AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS, THEIR NESTS 



AND EGGS. 



[Approved March 5, 1891.] 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assenmy of the 

 State of Indiana, That it shall be unlawful for any person to ^^rds. 



kill any wild bird other than a game bird, or purchase, offer for sale any 

 such wild bird after it has been killed, or to destroy the nests or the eggs 

 of a.ny wild bird. 



Sec. 2. For the purpose of this act the following shall 

 be considered game birds: the Anatidse, commonly called *""'''™e birds. 

 swans, geese, brant, and river and sea ducks; the Rallidfe, commonly 

 known as rails, coots, mudhens, and gallinules; the Limicola?, commonly 

 known as shore birds, plovers, surf birds, snipe, woodcock and sand- 

 pipers, tattlers and curlews; the Gallinjie, commonly knoAvn as wild tur- 

 keys, grouse, prairie chickens, quail, and pheasants, all of which are not 

 intended to be affected by this act. 



Sec. 3. Any person violating the provisions of Section 1 

 of this act shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not ^^"^^ty. 

 less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, to which may be added impris- 

 onment for not less than five days nor more than thirty days. 



Sec. 4. Sections 1 and 2 ot this act shall not apply to 

 any person holding a permit giving the right to take birds P*^™^*^'- 

 or their nests and eggs for scientific purposes, as provided in Section 5 of 

 this act. 



Sec. 5. Permits may be gi-anted by the Executive Board Permits to 

 of the Indiana Academy of Science to any properly accredited Science, 

 person, permitting the holder thereof to collect birds, their nests or eggs 

 for strictly scientific purposes. In order to obtain such permit the ap- 

 plicant for the same must present to said Board written testimonials 

 from two well-known scientific men certifying to the good character 

 and fitness of said applicant to be entru.sted with such privilege and pay to 

 said Board one dollar to defray the necessary expenses attending the 

 granting of such permit, and must file with said Board a 

 properly executed bond in the sum of two hundred dollars, ^°"''- 

 signed by at least two responsible citizens of the State as sureties. The 

 bond shall be forfeited to the State and the permit become Bond 

 void upon proof that the holder of such permit has killed fo'feited. 



