AN ACT FOR THE" PROTECTION OF BIRDS, THEIR NESTS 



AND EGGS. 



FApproved March 5,1891.] 



Section 1. Be it enacted hy the General Assembly of the 

 State of Indiana, That it shall be unlawful for any person ^^''^' 

 to 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 any wild bird. 



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

 be considered game birds: the Anatida^. commonly called 

 swans, geese, brant, and river and sea ducks; the Rallidie, 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 Gallina', commonly known as wild 

 turkeys, 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 

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

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



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



any person holding a permit giving the i-ight to take birds 



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



5 of this act. 



Sec. 5. Permits may be granted by the Executive „ .. , 

 ■^ ^ ■' rermits to 



Board of the Indiana Academy of Science to any properly Science. 



accredited person, permitting the holder thereof to collect birds, their 



nests or eggs for strictly scientific purposes. In order to obtain such 



permit the applicant 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 entrusted 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 sui-eties. The bond shall be forfeited to the State and 



Bond 

 the permit become void upon proof that the holder of forfeited. 



