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dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty nor less than ten days ; and 

 [any] one who knowingly purchases a ticket of admission to any place 

 mentioned in this section, or is present thereat, or witnesses such spec- 

 tacle, shall be deemed an aider and abettor. 



SEC. 6958. [Depositing poison in thoroughfares.] Whoever 

 leaves or deposits any poison, or any substance containing poison, in any 

 common, street, alley, lane, or thoroughfare of any kind, or any yard 

 or inclosure other than the yard or inclosure occupied by such person, 

 shall be fined not more than fifty nor less than five dollars, or imprisoned 

 not more than thirty nor less than five days, or both, and shall be liable 

 to the person injured for all damages sustained thereby. 



BIRDS AND GAME. 



SEC. 6960. [Catching, killing, injuring, pursuing or destroying 

 eggs or nests of certain birds ; penalty.] No person shall, at any time, 

 kill or injure, or pursue with such intent, any sparrow, nuthatch, warb- 

 ler, flicker, viroe, wren, robin, catbird, tanager, bobolink, blue jay, oriole, 

 grosbeak or redbird, creeper, redstart, waxwing^ woodpecker, humming 

 bird, bunting, sta. ling, redwing, purple martin, brown thrasher, American 

 goldfinch, chewink cr ground robin, pewee or phoebe bird, chickadee, 

 fly catcher, gnat catcher, mouse hawk, whippoorwill, snowbird, titmouse 

 or eagle. No person shall, at any time, destroy the eggs or nest of any 

 of the birds named in this section. Any person violating any of the 

 provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convic- 

 tion thereof, shall be fined as provided in section 6968; 



[House-sparrow and American robin.] Provided further, that 

 nothing in this act shall prohibit the killing of the house or English 

 sparrow at any time, by anybody, or prohibit the killing of the American 

 robin and bluejay, by the owner or tenant of any premises where such 

 birds are found destroying berries or fruit growing on such premises. 



SEC. 6960*7. [Permits to take birds, nests and eggs for scientific 

 purposes; how obtained; fee.] The provisions in section 6960 of this 

 act shall not apply to any person holding a permit giving the right to 

 take birds or their nests and eggs for scientific purposes, as herein pro- 

 vided. Permits may be granted by the president of the fish and game, 

 commission to any properly accredited person, permitting the holder 

 thereof to collect birds, their nests- and eggs for strictly scientific pur- 

 poses. In order to obtain such permit the applicant for the same must 

 present to said president of the fish and game commission written testi- 

 monials frm two well-known scientific men or teachers of science, certi- 

 fying to the good character and fitness of said applicant to be entrusted 

 with sueh privilege, and pay to said president one dollar to defray the 

 necessary expense attending the granting of such permit, and must 

 file with said president a properly executed bond in the sum of one hun- 

 dred dollars, signed by at least two responsible citizens of the state as 

 sureties. The bond shall be forfeited to the state and th'e permit be- 

 come void upon proof that the holder of such permit has killed any bird 

 or taken the nests or eggs of any bird for any other than that namied 

 in this section, and shall further be subject for each oense to the 

 penalties provided in this act. 



