Private Game Preserves
Several measures affecting private
game preserves merit mention. Tex
as exempted from taxation buffalo
kept in captivity, while Oklahoma
exempted not only buffalo, but also
deer, elk and antelope In South
Carolina a specific tax on game pre-
serves was imposed on all hold
ings in excess of 5000 acres, ex-
cept in Berkeley county.
In two states there was a mani
fest effort to extend the scope Of
work of the state warden beyond the
field of actual game protection to
cooperation in certain public i'm
provements.
Wyoming has provided for the
establishment of geological gardens
in cities and towns and authorized
the Game Commission to supply
birds and animals for the collections,
While Iowa has authorized the ex-
ecutive council, to establish public
parks on the shores of lakes, streams
or other waters of historic or scien-
tific interest, and has provided al
$4,000 annual appropriation from
the fish and game fund for the i'm
provement of such parks on condi-
tion that this amount does not ex-
ceed one-half of the total receipts
of the fund