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November in each year unless^ accompmied by an affidavit 

 that the same v\^as hunted and taken during the open 

 season. 



during close 

 pt-rii>ds pro- 

 hibiied. 



Huntin^game ^. — (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to catch, kill or 

 destroy, or to pursue with such intent, 



(a) Any o-rouse, pheasants, prairie fowl or partridi^e, wood- 

 cock, snipe, rail, plover, or any other Writer fowl or 

 otherg-aiue bird or animal, (inchidinor black and gray 

 squirrels, and hares) not heiein otherwise provided 

 for, at any time between the fifteenth day of 

 December, and the tifteenth day of September in 

 the following year ; 



(b) Or any quail or wild turkeys between the fifteenth 

 day of December and the tifteenth day of October 

 of the following year ; 



(c) Or any swans or geese at any time between the first 

 day of May and the fifteenth day of the fodowing" 

 month of September; 



(d) Or ducks of all kinds at any time between the 

 fifteenth daj^ of December and the first day of the 

 following month of September ; 



(2) Notwithstanding anything in this section contained, no 

 wild turkeys shall be hunted, taken or killed at any time before 

 the fifteenth day of October, LS97, and no beaver, otter, or 

 fisher before the first day of November, 1897. 



(3) No person shall catch, kill or take more than three 

 hundred ducks during any one season. 



(4) Section 1 of chapter 70, of the Act passed in the 

 53jd year of Her Majesty's reign, is amended by striking 

 out the words "partridge or quail" at the end thereof 

 and substituting therefor the words, " partridge, quail, 

 woodcock, snipe, ducks of all kinds, and all other game birds 

 and animals." 



53 V. c. 70, 8. 

 1 amended. 



Rev. Stat., c. 3. Section 6 of the said Act is hereby amended by substi- 



221, s 6 tutin^' the word " April " for the word " May " in the third line 



ameuded. ,i .< 



tliereot. 



Eev. Stat., c. 

 221, s. ^ 

 amended. 



4. — (1) Section 5 of the said Act is amended by striking 

 out that portion thereof after the word "killed" in the fifth 

 line thereof and substitutino; therefor the words " from sail- 

 boats or steam yachfs;" and by adding the following as sub- 

 section (2) thereof: — 



Killing wild ■ (2) No person shall kill or shoot at any bird or wild fowl 

 fowl at night between sunset and sunrise. 



forbidden. 



Hunting or *^- ^o person shall on the Lord's Day hunt game animals^ 



fishinaronSun- or birds, or take, kill or destroy any game animals or birds^, 

 hfijited! *^^ ^s® ^'^y ^^^> or other engine for that purpose. 



