Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
GAME WARDENs TO MEET
IN RICHMOND NEXT WEEK
commissioners Bilisoly Calls PERSON.
mel of Department Here for
Important Conference.
DISCUSS MIGRATORY BIRD ACT
Dog Law, Effective February {, Also
I" BE Considered by Convention.
Chief Lawyer Writes OF Federal
Regulations Concerning Birds.

colonel +. Nash Biltsoly. Commits
sioncr o! Games and 1nlana Fisheries.
has called meeting OF the county
and city game wardens OF Eastern
I Virginia. The meeting will bc held
November 70 in the hall OF the House
Of Delegates. Governor Davis Will be
asked 10 address the meeting. and the
Ailorney-General and other public otii-
c'alS VIII be invited Ito he .presont
over 100 wardens will be Present
The purpose Of the meeting is to
instruct game wardensNi in reference TO
their duties. to exchange experiences
OF game conservation and SO on. The
matter Of the proper enforcement OF
the new dog law. which was assigned
TO this department. by the last Cen
eral Assembly. and which becomes
operative February |. will be taken
up. This is an act to prevent damage
ana Injuries by dogs. and to provide
compensation to owners OF stock SO
injured; TO provide for license ON
dogs. and to provide for penalties for
violation thereof. Approved March 20.
1915
The MISUNDERSTANDING as to the
operations of the Federal migratory
bird treaty act and the regulations
adopted by the Secretary OF Agricui-
turc aud approved by President VIII
son will also he cleared up AT this
meeting.
states game warden. has written "A
prominent sportsman on the subject
as follows:
MAY NOT SELL. birds
ENCEFT AS SPECIFIED
section Of the migratory bird
treaty act, among other things makes
II unlawful TO offer for sale sell,
"Ic' TO purchase or to purchase any
migratory birds unless and except as
permitted by regulations adopted by
the secretary OF Agriculture and APP
proved by the President of the United
States.
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rotary and approved by the President.
directive July 81 1918 do not pern,I,
any species OF migratory birds to be
bought or sold. except under pcrmIts
duly issued for scientinc or nroparnt'
ing purposes. You will readily nm
dcrstand that the Federal law makes
Inar.E, hunting. So called: unlawful
mar migratory game birds killed by
hunting cannot be purchased. sold or
p p"ss fGr sale or shipped for sale
able and liberal provisions for raising
migratory waterfowl in domestication
ior commercinl purposes. IT, however,
should he borne in mind that persons
desiring to engage in ,hc business or
propa eating migratory waterfowl must
laws
The effect OF this law means that
hotels and restaurants can no longer
serve wild ducks. geese and brant or
any other migratory game bird and
birds heretofore twhile the birds were
spending the winter in the Southern
waters) for the purpose of sale. some
OF whom made considerable money
during the winter months will nc
forced to pursue other avocations. Ger
tainly until the wild waterfowl in.
crease in such numbers as will justify
II being shot for sale
Under recent ruling OF the de-
partment regulation No regarding
bag limits has been changed and fiftv
instead of Twenty-Five sora can nov
be taken for day