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&c., for the purpose of searching for, or killing, or taking game without a game 

 licence, to be subject to a penalty not exceeding $ for every offence, in addition 

 to the penalty under the Game Licence Ac t. 



Section 24. Any person not having right of killing game upon any land, nor 

 having permission from the person having such right, who shall wilfully take or 

 destroy the eggs of any game-bird, swan, wild-duck, teal or widgeon, or shall 

 knowingly have any such eggs in his possession, shall incur a penalty not ex- 

 ceeding $s. for every egg, and costs. 



Section 25. Persons dealing in game unlawfully to incur a penalty of 2 for 

 every head of game so dealt in. 



Section 26 permits innkeepers or tavern keepers to sell game for consumption 

 in their own houses, such game having been obtained from a duly licensed person. 



Section 27. Any person buying game from anyone not licensed to deal in 

 game to be subject to a penalty not exceeding ^"5 and costs. 



Section 28. Persons assuming to be licensed under this Act, to incur a penalty 

 not exceeding^ 10 and costs, and licensed persons contravening the terms of this 

 Act to be subject to a similar penalty. 



Section 29 permits servants of licensed persons to deal in game in every case 

 where the same would have been lawful if transacted by such licensed dealer 

 himself. 



Section 30. Any person committing trespass in the day time in pursuit of 

 game, or woodcocks, snipes, quails, landrails, or coneys, shall be liable to a 

 penalty not exceeding 2 and costs. If any persons, to the number of five or 

 more, commit such offence, the penalty to be not more than ^"5 each and costs, 

 and the permission of the occupier, he not being entitled to the game, shall not 

 be held sufficient defence. 



Section 31. Trespassers in search of game may be required by the person 

 having the right of killing the game, or by any person duly authorised by him, to 

 quit the land, and to tell their full name and place of abode, or in the event of 

 refusal they may be arrested, and brought before a justice of the peace, and upon 

 conviction shall pay a penalty not exceeding ^5 and costs ; but the party arrested 

 must be discharged unless brought before a justice within twelve hours, but may 

 be subsequently summoned. 



Section 32. Should five or more persons offend (as in Sectional), and by 

 violence or menace prevent or endeavour to prevent any person authorised as 

 before mentioned (Section 31) from approaching, for the purpose of requiring 

 them to quit or tell their full name and place of abode, each person shall be 

 liable to a penalty not exceeding ^5 and costs. 



Section 34 defines " day time," for the purposes of this Act, to commence 

 at the beginning of the last hour before sunrise, and to conclude at the expiration 

 of the first hour after sunset. 



Section 35. The penalties as to trespassers not to apply to any persons hunting, 



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