GAME-LAWS 273 



State Game-Laws 



Virtually all the state codes of game-laws are 

 now constructed upon the same plan, that of New 

 York being no exception to the rule. The essen- 

 tials of these codes have been concisely summed -up 

 by Mr. Henry Chase in the following list of reg- 

 ulations : * 



(1) Providing proper open and closed seasons. (2) 

 Prohibiting all unusually destructive means and methods 

 of hunting, fishing, or exterminating game. (3) Pro- 

 viding a bag-limit, that is, limiting the amount of game 

 allowed to each sportsman by the day and during the 

 season. (4) Forbidding the sale of or traffic in game 

 and regulating the transportation of same. (5) An Au- 

 dubon Law, so-called, protecting at all times useful in- 

 sectivorous birds not fit for food. (6) A license law 

 compelling all those who hunt or fish to register and pay 

 a tax. (7) Providing for the purchase and regulation 

 of propagation- farms, fish-cultural stations, and game 

 refuges. (8) Establishing a game commission to en- 

 force the laws and carry on the work of propagation. 



We have already dealt with several of the neces- 

 sary regulations. The provision for short open 

 and long closed seasons has been admirably 

 adopted by New York and several more States 

 with excellent results. Under the federal Migra- 

 tory Bird Law, which prohibits the killing of 



i Henry Chase, "Game Protection and Propagation in 

 America." 



