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upon any land, nor having permission from the person having such 

 right, shall wilfully take out of the nest or destroy in the nest upon such 

 land the eggs of any bird of game, or of any swan, wild duck, teal, or 

 widgeon, or shall knowingly have in his house, shop, possession, or con- 

 trol any such eggs so taken, every such person shall, on conviction 

 thereof hefore two justices of the peace, forfeit and pay for every egg so- 

 taken or destroyed, or so found in his house, shop, possession, or control,, 

 such sum of money, not exceeding five shillings, as to the said justices 

 shall seem meet, together with the costs of the conviction. 



XXV. Penalty for selling game without licence, and on certificated 

 persons selling to unlicensed persons. And be it enacted, that if any 

 person, not having obtained a game certificate (except such person be 

 licensed to deal in game according to this act), shall sell or offer for sale 

 any game to any person whatsoever, or if any person authorized to sell 

 game under this act by virtue of a game certificate shall sell or offer for 

 sale any game to any person whatsoever, except a person licensed to deal 

 in game according to this act, every such offender shall, on conviction of 

 any such offence before two justices of the peace, forfeit and pay for 

 every head of game so sold or offered for sale any sum of money, not 

 exceeding two pounds, as to the said justices shall seem meet, together 

 with the costs of the conviction. 



XXVI. Exceptions as to innkeepers. Provided always, and be it 

 further enacted, that it shall be lawful for any innkeeper or tavern- 

 keeper, without any such licence for dealing in game as aforesaid, to sell 

 game for consumption in his own house, such game having been procured 

 from some person licensed to deal in game by virtue of this act, and not 

 otherwise. 



XXVII. Penalty on per sons buy ing game except from licensed dealers. 

 And be it enacted, that if any person, not being licensed to deal in 

 game according to this act, shall buy any game from any person what- 

 soever, except from a person licensed to deal in game according to this 

 act, or bond fide from a person affixing to the outside of the front of his 

 house, shop, or stall a board purporting to be the board of a person 

 licensed to deal in game, every such offender shall, on conviction thereof 

 before two justices of the peace, forfeit and pay for every head of game 

 so bought such sum of money, not exceeding five pounds, as to the said 

 justices shall seem meet, together with the costs of the conviction. 



XXVIII. Penalty on licensed dealers buying game from uncertificated 

 persons, or otherwise offending. And be it enacted, that if any person, 

 being licensed to deal in game according to this act, shall buy or obtain 

 any game from any person not authorized to sell game for want of a game 

 certificate, or for want of a licence to deal in game ; or if any person, 

 being licensed to deal in game according to this act, shall sell or offer for 

 sale, any game at his house, shop, or stall, without such board as afore- 

 said being affixed to some part of the outside of the front of such house, 

 shop, or stall at the time of such selling or offering for sale, or shall affix 

 or canse to be affixed such board to more than one house, shop, or stall, 

 or shall sell any game at any place other than his house, shop, or stall 

 where such board shall have been affixed ; or if any person not being 

 licensed to deal in game according to this act, shall assume or pretend, 



