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commissioners for the purposes of game protection. Wisconsin 

 declares the following* public nuisances: Nets spread upon or under 

 any waters of the State which might ensnare wild fowl; any trap, 

 snare, spring gun, set gun, or device which might entrap or kill 

 any protected game or birds; boats, lamps, and lights used in unlaw- 

 ful pursuit of game; any pivot or swivel gun or any firearm not habit- 

 ually held at arm's length and discharged from the shoulder when in 

 unlawful use; any boat, floating raft, box, or blind set in open water 

 or outside a natural growth of grass sufficiently high to conceal the 

 same or an artificial blind set in open water for the unlawful pursuit 

 and hunting of ducks, geese, and brant; decoys set in close season for 

 waterfowl or more than 200 feet from cover- And the statute also 

 provides that — 



The unlawful use of any of the articles mentioned in this section, contrary to the 

 provisions* of law, shall forfeit the same to the State, and upon their being found 

 under any of the conditions which shall render them public nuisances as specified 

 herein they may be immediately destroyed. 



In Pennsylvania all officers charged with the duty of protecting 

 game have the power to seize guns and shooting paraphernalia belong- 

 ing to nonresidents and unnaturalized foreign-born residents hunting 

 without license, and to hold them subject to payment of the fine 



md costs. At the expiration of five days, if the fine still remains 

 unpaid, they are authorized to advertise them for sale and sell them 

 ten days after such date and apply the proceeds to payment of costs 



md penalty. If there be an amount in excess of these charges it is 

 returned to the owner of the property. It is customary in some states 

 to add a provision in the law exempting officers from liability for 

 searches and seizures, even for wrongful seizures. Thus, Illinois pro- 

 vides in the game law of 1903: 



Sec. 24. The State game commissioner, game wardens and deputy wardens shall not 

 be liable for any damage or costs sustained by any persons or corporations by reason 

 of the wrongful seizure of game, deer, wild fowl, or birds under this act. 



