64 LEGISLATION FOR THE PEOTECTION OF BIRDS. 



from two well known scientific men certifying to his good character and fitness, 

 must pay one dollar, and must file a bond in the sum of two hundred dollars, signed 

 by at least two responsible citizens of the State. ] 



Sec. 2248. [Provides that permits shall be in force only two years from date of 

 issue, and shall not be transferable.] 



Sec 22'±9. The English or European house sparrow (Passer domesticus) , crows, 

 hawks, and other birds of prey are not included among the birds protected by this 

 act. 



Approved March 5, 1891. 



IOWA. 



Annotated Code, 1897, p. 888. 



Sec. 2561. No jwrson shall destroy the nests or eggs of, or catch, take, kill or have 

 in possession or under control for any purpose whatever, except sj^ecimens for use of 

 taxidermists, at any time, any whippoorwill, night-hawk, bluebird, finch, thrush, 

 linnet, lark, wren, martin, swallow, bolx»link, robin, turtle-dove, catbird, sandpiper, 

 snowbird, l>lackbird, or any other hannless bird except bluejays and English spar- 

 rows, l)ut nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the removal of nests from 

 buildings, and the keeping of .'Jcmg birds in cages as domestic jx^ts. Any person vio- 

 lating any of the provi.«ions of this section sliall be lined not less than one dollar nor 

 more than twenty-five dollars and costs of prosecution, and may be committed to the 

 county jail until such fine and costs are paid. 



In effect October, 1897. 



KANSAS. 



Session Laws of 1897, chap. 135, p. 293. 



Skc. 1. It sliall be unlawful for any pi'rson or jx-rsons, at any time, except as here- 

 inafter i>rovided, to hunt, catch, kill, shoot, pursue, entrap or «'nsnare, any * * * 

 oriole, meadow-lark, robin, thrush, re<ll)ird, mocking-bird, blue jay, turtle-dove, 

 yellowhannner or bluebird: * * * /VonV/«'</ /nWAcrwiorc, That this act shall not 

 prevent the owner of an orchard from shooting blue jays, orioles or yellowhaniiners 

 at any time. 



Skc. 4. The ])rovisions of this act shall n«>t api)ly to the catching or killing of any 

 wild bird for the sole purjKhsc' of i)reserving it as a specimen for scientitic purpose.-*. 



Skc. (i. [It shall ])e unlawful to Imiv, or sell, or offer for sale, or shipment, any bini 

 or birds named in section 1.] 



Skc. 7. It shall be unlawful for any railroad, express, or transiKtrtation company 

 or corporation to accept, within the State of Kansas, for shijuneiit or transfer, any of 

 tlu' l)irds mentioned in section 1 of this act. 



Skc. S. Any jhtsou, or tlie manager, agent or employee of any <-oini»any fir corpo- 

 ration foun<l guilty of a vi<ilation of any of tlie jirovisionsof this lu-t, shall U'di-emed 

 guilty of a misdemeanor, and ujton conviction thereof, In-fore any court of comiH'tent 

 jurisdiction, shall Ik* fine<l in a sum not Icks than five dollars nor more tlian one 

 hundred dollars, for each an<l every offense, and cost«, together with an attorney's 

 fee of ten dollars, and .«hall Ik- conunitted until such fine, costs and attorney's fee 

 shall 1h' paid. 



Approved March r^, 18t»7. 



