The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-22
GAME WARDENSEEKS
VIOLATORS IN CAPE
Tim Birmingham Is Proving To
Be Excellent State Official,
Record Shows

den, accompanied by Felix De Lassus,
of Menfro, assistant game warden,
spent several days in the Cape this
week, looking for nimrods who hunt
without licenses. While here they
also conflcated a number Of hides at
the Ruehmam plant in north Cape.
Mr.. Ruehmann purchased the hides
with junk, he told the officials. Trap
pers who kill fur-bearing animals at
this season of the year do so ut their
own risk and are liable to prosecu-
ton, if discovered.
Mr.. birmingham has established an
unusual record in office, and for en-
forcement of the game laws is in q
class by himself. The last LegiGla
ture passed a law, setting aside a
portion of the receipts from the game
warden's office for the purchase OF n
state park. Mr. birmingham has
placed in this fund something more
than $25 900 IN a years time, which
s ample proof of his efficient admin
istration.
The Office of game and fish COM
| missioner is maintained by license
| obtained by hunters and fishermen.
Mr. Birmingham is therefore anxious
TO see that all hunters obtain license
before going forth TO STAY game.
While here he presented TO the I'ri-
bune 4 copy of The state laws regu-
iating hunting and trapping. The
revised section pertaining to trapping
| follows:
Il shall be unlawful for any
person to kill any fn' bearing
| wild animal or take. having in
possession. offer for sale. bar
gain or buy, any fur-bearing
Wild animal or any polts 0f fur
bearing wild animals of this
state when said animals or peits
have been taken out Of season.
| The season for taking such ami
mails or pelts shall be from De
cemher frsE to December thirty
first. and from January first to
| February first Of each year; pro-
v.ded that any person who may
protect his premises from the
ravages and depredatiOns of any
animals named in this section Ut
any time and in any way.
Amy person who violates any Of
TIE provisions of this article.
shall, upon conviction hereof,
be deemed guilty Of q INSIDE
meanOr and shall be punished
by = fine not TO exceed twenty
five dollars for each offense.
Another important regulation OF
hunters follows:
The state game and fish COM
missioner may issue permits TO
| any person to fake, capture,
xii, transport, within OF without
| the state, any game. fish Or hire
mentioned in this article at any
time when satisfied such person
desires the same exclusively as
| specim"n rs or for scientific or pro
pa%ating purposes. Such permit
will be IN WI, mo, and shall
state kind and number to be ;ak-
en- and tn" manner Of taking. The
name Of The person to whom is
sued, f imported INTO the tate.
the name OF the state. or terri.
tory, the name of the persons
shipping such birds. fish or @;.me,
and shall be signed by him: such
permit shall not be transferable,
nor shall it be lawful to sell or
barter any Of the BIRDS. fish or
game taken or imported under
l
and the holder of such permit
shall be liable to the penalties
provided in this article if he v;0-
| lates any of its provisions Such
permits shall he issued upon pay
! ment of five dollars and shall ex-
| pre- December 31st of the year
issued Provided. it shall De un-
! butte or ship quail (bOhwh,tc
patrid%ol from the state for any
purpose. and no permit shall be
granted for such purpose, Any
person or persons offending
/ against the provision of this
/ section shall be guilty of a mis-
| domeanor and, upon conviction,
shall! not be fined less than two
hundred, nor more than five
hundred dollars for each offense.
1t shall BE- unlawful for any
person to engage in the prOpa-
cation of game n captivity as
is provided for in section 65GS or
10 maintain a game farm for
raising deer and elk in captivity.
as is provided for in section 6501,
without first obtaining a license
authorizing him OF her to do 50.
Such licenses shall so conduct
aid game farm or propagation
enterprise, as to not in any
manner, conflict in the enforce
ment of the game laws Of this
state, as otherwise prov idsd nor
shall such domnsticated game
raised or held in captivity, be
used for a cloak to nullify or
make difficult of enforcement Of
laws pertaining to wild game Of
the state. The license shall be
for the sum of five dollars $50,