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of New York are beginning to be firmly impressed with this fact, 

 and desire to see rigid protection given to the wild life of the State, 

 the maintaining of the hatcheries and the establishing of addi- 

 tional game farms. 



AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW 



The amendments to the Conservation Law in relation to fish 

 and game made at the last session of the Legislature are not as 

 many as in former years, but are of greater importance, as they 

 perfect the law and make it practical and more workable. They 

 comprise the following changes: 



Section 32, which provides the punishment for a misdemeanor, 

 is amended making the imprisonment one day for every dollar of 

 the fine. 



Section 159 is amended to include " fish and aquatic animals," 

 and to allow the possession under a license issued by the Commis- 

 sion of fish, game birds and aquatic animals for propagation 

 purposes. 



Section 165 increases the protective force twenty protectors, 

 from 125 to 145. 



Section 177 allows any duly organized association for the pro- 

 tection of game to run field trials for dogs upon obtaining a writ- 

 ten permit from the Conservation Commission. 



Section 181 is amended, allowing the transportation of quadru- 

 peds, birds or fish lawfully taken or possessed in one part of the 

 State as provided by section 17 8-, and they may be possessed by the 

 taker in any part of the State for the same period of time during 

 which they may be lawfully possessed at the place where taken. 



'Section 190 is cleared up, so that there will be no misunder- 

 standing as to the rights of a person to ship deer when he accom- 

 panies the same without the necessity of a shipping tag being 

 placed thereon as provided by section 178 of the Conservation 

 Law. 



Section 191, relative to the possession of wild deer or venison, 

 is changed only in so far as it reduces the license fee for the 

 possession of venison until January 1st, from $5 to $1. 



Section 198 provides for a slight change in the open season on 

 mink, raccoon and sable. Formerly the season opened on 'No- 

 vember 1st. The new amendment provides for the opening of the 



