The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-26
ACT NO. 276.
Aunroyed March IL, 1919.

An Act 10 amend the game laws OF
the state Provides that the Fish ana
Game Commission may appoint Sec
rotary at the salary OF $4,000 per year.
Provides for the appointment of game
vardens, not exceeding eight, to inves-
tigate violations of the law
Makes ii unlawful for any person to
ash with artificial bait or TO hunt any
deer bear or turkey without first pro-
curing a license. Provides the cost of
license for residents of this State at
s1lO for either hunting or fishing. and
FOR non-residents to hunt, $15. and to
ash IS Provides that nonresident
NAV obtain a license for each trip for
S1iO Defines Eesident as lawful
voter Provides that IL fish are caught
for market each fisherman using seine
nets, tout lines and set hooks, IL
cense OF $50 is required. and for each
fisherman using hoop nets only, SIS,
and for using only hook and line. tout
lines and set hooks, $40. For. each
helper of the market fisherman. So.
That ii shall be unlawful to sell or
offer for sale the following named
ashes which are less in length than
specified: Trout. eight inches; pike. IL
inches jack salmon, IL inches; croppie
and white perch eight inches: black
eight inches; sun fish, six inches. And
the following of the minimum weight:
Catfish, two pounds; drum. two pounds
and buffalo. three pounds.
This section shall not apply TO min
nows used for bait.
provides for = license OF $50 for TAX
ing fur bearing animals by traps where
more than II traps are used. Provides
a license Of $3.50 for each dog used In
hunting wild fowl or birds Prohibit
the selling or offering for sale between
March 18th and October list. the pelt OF
any fur-bearing animal caught In this
state Prohibits the shooting or killing
Of any doe wild turkey hen or any wild
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robin red breast until after January LIST.
1929. Prohibits the hunting OF Wild
turkey or deer between the 18th OF jan
uary and the 10th day OF November.
Any wild goose. duck, Wilson snipe.
galiinule or coot, between February LIST
and November list, any woodcock from
December 31st TO November list. any
wild pheasant, grouse o. prairie chick
en- between the 18th day of January and
the 18th day Of December. any part
ridge or quail between the LIST day of
February and the goth day of Novem-
her. any mourning or turtle dove or
plover between December 18th and Sep
TENDER LIST. Provides that wild turkey
gobblers may be killed from March LIST
TO May list of each year and that SPUR
rel may be shot or taken from May l5th
to January 18th of each year ProhlD-
it's any person to permit his dogs 10
run any deer between the 18th day OF
January and the LIST day or November
Prohibits the killing or more than
deer, ! bear or 4 turkeys in any one
year by the same person. Prohibits
the taking by tho same person in any
| one day more than Is squirrels, pheas-
ants, giouse 3 prairie chickens
woodcocks. geese, Hant, 20 part
ridges . turtle doves. rails coots
gallinules. Wilson suipe or jack snipt
and rs ducks.
Provides that shipments of game OF
/ fish shall bear tag showing the name
| OF the person killing or catching tbs
same, Prohibits the use OF seine with
meshes smaller than 2 " inches. but pro-
/ vides that picnic parties may catch fish
I for their own use with seine OF not
4 greater length than 100 feet and with
| 6neshes not smaller than ~ inches
/ Provides that officers may seize anc
/ destroy seines being used In violation
\ Of the law and provides that any gains
wardcns may coBfiscate all unlawfu
/ shipments OF game or fish and use the
same for charitable purposes. Provides
| that game wardens shall have the righi
/ of search to ascertain whether or no
| the laws are being violated. Provides
that the money derived from the fees
paid for licenses shall go into the game
projection fund.
| Provides that nothing In the Act shat
prohibit any person from hunting on
mis- own premises without a license.