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and lose all his right to the use and possession of such bird, animal or fish, and 

 the State shall be entitled to the sole possession thereof. 



Sec. 10. '^ * * It shall be unlawful and is prohibited to catch, take, kill or 

 have in possession or ship any woodcock, turtle dove, snipe, upland plover, prairie 

 chicken or pinnated grouse, white-breasted or sharp-tailed grouse, between the 

 first day of November and the first day of September following; or any quail, 

 partridges, ruffled grouse or pheasant, between the first day of December and the 

 first day of October following; or upland plover, prairie or golden plover, between 

 the thirty-first day of October and the fourth day of July following; or any Mon- 

 golian, English or Chinese pheasant at any time prior to the first day of Septem- 

 ber, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and four (1904). The sale, exposing for 

 sale, having in possession with intent to sell, or the shipment to any person, either 

 within or without this State, by common or private carrier, of any ruffed grouse, 

 sometimes known as partridge or pheasant, is hereby prohibited and made 

 unlawful. 



Wild duck of any variety, or any variety of wild goose, brandt, or any variety 

 of aquatic fowl whatever, between the fifteenth day of April and the first day of 

 September following. 



Except that when the birds mentioned in this section have been lawfully 

 caught, taken and killed within the time herein allowed, they may be had in 

 possession for ten (10) days after the time hereinbefore limited, for use as herein 

 specified, but not otherwise. Whoever shall offend against any of the provisions 

 of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall 

 be punished by a fine of not less than ten (10) dollars nor more than twenty-five 

 (25) dollars and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail for 

 not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days for each and every 

 bird so caught, taken or killed, shipped or had in possession or under control. 



Sec. 13. No person shall at any time catch, take, kill, receive or have in posses- 

 sion or under control any of the birds in this act mentioned, caught, taken or 

 killed in this State, with intent to ship the same beyond the limits of this State, 

 or with intent to allow or aid in their shipment out of this State, or ship the same 

 out of this State. 



Whoever shall offend against any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty 

 of a misdemer.nor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of^-not 

 less than ten (10) dollars nor more than twenty- five (25) dollars and costs of pros- 

 ecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) days nor 

 more than thirty (30) days for each and every bird so caught, taken, killed or had 

 in possession or under control, or so shipped or allowed, or aided to be shipped. 



Sec. 14. * * * It shall be and is hereby made unlawful for any person to 

 ship or cause to be conveyed by common carrier, or convey or caused to be con- 

 veyed by any private conveyance at any time any elk, moose, caribou or deer to 

 any person except the same is in the control of and accompanied by some person 

 in charge thereof other than an employee of a common carrier. Provided further, 

 that it shall be and is hereby made unlawful for any person to ship or cause to be 

 conveyed in the manner aforesaid any of such animals in excess of five (5) in num- 

 ber during any one year from and after October twenty -fifth (25th) ; and whoever 

 shall offend against any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, 

 and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty 

 dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and costs of prosecution, or by impris- 

 onment in the county jail for not less than sixty days nor more than ninety days 

 for each and every deer, fawn or elk so caught, killed, taken, shipped or had in 

 possession or under control. 



Sec. 15. No person shall hunt, catch, ship or have in possession or under con- 

 trol at any time any moose or caribou, except that antlered moose and antlered 



