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1857. Louisiana. — First game law prohibiting shooting wild ducks, snipe, or water 



hens on any prairie, lake, lagoon, or bayou belonging to the State in the Parish 

 of St. Bernard (No. 100). 



New York. — General law protecting deer, Jan. 1 to Aug. 1 (chap. 287). 



Ohio. — First game law protecting deer, rabbit, dove, flicker, wild turkey, quail, 

 ruffed grouse, prairie chicken, and woodcock, Feb. 1 to Sept. 15; wild duck 

 and goose, May 1 to Sept. 15; and certain nongame birds throughout the year 

 (p. 107). 



Washington. — Successful introduction of the California Valley quail (Lophortyx 

 californica californica) near Olympia. Two lots of birds were imported by 

 Gov. Charles H. Mason and H. A. Goldsborough from San Francisco, Cal., 

 and liberated in the spring. The Goldsborough flock comprised 5 males and 

 4 females, and by the following winter had increased to nearly 100 birds. 

 (Suckley, Pac. P. P. Repts., XII, pt. II, p. 226, 1860.) 



1858. Illinois. — 1858 or 1859, establishment of deer park of 40 acres near Ottawa by 



Judge J. D. Caton; 80 acres added in 1861 and 80 in 1867, making a total of 200. 

 Maine. — First protection for birds — lark, robin, partridge, woodpecker, and 



sparrow, Mar. 1 to July 1 (chap. 11). 

 Minnesota. — First game law, protecting deer and elk, Feb. 1 to Sept. 1; grouse, 



prairie chicken, partridge, and quail, Feb. 15 to July 15 (chap. 19). 



1859. Delaware. — Law protecting rail and reedbird, July 1 to Sept. 5; publication 



required in 3 State newspapers 4 weeks before opening of season (chap. 531). 

 Florida. — Law prohibiting hunting on Sunday (chap. 1007). 

 Georgia. — Close season for deer in Screven County, Dec. 19, 1859, to Sept. 1, 



1862 (Act December 19). 

 Michigan. — First game law, protecting deer, Jan. 1 to Aug. 1; turkey, Feb. 1 to 



Sept. 1; woodcock, Mar. 1 to July 14 (?); ruffed grouse, Feb. 1 to Oct. 1; 



prairie chicken, mallard, and teal, Feb. 1 to Oct. 15; quail, Jan. 1 to Sept. 1 



(No. 176). 

 New York. — First general law for game birds after local act of 1849. Repealed 



all inconsistent acts (chap. 511). 

 New Jersey. — Act prohibiting shooting ducks, geese, or brant at night on Barne- 



gat Bay or Manasquan River (chap. 222). 

 Pennsylvania. — Close season for rail and reedbird, June 1 to Sept. 1 (No. 634). 



1860. Nebraska. — First game law, protecting deer, elk, prairie chicken, grouse, 



woodcock, Mar. 1 to July 15; wild turkey and quail, Feb. 1 to Sept. 1 (p. 49). 

 New York. — Provision protecting wood, black, and teal duck, Feb. 1 to Aug. 1, 



thereby prohibiting spring shooting (chaps. 186, 384). 

 Rhode Island. — Act prohibiting use of ferrets or weasels in hunting hares or 



rabbits (chap. 334). 

 Texas. — First game law (local), protecting quail on Galveston Island for 2 years 



and thereafter Mar. 1 to Sept. 1 (chap. 72). 



1861. Kansas. — First game law (applicable only to Leavenworth County except 



eastern township), protecting quail, partridge, and prairie chicken, Apr. 1 to 

 Nov. 1 (chap. 18); first general law, protecting deer, quail, prairie chicken, 

 partridge, and wild turkey, Apr. 1 to Sept. 1. On petition of 20 freeholders of 

 the county, county commissioners may proclaim the act inoperative in such 

 county for 1 year (chap. 39). 



Kentucky. — First game laws : (l)local law protecting bluebird, swallow, ' 'marten, ' ' 

 robin, wren, "or other bird smaller than a quail," except hawk, snipe, or 

 plover, in Campbell, Kenton, Pendleton, and Mason Counties (chap. 36, app. 

 Sept. 20); (2) general law prohibiting killing above-mentioned birds and also 

 sparrow, mockingbird, thrush, redbird, and screech owl on public highway 

 or lands of another; providing close seasons for quail, partridge, pheasant, 



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