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grouse, black or moor game, and eggs of pheasants, 

 partridges, grouse, and black or moor game. The Act 

 empowers any constable or peace officer in any high- 

 way, street, or public place to search any person whom 

 he may have good cause to soispct_ocoming from any 

 land where he was unlawfully in pursuit of game, or 

 any person aiding or abetting him, and having in his 

 possession any game unlawfully obtained, or any gun, 

 partof a gun, or nets or engines used for killing or taking 

 game, and also to stop and search any cart or convey- 

 ance in which such constable shall have good cause to 

 suspect that any such game or such articles are being 

 carried by any such person, and if he (the constable) 

 finds such game or articles, to seize and detain them. 

 It must be noted that the powers of search and seizure 

 conferred by this Act are conferred on constables and 

 peace officers only. Consequently all that the keeper 

 can do to carry out this Act is to give information to 

 the constable, if his covers have been disturbed by 

 poachers, or if he has other reasons for supposing that 

 poaching is going on. 



Things forbidden by law. What the gamekeeper 

 must not do may be stated more shortly. 



Poison. In all three countries it is absolutely for- 

 bidden to put poison in any shape or form upon any 

 land, enclosed or unenclosed. This prohibition is not 

 only contained in many Acts relating to game, but is 

 extended by Special Acts to the use of poison for any 

 purpose with the sole exception of the use of poison, 



