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1872, and New Jersey, 1879). Destructive methods of hunting wild- 

 fowl were restricted by prohibiting the use of boats propelled by 

 steam or sail (New Jersey, 1879), and market hunting was prohibited 

 (Arkansas, 1875). This period also marked the beginning of the 

 nonresident license legislation (New Jersey, 1873, and Delaware, 

 1879) and the establishment of the first game commissions (Califor- 

 nia and New Hampshire, 1878). The first publication of the game 

 laws in pamphlet form appeared in New York in 1873. 



In the decade from 1881 to 1890 the first game laws were passed 

 in the Territories of Arizona and Oklahoma. Measures were adopted 

 prohibiting hunting in the snow (Delaware, 1887), on highways 

 (Kansas, 1886), or for millinery purposes (Wisconsin, 1887). The 

 first salaried wardens were appointed (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wis- 

 consin, 1887). The model law for the protection of nongame birds 

 was enacted in two States (New York, 1886, and Pennsylvania, 1889). 



The decade 1891 to 1900 was marked by the first real Federal 

 legislation. In 1900 the earliest game provision for Alaska was 

 incorporated in the Alaska Civil Code, although the first general 

 game law for the Territory did not pass until 1902. The year 1900 

 also marked the final passage of the earliest general Federal statute, 

 commonly known as the Lacey Act, which became a law after being 

 under consideration by Congress' for three years. Jacking deer 

 (New York, 1897) and dove baiting (Georgia, 1898) were prohibited, 

 and training dogs on game birds was regulated (Michigan, 1891). 

 The modern system of hunting licenses was established by provision 

 for resident and nonresident licenses in 1895 in several States and for 

 guide licenses in Maine, 1897, and Wyoming, 1899. 



In the decade from 1901 to 1910 a number of new restrictions were 

 placed on the statute books, among which may be mentioned pro- 

 hibition of the use of automatic guns (Pennsylvania, 1907) and 

 silencers (Maine, North Dakota, and Washington, 1909), the require- 

 ment of a license to photograph big game in winter (Wyoming, 1905), 

 and provision for paying for damages to crops by deer (Vermont, 

 1902). The propagation of game has received widespread attention 

 through the so-called "more game movement" inaugurated in 1908. 



New impetus was given to game protection through the estab- 

 lishment of sportsmen's journals in the early seventies, and this move- 

 ment was almost immediately reflected in an increased volume of 

 legislation; so that during the last three decades of the century the 

 number of laws rapidly increased. 



GAME LAWS ENACTED 1901 TO 1910. 



The following table shows the number of game laws enacted 

 during the decade from 1901 to 1910. A cipher indicates that there 

 was no legislative session in the State for that year and a dotted line 



