QUAILOLOGY. 



Part IV. 

 A DIGEST OF GAME LAWS. 



We have endeavored to make this section as concise as pos- 

 sible to convey the desired information. From the U. S. Agri- 

 cultural Department, Bulletin 16-1901, we take the following: 



Game For Propat^ation. 



"The subject of transportation of game for breeding purposes 

 is one that has received too little attention at the hands of law 

 makers. In some States the prohibition against export is so 

 broad as to include not only dead game, but also live animals 

 and birds intended for propagation Maine has recently in- 

 augurated a departure in requiring every person who imports 

 game to first secure a permit from the commissioner of inland 

 fisheries and game, under penalty of a fine of $50 to $500. 

 Delaware, Nevada, North Carolina, and Tennessee have strin- 

 gent laws prohibiting the export of quail, dead or alive, out of 

 the State. Canadian laws are less restrictive. The Do- 

 minion places no restriction on the exportation of live game, 

 and several of the Provinces authorize the proi)er authorities to 

 issue licenses for shipments of game intended for breeding pur- 

 poses. A few States have adopted this principle, and some 

 others make exceptions in nonexpert laws, or permit possession 

 at any time of game intended for propagation." 



From Biological Survey Circular No. 29. "The Department 

 issues no permits for shipping birds from one State to another. 



