FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, 1897-1899. 1827 
hatched and raised in farm poultry inclosures; nor kill, expose for 
sale, nor have in his or her possession, either dead or alive, any wild 
turkey, between the 26th day of December and the 1st day of Novem- 
ber; nor kill, expose for sale, nor have in his or her possession, either 
dead or alive, any rabbit, except the species known as the English 
rabbit or squirrel, between the 1st day of February and the 1st day of 
November; nor kill, expose for sale, or have in his or her possession, 
either dead or alive, any snipe or plover, between the Ist day of May 
and the 1st day of September; nor kill, expose for sale, or have in his 
or her possession, either dead or alive, any wild duck, wild goose or 
brant, between the 1st day of May and the 1st day of September; nor 
kill, expose for sale, or have in his or her possession, either dead or 
alive, any water rail or ortolan, reedbird or ricebird or marsh black- 
bird, between the 1st day of February and the 20th day of August; 
nor shoot at nor kill the same except on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and 
Saturdays, between the 21st day of August and the Ist day of Febru- 
ary, under a penalty of $5 for a violation of any of the provisions of 
this section, and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse 
for a period. not exceeding thirty days. 
Src. 2. That no person shall expose for sale or have in his or her 
possession any deer meat or venison, between the Ist day of January 
and the 1st day of September, under a penalty of $10 for such 
exposure for sale or having in possession, and the forfeiture of all such 
deer meat or venison to the officer making the arrest, who shall destroy 
the. same; and, in default of fine, to be imprisoned in the workhouse 
for a period not exceeding sixty days. 
Src. 3. That no person shall expose for sale or have in his or her 
possession dead, at any time, any turkey buzzard, wren, bluebird, hum- 
mingbird, blue jay, robin or migratory thrush, wood or song robin, 
martin, mockingbird, swallow, oriole, red or cardinal bird, catbird, 
pewit, whip-poor-will, goldfinch, sap sucker, hanging bird, woodpecker, 
crow blackbird, or other insectivorous bird, save for scientific purposes 
upon permit from the superintendent of police of the District of Colum- 
bia, in accordance with such restrictions as the Secretary of the Smith- 
sonian Institution may prescribe, and excepting the English sparrow; 
nor rob the nest of any wild bird of eggs or young or destroy such 
nest, except in the clearing of lands of trees or brush; nor trap, net, 
or ensnare any wild bird or waterfowl mentioned in this chapter, or 
have in his possession any trap, snare, net, or illuminating device for 
the purpose of killing or capturing any wild duck, wild goose, wild 
brant or bird, under a penalty of $5 for each wild duck, wild goose, 
wild brant, or bird killed or captured, or bird’s nest and eggs de- 
stroyed, and, in default, to be imprisoned in the workhouse not exceed- 
ing thirty days. 
Src. 4. That no person shall kill or shoot at any wild duck, wild 
