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Acts and Resolves of 1886, chap. 276. 



Export: Sec. 10. Whoever takes, carries, sends, or transports any of the birds or 

 animals protected herein, out of this Commonwealth, the said birds or animals hav- 

 ing been illegally taken or killed within this State, shall be punished by fine of 

 twenty dollars. 



Approved, June 10, 1886. 



Acts and Resolves of 1890, chap. 249, p. 156. 



Export: Sec. 2. Whoever at any time takes or sends or causes to be taken or 

 transported beyond the limits of the Commonwealth any woodcock, quail or ruffed 

 grouse taken or killed within the Commonwealth, or has in possession any such 

 bird or birds with intent to take or cause the same to be taken out of the Common- 

 wealth, shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars for every bird so had in posses- 

 sion or taken or caused to be taken or sent beyond the limits of the Commonwealth 

 as aforesaid. 



Approved, April 30, 1890. 



Acts and Resolves of 1900, chap. 379, pp. 320-321. 



Sale: Sec. 2. For a period of three years after the passage of this act it shall also 

 be unlawful to buy, sell, offer for sale, or have in possession for sale, any woodcock, 

 or ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge, whenever or wherever the said birds 

 may have been taken or killed^ 



Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful to take or kill or have in possession, or buy, sell or 

 offer for sale, a quail, between the first day of December and the first day of Octo- 

 ber following, whenever or wherever such bird may have been taken or killed: 

 Provided, however, that any person, firm or corporation dealing in game or engaged 

 in the cold storage business may buy, sell or have in possession, and any person 

 may buy from such person, firm or corporation, and have in possession if so bought, 

 quail from the first day of December to the first day of May, if such quail were not 

 taken or killed in this Commonwealth contrary to the provisions of this act; and 

 any person, firm or corporation dealing in game or engaged in the cold storage busi- 

 ness may have quail in possession on cold storage at any season, if such quail were 

 not taken or killed in this Commonwealth contrary to the provisions of this act. 



Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful to take or kill a pinnated grouse at any time, or a 

 wood or summer duck, black duck or teal, between the first day of March and the 

 first day of September, or any other of the so-called duck species, between the twen- 

 tieth day of May and the first day of September, or to buy, sell or have in possession 

 any of the birds named i]i this section during the time within which the takmg or 

 killing thereof is prohibited, whenever or wherever such birds may have been taken 

 or killed: Provided, hotvever, that any person, firm or corporation dealing in game or 

 engaged in the cold storage business may buy, sell or have in possession, and any 

 person may buy from such person, firm or corporation, and have in possession if so 

 bought, pinnated grouse, wild pigeons and any of the so-called shore, marsh or 

 beach birds, or any of the so-called duck species, at any season, if such birds were 

 not taken or killed in this Commonwealth contrary to the provisions of this act. 



Penalty: Sec. 5. Whoever takes or kills, or buys or sells or offers for sale, or has 

 in possession, or has in possession for sale, any bird contrary to the provisions of 

 this act, shall be punished by a fine of twenty dollars for every bird so taken or 

 killed, or bought or sold or offered for sale, or had in possession, or had in possession 

 for sale. 



Approved, June 13, 1900. 



