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nor to English or European house sparrows, crows, hawks or other birds 
of prey. Nor shall this section apply to persons taking birds, their nests or 
eggs, for scientific purposes, under permit, as provided in the next seciton. 
Sec. 603. Permits may be granted by the Commissioner of Fisheries 
and Game to any properly 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 such Com- 
missioner written testimonials from two well-known scientific men certify- 
ing to the good character and fitness of such applicant to be entrusted with 
such privilege, and pay to such Commissioner one dollar therefor and file 
with him a properly executed bond in the sum of two hundred dollars, 
payable to the State of Indiana, conditioned that he will obey the terms of 
such permit, and signed by at least two responsible citizens of the State as 
sureties. The bond may be forfeited, and the permit revoked upon proof 
to the satisfaction of such Commissioner that the holder of such permit has 
killed any bird or taken the nest or eggs of any bird for any other purpose 
than that named in this section. 
PUBLIC OFFENSES—HUNTING WILD BIRDS—PENALTY. 
(Approved March 15, 1913.) 
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, 
That section six (6) of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: 
Section 6. That section six hundred two (602) of the above entitled act 
be amended to read as follows: Section 602. It shall be unlawful for any 
person to kill, trap or possess any wild bird, or to purchase or offer the same 
for sale, or to destroy the nest or eggs of any wild bird, except as otherwise 
provided in this section. But this section shall not apply to the following 
named game birds: The Anatidae, commonly called swans, geese, brant, 
river and sea duck;the Rallidae, commonly known as rails, coots, mud-hens 
and gallinules; the Limicolae, commonly known as shore birds, plovers, surf 
birds, snipe, woodeock, sandpipers, tattlers and curlews; the Gallinae, com- 
monly called wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, quails, and pheasants; 
nor to English or European house sparrows, blackbirds, crows, hawks or 
other birds of prey. Nor shall this section apply to any person taking 
birds or their nests or eggs for scientific purposes under permit as provided 
in the next section. Any person violating the provisions of this section 
shall, on conviction, be fined not»less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more 
than fifty dollars ($50.00). 
