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CHRONOLOGY AND INDEX. 



Extra-session legislation, nonresident license, Ar- 

 kansas, 1875; (increase in market hunting 

 license, Arkansas, 1897); close terms for deer 

 and antelope, Kansas, 1908; (7 local laws, 

 North Carolina, 1908); resident license, Texas, 

 1909; general game law, Washington, 1909. 



Fake (see Duck-egg fake). 



Farallon Islands, California, egg traffic stopped, 

 1896. 



Fawns protected, New York, 1862; 1867. 



Feathers (see Plumage). 



Federal game law, oldest in force, Indian Territory, 

 1832. 



Federal jurisdiction of migratory birds, Shiras bill, 

 1904; Weeks bill, 1908. 



Feeding game, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsyl- 

 vania, 1905; appropriation, Wyoming, 1909. 



Fees, license, nonresident highest $150, moose 

 license, Alaska, 1908. 

 Nonresident lowest $5, Utah, 1909. 

 Reciprocal, New York, 1900; Tennessee, 1903; 



Kentucky, 1904. 

 Resident highest 85, Missouri, 1909. 

 Resident lowest 25 cents, Minnesota, 1899. 



Felony, killing buffalo, moose, and other game pro- 

 tected throughout the year, Montana, 1897; 

 killing deer in close season or hunting them 

 with dogs in two townships in Mitchell 

 County, N. C, 1901; killing elk, California, 

 1905; head hunting and tusk hunting, Wyo- 

 ming, 1907. 



Female deer, elk, etc., protected, California, 1883; 

 South Dakota, 1S97. (See also Does). 



Ferrets, use prohibited in hunting rabbits, Rhode 

 Island, 1860; Connecticut, 1805; West Vir- 

 ginia, 1869. 



Fines, changed from continental currency to Eng- 

 lish (?) currency, Vermont, 1780. 



Firearms, use by slaves, Florida, 1S28; carelessness 

 in handling, Maine, 1901 ; Minnesota, 1005; sale 

 or gift to persons under 10 prohibited, New 

 York, 1!!05; not to be carried by aliens in pub- 

 lic places, New York, 1905; use within 3 miles 

 of cities, Minnesota, 1907. 



Fire hunting prohibited, Maryland, 1730; South 

 Carolina, 1709, 1785-1788, 1789; North Carolina, 

 1777, 1779, 1784; Georgia, 1790; Virginia, 1792; 

 Mississippi, 1803; Alabama, 1803, 1822; Florida, 

 1828. 



Fire protection made duty of State warden, Mich- 

 igan, 1907. 



Fish commissioners, jurisdiction extended to game, 

 California, 1878; Massachusetts, 1880; Colo- 

 rado, 1891; Wyoming, 1895; Texas, 1907. 



Fish commission reorganized as flsh and game com- 

 mission, Vermont, 1892. 



Fish and Game League, Vermont, 1890. 



Fish and game warden, Iowa, 1897; Utah, 1897; 

 Idaho, 1S99. 



Fish and game warden department, Michigan, 1887; 

 Tennessee, 1905. 



Fish and oyster commissioner, jurisdiction extended 

 to game, Texas, 1907. 



Fish hawk protected, New York, 1802, 1867; New 

 Jersey, 1885. 



Florida, laws prohibiting fire hunting, 1828; slaves 

 prohibited from using firearms to kill game, 



without weekly license 1828, camp hunting, 

 1851; Sunday hunting, 1859; hunting permis- 

 sion law, 1866; nonresident licenses, 1875; 

 plume birds, 1877; nonexport law, 1893; mana- 

 tee protected, 1893; county wardens, 1897; 

 A. O. U. law, 1901; first national bird reserva- 

 tion, 1903; decision in Harper v. Galloway 

 (county license), 1910. 

 Forest and Stream established 1873; antisale plank 



adopted, 1894. 

 Fort Niobrara Military Reservation a game refuge, 



1908. 

 Fruit growers allowed to destroy birds injuring their 



crops, bill vetoed, Oregon, 1907. 

 Fur, Fin, and Feather, Suydam, 1868. 

 Game birds, defined/New York, 1886; Pennsylvania, 

 1889; Indiana, 1891 (see also A. O. U. "model 

 law"); sale in close season prohibited, New 

 York, 1862; protected, Maine, 1863; shipment 

 restricted, Iowa, 1874. 

 Game and fish commission established, Nebraska, 



1901; reorganized, Louisiana, 1910. 

 Game and fish protector, Oregon, 1893. 

 Game and fish warden, Missouri, 1895; West Vir- 

 ginia. 1897; New Mexico, 1903. 

 Game commissioner, Illinois, 1899. 

 Game constable, New York, 1871; Wyoming, 1890. 

 Game districts (see districts). 

 Game farm, Illinois, 1905. 

 Game, fish, and forestry department, Tennessee, 



1905. 

 Game for bait, use of elk, deer, or antelope prohib- 

 ited, Colorado, 1893. 

 Game fund (see State game fund). 

 Gamekeepers, Currituck County, N. C, 1891; law 



(repealed, 1895); reenacted, 1S99. 

 Game law, first: 



New York, 1629 (hunting privilege); 1705 (close 



season). 

 Massachusetts, 1647 (hunting privilege); 1694 



(close season). 

 Connecticut, 1677 (export); 169S (close season). 

 New Jersey, 1678 (privilege of hunting on un- 

 surveyed lands; 1722 (first protection of 

 game). 

 Virginia, 1099. 

 Rhode Island. 

 Pennsylvania, 1721. 

 Delaware, 1721. 

 Maryland, 1730. 

 North Carolina, 1738. 

 New Hampshire, 1741. 

 South Carolina. 1755 (nonresidents). 

 Vermont, 1779. 

 Georgia, 1790. 

 Mississippi, 1803. 

 Alabama, 1822. 

 Florida, 1828. 

 Maine, ls.'SO. 

 Indian Territory, 1832. 

 Missouri, 1851. 

 Wisconsin, 1851. 

 California, 1862 (local); 1854. 

 Illinois, 1853. 

 Indiana, 1857. 

 Iowa, 1857. 

 Louisiana, 1857- 



