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nor to English or European house sparrows, crows, hawks or other birds 

 of prey. Nor shall this section apply to persons taking bird-, their nests or 

 eggs, for scientific purposes, under permit, as provided in the next seciton. 

 Sec. 603. Permits may be granted by the Commissioner of Fisheries 

 ami Game to any properly accredited person, permitting the holder thereof 

 to collect birds, their nests or eggs for strictly scientific purposes. In order 

 to obtain such permit the applicant for the same must present to such Com- 

 missioner written testimonials from two well-known scientific men certify- 

 ing to the good character and fitness of such applicant to he entrusted with 

 such privilege, and pay to such Commissioner one dollar therefor and file 

 with him a properly executed bond in the sum of two hundred dollars, 

 payable to the State of Indiana, conditioned that he will obey the term.- of 

 such permit, and signed by at least two responsible citizens of the State ;t> 

 sureties. The bond may be forfeited, and the permit revoked upon proof 

 to the satisfaction of such Commissioner that the holder of such permit has 

 killed any bird or taken the nest or eggs of any bird for any other purpose 

 than that named in this section. 



PUBLIC OFFENSES— HUXTIXG WILD BIRDS— PENALTY. 



(Approved March 15, 1913.) 

 Section 1. Be it enacted hy the General Assembly of the Stair of Indiana, 

 That section six (6j of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: 

 Section 6. That section six hundred two (602 ) of the above entitled act 

 be amended to read as follows: Section 602. It shall be unlawful for any 

 person to kill, trap or possess any wild bird, or to purchase or offer the same 

 for sale, or to destroy the nest or eggs of any wild bird, except as otherwise 

 provided in this section. But this section shall not apply to the following 

 named game birds: The Anatidae, commonly called swans, geese, brant, 

 river and sea duck; the Rallidae, commonly known as rails, coots, mud-hens 

 and gallinules; the Limieolae, commonly known as shore birds, plovers, surf 

 birds, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, tattlers and curlews: the Galhnae.com- 

 monly called wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, quails, and pheasants; 

 nor to English or European house sparrows, blackbirds, crows, hawks or 

 other birds of prey. Xor shall this section apply to any person taking 

 birds or their nests or eggs for scientific purposes under permit as provided 

 in the next section. Any person violating the provisions of this section 

 shall, on conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more 

 than fifty dollars ($50.00). 



