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St. Louis; and for the enforcement and execution of the game and fish law they 

 shall be allowed such fees and costs as are allowed in other criminal prosecutions. 



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Duties; Powers: Sec. 20. It shall be the duty of the game and fish warden of 

 each county, and the city of St. Louis, to enforce all laws now enacted and which 

 may be hereafter enacted for the protection, preservation and propagation of game 

 animals, birds and fish of this state, and to prosecute or cause to be prosecuted all 

 persons who violate such laws. Said game and fish wardens shall make complaint 

 and cause proceedings to be commenced against any person for the violation of such 

 laws, and shall not be liable for nor obliged to furnish security for costs, but in all 

 prosecutions under this act wherein the defendant is acquitted the costs shall be 

 taxed as in other criminal prosecutions. 



Disposition of license fees: Sec 23. * * * Such clerks and license collectors 

 shall retain, out of the moneys received for each license [hunting] issued, the sum 

 of thirty cents, which shall cover all costs of license under this act, and shall pay 

 the balance to the county or city treasurer on the first day of each month, and 

 report the same to the county court or city collector, who shall place all moneys 

 collected under this act, and not otherwise provided for, to the credit of the county 

 road fund, or the city street or road fund. 



Production of license: Sec. 25. It is hereby declared to be the duty of every per- 

 son holding a hunter's license in this State to present the same for inspection by the 

 county game and fish warden, or any of his deputies. Any person refusing to pre- 

 sent the same, when a proper demand is made therefor, shall be deemed guilty of 

 a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fineof not less than $10.00 

 nor more than $25.00. 



Trespass; Disposition of fine: Sec 27. It shall be unlawful for any person to 

 hunt with gun or dog on the enclosed or cultivated land of another at any time, 

 without the consent of the owner or person in actual control of such land as agent 

 or tenant, and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not 

 less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, one-half of the amount to go to 

 the owner of said land, or his agent or tenant furnishing the proof of such violation 

 of this act. 



Disposition of confiscated game: Sec 35. * * * Any game or fish so shipped 

 [from county] , or attempted to be shipped, in violatian of this act, shall be confiscated 

 by the game warden and delivered to some charitable institution, and any violation of 

 this act not otherwise provided for shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable 

 by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100. 



Appropriation: Sec 38a. There is hereby appropriated out of the state treasury, 

 chargeable to the state game protection fund, the sum of $8,000.00 for the payment 

 of the salary and expenses for the next period of two years of the state game and 

 fish warden. 



MONTANA. 

 Laws of 1901, p. 130. 



Game warden; Term: Sec 2. That the governor shall immediately after the 

 passage of this act and every four years thereafter, appoint a state game and fish 

 warden ; « he shall hold his office for a period of four years, or until removal [removed] 

 as hereinafter provided: 



Sec 3. [Eequired to give a $3,000 bond]. 



Duties; Powers: Sec 4. The duties of said State game and fish warden shall be to 

 examine into and inquire about any violation of the game and fish laws of this state, 



«In 1907 the state game warden was also made state fire warden and ex officio 

 member of the board of fish commissioners but without additional compensation. 

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