AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS, THEIR NESTS 



AND EGGS. 



[Incliiiua Acts 1905.] 



Section r.f)2. It shall be unlawful for any person to 

 kill, trap or possess any wild I)ir(l, or to purchase or offer 

 the same for sale, or to destroy the nests or the esss of any wild bird 

 except as otherwise proAnded in this section. But this section shall not 

 ai)ply to the follow ini; named game birds: The Anatid;e, connnonly called 

 swans, geese. l»rant, river and sea duck : the R.-Ulidje, commonly known 

 as rails, coots, nuidhens, and sallinules; tiie Limicohe, connnonly known as 

 shore birds, plovers, surf birds, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, tattlers and 

 curlews ; nor to English or l^liiropeau house sparrows, 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 pro- 

 vided in the next section. Any person violating the provisions of this 

 section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more 

 than fifty dollars. 



Si;c. (iUo. Permits jnay be granted by the Commissioner of Fisheries 

 and Game to anj' properly accredited iierson. permitting the holder there- 

 of to collect birds, their nests or eggs for strictly scientific purposes. In 

 order to oiitain such i)erniit the applicant for the same must present to 

 said Commissioner 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 i>ay to said Board one dollar therefor, 

 and file with him a properly e.xeciited 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 )iy 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 nests or eggs of any bird 

 for any other purpose than that named in this section. 



