48 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to trap or hunt 

 with a gun or a dog, or allow a dog to hunt within or upon the 

 land of another, or upon waters flowing over or standing on 

 the land of another, without first obtaining permission so to 

 do from the owner, agent or occupant of such land, and it shall 

 be further unlawful for any person to wantonly or carelessly 

 injure or destroy, in any manner whatsoever, any real or per- 

 sonal property on the land of another while engaged in trap- 

 ping or hunting thereon. 



Further and Final Comment 



There is no lawful huntaing on highways or roadsides nor 

 may one hunt on private property without permission. These 

 two provisions should be easy to enforce. The penalty for vio- 

 lation of Section 38 is a fine not less than fifteen dollars for each 

 offense- Here it might be stated that the penalty for killing pro- 

 tected birds is ten dollars for each and every offense. All these 

 penalties are coupled with jail sentences where the fines are not 

 paid, so that there is no default because of inability to pay a 

 fine. 



It should be noticed finally, that no chance for subterfuge 

 is left to those who violate the rights of birds to life and the 

 pursuit of happiness. Section 17 explicitly states that it is un- 

 lawful to shoot, kill, destroy or catch or attempt to shoot, kill, 

 destroy or catch, and thereby sling-shot, air rifle, club, stone, or 

 net are outlawed with other weapons when an attempt on birds 

 on the protected list is made. The illicit hunter has sometimes 

 an unarmed companion to carry the bag and to hold the atten- 

 tion of the officer while the weapon bearer may escape. The 

 innocent story of carrying the bag to oblige an unknown person 

 or of having picked up the game along the way is barred out by 

 this same Section 17 which declares it unlawful to have in one's 

 possession, living or dead, birds on the protected list. 



On the whole the bird protection laws of Illinois are ade- 

 quate to a high degree. As to their enforcement, that is up to the 

 final source of authority, the gentle reader and the rest of the 

 people. Jesse L. Smith. 



