56 LEGISLATION FOB_THE PROTECTION OE BIKDS. 



the principle of "State ownership of game, and sustained the constitu- 

 tionality of the law of Connecticut prohibiting the export of game 

 from the State. 



This compilation has been made from the latest code or revision in 

 each State, with such modifications as have been necessitated by subse- 

 quent legislation in order to bring it down to date. Only those sections 

 relating to birds generally, as distinguished from game birds, have been 

 quoted verbatim, while abstracts (inclosed in brackets) have been given 

 of those that make provision for the issue of permits or licenses to 

 scientific collectors, seasons for 'aquatic' or ' web footed wild fowl,' 

 open seasons for birds improperly regarded as game, penalties for 

 violations of the laws, export of birds in general, and kindred matters. 

 Sections relating solely to game birds are not quoted. 1 



ALABAMA. 2 



General Laws of 1898-99, pp. 77-83. 



Sec. 1. [Prohibits hunting or shooting on Sunday.] 



Sec. 2. That no person in this State shall kill, wound, trap, net, snare, catch with 

 birdline, or any similar substance, poison or drug, any bird of song or any warbler, 

 linnet, titmouse, bluebird, sparrow, yellow bird, thrush, downy woodpecker, hairy 

 woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, red-' [headed woodpecker, 

 cat bird, penee, vireo, mar-] and every year, save as to the turtle dove which tin, tanegar, 

 tilcup, blue finch, indigo bird, oriole, shrike, keldee, gnat catcher, snow bird, 

 hair bird, grosbeck, whippoorwill, cuckoo, chenink, chickadee, chat, phoebe bird, 

 red start, finch, humming bird, cow bird, shore lark, wren, swallow, robin, grackle, 

 meadow lark, nuthatch, swift, nighthawk, starling or bunting, turtle dove, joree, 

 red bird, mocking bird, American sparrow, field lark, or rain crow. Nor shall any 

 person purchase or have in possession, or expose for sale, any of the aforesaid song 

 or wild birds, or the game mammals killed or taken in this State except as herein- 

 after provided; hut nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the keeping of song 

 birds in cages as domestic pets. No person shall take or needlessly destroy the nest, 

 or eggs of any song or other wild bird except as hereinafter provided. This act shall 

 not apply to any person holding a certificate giving the right to take birds and their 

 nests and eggs and game mammals for scientific purposes in accordance with the fol- 

 lowing provisions [Certificates may be granted by the probate judge of any county 

 to persons over 15 years of age. Applicants must pay $5 and file with said probate 

 judge a properly executed bond in the sum of $100, signed by two responsible citi- 

 zens of the State as sureties. Certificates shall be in force one year from date of issue 

 and shall not be transferable] : And, provided further, That it shall be lawful to kill 

 any bird so protected from the first day of November to the first day of March in 

 each 3 [and every year, save as to the turtle dove which] headed woodpecker, cat bird, 

 penee, vireo, mar- may be killed from August 1st to March 1st of each year, and, 

 excepting the mocking bird which it shall be unlawful to kill at any time. 



The English of European house sparrow, the king fisher, Cooper's hawk, sharp- 

 shinned hawk, duck hawk, pigeon hawk, great horn owl, and barred owl, green heron 

 and night heron, are not to be included among the birds protected by this act. 



1 The sections of the Arizona law referring to doves are included since these birds 

 do not come within the definition of game birds given on page 14. 



2 The spelling in the statute has been followed literally. 



* To understand the intent of the law, read the two bracketed lines in place of the 

 two italicized lines; the latter were evidently transposed in printing. 



