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Export of game prohibited by State laws — Continaed. 



State. 



-Cont'd. 



Tennessee, 1896- 



Lauderdale 



Robertson, Surunei 

 Trousdale. 



Warren 



Weakley 



Texas, 1897 



Kind of game— Penalties. 



Utah, 1899. 



Vermont, 1896 



Washington, 1897. 



West Virginia, 1899. 

 Wisconsin, 1899 



Wyoming, 1899 



Deer, quail, turkey, duck from county. 



Quail, partridge, grouse, pheasant from coiinty. 



Turkey from county. 



Quail, partridge, pheasant, lark, turkey, duck from county. 



Deer, antelope, quail or partridge, grouse, pinnated grouse or prai- 

 rie chicken, Mongolian or English pheasant, wild turkey, plover, 

 snipe, jacksnipe (does not apply to Mongolian or English pheas- 

 ants shipped for breeding purposes) — penalty, :$2q-$3U0 for each 

 shipment. 



Deer, elk, antelope, buffalo or bison, mountain sheep, partridge, 

 prairie chicken, sage hen or grouse, pinnated grouse, pheasant, 

 Mongolian, Chinese, or English pheasant, dove, snipe, due)?:, goose, 

 brant, swan, or any introduced game animal or bird — penalty, 

 not less than §10. 



Deer, quail, ruffed grouse or partridge, pheasant, English partridge, 

 plover, English snipe, woodcock, wild duck, wild goose (e.xcept 

 that game birds may be shipped by nonresidents during open sea- 

 son and 3 days thereafter, and 1 deer during open season and 10 

 days thereafter, if shipped in open view, properly tagged, and 

 accompanied by owner)— penalty for deer, $100; for birds, $50. 



Deer, elk, moose, caribou, antelope, mountain sheep or goat, par- 

 tridge, grouse, prairie chicken, sage hen, pheasant, ptarmigan, 

 plover, rail, sand-hill crane, mallard duck, widgeon, teal, wood 

 duck, spoonbill, gray or black duck, sprig-tail, canvasback duck 

 (or other game duck), swan, or other game waterfowl, or any 

 other game animal or bird of the State, including introduced bob- 

 white, California valley quail, mountain quail, and Old World 

 pheasants— penalty, $10-8100 and costs. 



Deer, quail, pheasant, ruffed grouse, wild turkey— penalty, S30-|50 

 and imprisonment, at discretion of court, not exceeding 10 days. 



Deer (unless license be held and in that case only from JSTov. 6-26), 

 quail, partridge, grouse, prairie chicken or prairie hen, pheasant, 

 Mongolian, Chinese, or English pheasant, dove, plover, snipe, 

 woodcock, wild duck, goose, brant, or other aquatic fowl (does 

 not apply to shipment of live birds; in the case of duck, snipe, 

 and plover, the prohibition applies only from Dec. 1-Sept. 1) — 

 penalty. S50-:j200, or imprisonment 60 days-6 months, or both fine 

 and iniprisonment. 



Deer, elk, moose, antelope, mountain sheep, mountain goat, or horns 

 or hides of any of said animals (does not apply to mounted heads 

 or stuffed specimens) — penalty, $100-$500 for each consignment. 



TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE GAME FOR PROPAGATION. 



In some States the prohibition against export is so broad as to 

 include not only dead game, but also live animals and birds intended 

 for propagation. Legislation aimed directly at the sale of live game 

 for such purposes is found in at least one State, Montana, which 

 declares that any person who shall willfully catch, trap, or otherwise 

 restrain for the purpose of sale or domestication, or any other purpose, 

 any buffalo, elk, moose, or mountain sheep shall be guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor. Delaware, North Carolina, and Tennessee have stringent 

 laws prohibiting the export of qaail, dead or alive^ out of the State. 

 Such laws may sometimes interfere seriously with efforts to obtain 

 birds for restocking depleted covers, and seem to be unnecessarily 

 severe. Where States have a board of fish or game commissioners or 

 State wardens, such officials could easily be given authority to issue 

 permits for the shipment of a limited number of animals or birds 

 intended for breeding purposes. A few States have adopted this prin- 

 ciple, and some others make exceptions in their nonexport laws or 



