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ARTICLE IV. 

 Birds. 

 Section 70. Wild fowl : close season. 



71. Manner of killing. 



72. Quail: close season. 



73. Quail; when not to be possessed. 



74. Woodcock and grouse ; close season. 



75. Woodcock and grouse; when not to be possessed. 



76. Woodcock and grouse ; when not to be transported. 



77. Plover and other birds: close season. 



78. Certain wild birds protected. 



79. Meadow larks ; close season. 



80. Destroying or robbing nests. 



81. Snaring, netting or trapping certain game birds forbidden. 



82. Mongolian ring-necked pheasant. 



83. Authority to collect birds, et cetera, for scientific purposes. 



84. Steps to be taken to procure certificate. 



85. Time for which certificates shall be in force. 



Wild Fowl ; Close Season. 



j 70. Web-footed wild fowl, except geese and brant, shall not be pursued, shot at, hunted, 

 killed, possessed or sold between the last day of April and the first day of September, and shall 

 not be pursued, shot at, hunted or killed, except during the hours in each day commencing one 

 hour before sunrise and terminating one hour after sunset. On the Hudson river below the dam 

 at Troy, boats propelled by hand may be used for the purpose of shooting web-footed fowl. 

 The provisions of this section shall not apply to Long Island and Long Island sound. Whoever 

 shall violate or attempt to violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of misde- 

 meanor, and in addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each bird 

 killed, trapped or possessed contrary to the provisions of this section. 



Manner of Killing. 



§ 71. Web-footed wild fowl shall not be pursued, shot at, hunted, killed or caught in any way, 

 save with gun .raised at arm's length and fired from the shoulder without other rest; nor from 

 any boat other than a boat propelled by hand or floating device ; nor by the use of any bough- 

 house at a greater distance than fifty feet from either the shore or a natural growth of grass or 

 flags. Such fowls caught or killed in any manner prohibited by this section shall not be brought 

 to the shore, sold or possessed. The provisions of this section shall not apply to Long Island and 

 Long Island sound. Whoever shall violate or attempt to violate the provisions of this section shall 

 be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and in addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of twenty- 

 five dollars for each bird killed, trapped or possessed contrary to the provisions of this section. 



