STATUTES OF LIMITATION. 



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follows: Californiji, killing elk; Colorado, killing l)nrt'alo; Montana, 

 shooting* or killing moose, caribou, or ))ati'alo at any time or deer, 

 antelope, elk, goat, or .sheep in close season, exceeding the bag limit 

 on these animals, and hunting without license lyy nonresidents; Wyom- 

 ing, killing or catching butialo, or removing them from the State, and 

 killing, capturing, or destro^dng big game solely for their heads, 

 antlers, horns, or tusks. 



It frequently happens that persons who violate the criminal laws 

 leave the State immediately or before the expiration of the time within 

 which the prosecution must ordinarily be conunenced. If no excep- 

 tion to the running of the statute were made to meet such cases 

 offenders niiuht return to the State in securitv after the usual limit of 

 time had expired. To avoid this contingency, it is now very gener- 

 ally, if not universally, provided that the time of absence of the 

 defendant from the State shall not be counted as part of the period of 

 limitation. The laws of some States contain other exceptions also, as 

 when the defendant conceals himself, is a nonresident, or practices 

 some fraud upon the officers of the law. 



The following table is intended to present in compact form the 

 periods of limitation applicable to prosecutions and actions for viola- 

 tions of the game laws: 



Timetvithin irliicli ('i-iiniri((I J'ro.^eriiflnns and Chil Actions for Yiohitloii of (Utnie Lavs 



must he commenced. 



state. 



Alabama. 



Criminal jimsecntidii. 



Civil action. 



1 year in the eireuit, eounty, or city 

 courts. 



CO days before justice of t';c jicacL-. .. 



Alaska 3 years " '. 



Arizona '1 years 



Arkiiusas 1 year 



3 years (felony) 



1 year (misdemeanor) 



3 years ( felony) fi years for possession or value of 



game. 



1^ years (mi.sdemeanor) 



1 year 



2 years 



3 years rt 



2 years 



2 years 



California 

 Colorud 



("onnecticnt 



Delaware 



District of ('(iluiiil)ia 



Florida 



• u'orKia 



Idaho I 1 year ... 



Illinois ' 6 months 



Indiana 



iTKlian Territory. 

 Iowa 



2 years 



3 years « 



3 years 



1 year before ju>uce of tlie (teace 

 "(fine not exceeding Sh)() or im- 

 prisonment 30 days). 



2 years 



1 year 



1 "year 



Kansas 



Kentucky 



I.o\iisiana 



Maine ti years 



Mary laiKl 1 year 



Massachusetts (i years 



Michigan G years 



\ 1 year for violations of sees, .')SlM-.'iK09 



I Comp. Laws of IS'JT.'' 



Minnesota 2 years 



: years, action of debt for recovery of 

 penalty under licen.se section. 



2 years. 



" I'ndcr Federal statutes. 



'' l'rnhil)iting possession or capture for export of lisli or game, and sale of iiuail, partridge or wooQ- 

 COek, 



