THE CANADIAN SI'OLTSM \v AND NATUBALI8T. 



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o. Any wild swan, wild goose, Canada 

 goose, or wild duck of any kind, widgeon or 

 teal, between the fifteenth day of April and 

 the first day oi September, in each year; 



d. Any of the birds mentioned in paragraph - 

 b and c of this section, at any time between 

 one hour after sunset and one hour before 

 sunrise ; 



2. To disturb, injure or gather or take, al 

 any time, the eggs of any species of wild fowl 

 mentioned in this section, and all vessels or 

 boats employed in disturbing, gathering or 

 taking the eggs of any species of the aforesaid 

 wild fowl, may, as well as the eggs be confis- 

 cated and sold. 



Nevertheless, in that portion of the province 

 to the east and north of the counties of Mont- 

 morency and Montmagny, the inhabitants 

 may, at any time, and only for the purpose of 

 procuring food, shoot or lake the birds 

 mentioned in paragraph c of this section. 



4. It is forbidden to take, at any time, by 

 means of ropes, snares, springs, cages, nets, 

 pits or traps of any kind, any of the animals 

 or birds mentioned in sections 1 and .'!, except 

 partridges; and to place, construct, erect or 

 set, either wholly or in part, any engine for 

 such purpose, and any person finding any 

 engine so placed, constructed, erected or set, 

 may take possession of or destroy the same. 



Insectivorous or other birds beneficial 

 to agriculture &g. 



5. It is forbidden, between the first day of 

 March and the first day of September, in any 

 year, to shoot, kill or take, with the intention 

 of killing, by means of nets, traps, springs, 

 snares, cages or otherwise, any barn swallow, 

 bank swallow, martin or chimney swallow, 

 king-bird, warbler, flycatcher, woodpecker, 

 whippoorwill, song-sparrow, titmouse, gold- 

 finch, grive, cow-bunting, bobolink, (dolicho- 

 iiix oryzivorus), sparrow, jay, grakle, gros- 

 beak, and all other species of birds, with 

 respect to which no provision has been made 

 in any of the preceding sections, or to take 

 their nests or eggs, except eagles, falcons, 

 hawks and other birds of the eagle kind, wild 

 pigeons, fishers, crows and ravens, waxwings 

 (recollets) , and the great northern shrike 

 (Colh/rio borealis). 



This section does not, however, apply to the 

 birds commonly known as poultry. 



6. It is forbidden to take or kill migratory 

 quail up to the thirty first of December, one 

 thousand eight hundred and eighty-Jour. 



7. It i- forbidden, at all 

 employ strychnine oi otlu 

 either mineral or vegetal i 



to hunt, take or d< 

 ever. 



8. Every game-ki • 



the Commissioner of Crown Lai 

 u itb seize all animal- or bird* 

 the preceding sections, 



any portion Of -neli animal- ... 

 bim in the possession or custody ol an) p 

 during any forbidden peri.nl and which a| 

 to him to have been taken or killed ,| 



SUCh period or by any of the i 



forth in sections I and 7 ..i thit< 

 bring them before any justice of the | 

 shall declare them confiscated, either in wl 



or in pari. All animal- or bil 



ol animals <ir birds so confiscated belong 



the game-keeper. 



9. It is forbidden i<> have in oneV p 

 custody or care, any animal or bird ah 

 mentioned, — except those with r< 

 which provision is otherwise made in -• 



5 of this act, — or any pail ol such anillia 

 bird, with the exception ol the skin, I 



the period in which the act of killin_' tie- - 



is prohibited, by this act, or which .. 



have been killed or taken by any of the mi 



forbidden by this act; but every bucIi animal 

 or bird, or any portion or portions tin 

 may be bought or sold, when lawfully taken, 

 during five days to he computed Irom the 

 expiraiion ol the various periods respectively 

 fixed by this act for the taking or killing 

 thereof. 



10. Every game-keeper, under the control 



of the Commissioner of Crown Land-, may 

 cause to be Opened or may himself open, in 

 case of refusal, any bag, parcel, chest, box, 



trunk or other receptacle, (.outside the limits 

 mentioned in the following section.) in which 

 he has reason to believe that game, kilh : 

 taken during the close season, or peltries oat 



o\' season, are bidden. 



11. Every gamekeeper appointed by the 



Commissioner of Crown Land-, if he 

 reason to suspect, and if he suspects that game, 

 killed or taken during the close seasoi . 

 peltries out ol season, are contained or kepi in 

 any private house, store, shed or other build- 

 ings, shall make ; deposition before 

 o( the peace, and demand a search warrant to 

 search such store, private house, shed or other 



