230 BIRDS OF TASMANIA. 



Imported Game. 



5. If any person kills or takes anj' imported game, or uses any 

 dog, gun, net, snare, or other engine or instrument, for the 

 purpose of killing or taking any such game, he shall for every head 

 of imported game so killed or taken, and for every such offence of 

 so using any dog, gun, net, snare, or other engine or instrument, 

 incur a penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds. 



6. If any person buys or sells, or knowingly has in his house, 

 possession, or control, any imported game, except live game kept 

 or to be kept in a mew or breeding place, every person shall, for 

 every 'head of imported game so bought or sold, or found in his 

 house, possession, or control, incur a penalty not exceeding Ten 

 Pounds. Nothing herein contained shall extend to any dead 

 imported game brought into this State. 



7. If any person wilfully takes out of the nest, or destroys in 

 the nest, the eggs of any imported bird of game, or knowingly 

 has in his house, possession, or control any such eggs, every 

 person shall for every egg so taken or destroyed, or found in his 

 house, possession, or control, incur a penalty not exceeding Five 

 Pounds; but this provision shall not extend to the owner of any 

 mew or breeding place for game in respect of eggs in or taken 

 from the nest in such mew or breeding place, or to any person in 

 respect of any eggs taken from the nest and given to such person 

 by such owner. 



Native Game. 



8. The following shall be deemed to be the breeding seasons 

 for native game ; that is to say : — 



For Wild Ducks, Teal, Widgeon, Plover, and Black Swans, 



from the first day of July in every year to the last day 



of January in each succeeding year, both days inclusive. 

 For Cape Barren Geese, from the first day of June to the 



last day of December in each year. 

 For Bronze-winged Pigeons and Brush Bronze-winged 



Pigeons, from the first day of July in every year to the 



last day of February in every succeeding year, both 



days inclusive. 

 For Wattle-Birds, from the first day of August in every year 



to the thirtieth day of April in every succeeding year, 



both days inclusive. 

 For Quail, from the first day of July in every year to the 



thirtieth day of April in every succeeding year, both 



days inclusive. 



9. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time by 

 proclamation to declare that any native game described in such 

 proclamation shall not be killed, taken, or captured during any 



