PART II.— SUMMARIES OF THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO 

 •ENFORCEMENT. 



The second part of this bulletin is an epitome of the more important 

 provisions of the game laws relating to enforcement. Except in a 

 few cases, the subject-matter is grouped under four main headings: 

 (1) Officials, (2) other officers, (3) game protection fund, and (4) admin- 

 istrative provisions, each of these headings being given the same 

 number under each State to facilitate comparison. Miscellaneous and 

 special provisions are incorporated under, or interpolated between, 

 the main paragraphs. Effort has been made to condense statements 

 into the briefest possible form, but the full text of the law containing 

 the provisions can readily be consulted on referring to Part III. 



ALABAMA. 



(1 ) Officers: State game and fish commissioner; office established February 19, 

 1907; term, four years; bond, $5,000; salary, $2,500 per annum; office clerk allowed 

 at compensation of $2 per day while actually employed. 



Duties and powers. — To publish and distribute the game and fish laws in pamphlet 

 form; to make a quadrennial report of the operations of his office to the governor; to 

 enforce the game, bird, and fish laws; to issue permits for capture and transportation 

 of birds for scientific and propagating purposes; to seize game and birds illegally 

 taken, killed, possessed, or shipped; vested with power of sheriffs and constables to 

 serve criminal process. 



County game and fish warden. — One for each county, appointed by commissioner; 

 term, four years; bond, $500; compensation, one-hal| fines collected in his county for 

 infractions of game and fish laws; fees of a constable for similar services and $3 per 

 day when acting upon special instructions; vested with same power as commissioner 

 in enforcing game laws. 



(2) Other officers: Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, constables, and other peace 

 officers are ex officio game and fish wardens. 



(3) Game protection fund: All hunting, scientific collecting, and propagating 

 license fees, and one-half fines, penalties, and forfeitures arising under the game laws 

 constitute the State game fund. 



(4) Administrative provisions: Possession of artificial light while hunting is 

 prima facie evidence of its use to hunt deer; violation as to each animal or bird is a 

 separate offense, and two or more offenses may be charged in the same indictment, 

 complaint, or affidavit; violation as to any number of animals or birds of the same 

 kind may be charged in the same count and punished as a separate offense as to each, 

 and proof as to part of a bird or animal is sufficient to sustain charge as to whole. 

 Corporations may be arrested and constructively brought into court by reading the 

 warrant to the president, secretary, or manager in the State, or any agent thereof in 

 any county where action or indictment is pending; any fine imposed upon a corpora- 

 tion may be collected by execution against its property. Licensees are required to 



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