THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 595 



Penalty for selling game without a license, and on 

 certificated persons selling to unlicensed persons, for 

 every head of game, not exceeding £2. 



Penalty on unlicensed persons buying game, except 

 from licensed dealers, for every head of game, not ex- 

 ceeding £5. 



Penalty on licensed dealers, buying game from un- 

 certificated or unlicensed persons, not exceeding £10. 



Buying and selling game by any person employed 

 on behalf of any licensed dealer, and acting in his 

 usual course of business upon the premises, shall be 

 deemed to be lawful, and any licensed dealer may sell 

 any game w^hich shall have been sent to him to be sold 

 on account of any other licensed dealer. 



If any person shall trespass in the day-time upon 

 any land in search of game or woodcocks, snipes, 

 quails, landrails, or conies, he shall, on conviction be- 

 fore a justice, forfeit not exceeding £2. ; and if any 

 persons, to the number of five or more together, shall 

 commit any trespass, by entering in the day-time upon 

 any land in search of game, &c., each shall forfeit not 

 exceeding £5. ; and in defence any matter may be 

 proved w^hich would have been a defence to an action 

 at law at such trespass, and where the occupier of the 

 land, not being entitled to the game, allows any person 

 to kill it, the party entitled to the game may enforce 

 the penalty. 



Trespassers in search of game, &c., may be re- 

 quired by the party entitled to the game, or by any 

 gamekeeper or servant, or any person authorized to 

 tell their names and abodes ; and, in case of refusal, 

 or giving illusory description, or of continuing, or re- 

 turning on the land, may be apprehended by the party 

 aforesaid, or any person acting in his aid, and con- 

 veyed before a justice ; penalty not exceeding £5. 



