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there is at present, we believe an end 

 will be put to the activities of non-resi- 

 dent mischief makers who by using vast 

 sums of money often are able to put an 

 end to sport and to food producing. We 

 are much pleased with the good sense 

 expressed in many letters written by 

 State game officers who sincerely wish to 

 perpetuate sport. 



Ohio. 



Hon. John C. Speaks, chief warden for 

 Ohio, reports: "Under pheasant breed- 

 ers' permits, Chinese, Mongolian and 

 English ring-necked pheasants may be 

 propagated, killed and sold. The sale of 

 black bass, rock bass, blue gills and crop- 

 pies is prohibited. Licenses are issued 

 to game breeders. See section 1412-1." 



Section 1412-1 reads : "It shall be law- 

 ful for any citizen of the State of Ohio 

 to engage in the business of raising and 

 selling domesticated English ring-neck, 

 Mongolian or Chine«^e pheasants on lands 

 of which he is the owner or lessee. Any 

 person desiring to engage in the propaga- 

 tion of the birds herein mentioned shall 

 make application in writing to the Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture for a permit and 

 upon payment of a fee of fifty cents, 

 shall be granted a- breeder's license per- 

 mitting such applicant to breed and raise 

 for commercial purposes the birds above 

 enumerated, under the regulations herein 

 set forth." 



Evidently there should be a comma 

 after "English and before "ring-neck," 

 since the so-called English or dark-necked 

 pheasant is not a ring-necked pheasant 

 and the intention of the legislature was, 

 no doubt, to permit the breeding of 

 English pheasants as well as ring-necks, 

 commonly called Chinese ring-necked 

 pheasants. As a matter of fact the dark- 

 necked species and the ring-necked spe- 

 cies have been inter-bred so much that 

 pure bred birds are comparatively rare 

 in the English markets and on many 

 American game farms and preserves 

 there are many English and ring-necked 

 pheasants and hybrids of the two species 

 which are equally good for sporting pur- 

 poses and for the table. 



When pheasants are sold in Ohio, "a 

 'iag bearing the name, initials or regis- 



tered trade-mark of licensee" is required. 

 The tags cost 2 cents each. 



Colorado. 



Hon. W. B. Eraser, Game and Fish 

 Commissioner of Colorado, says Colorado 

 permits and encourages the breeding of 

 game and game fish for sale as food. 

 JLicenses are issued to breeders (see sec- 

 tion 2866) and the game sold is identified 

 by tags which cost 1 cent each. 



Section 2866 referred to provides for 

 licenses as follows : for each quadruped 

 park, ten years license, $100; 2 years 

 license, $25. For each bird park, ten 

 years license, $25 ; 2 years license, $10. 

 For renewals of ten year licenses the 

 fees are for quadruped parks, $75 ; for 

 bird parks, $20. For each lake, two 

 years license for first lake, $10; for each 

 renewal of same, $8. For each lake, two 

 years license for each additional lake, 

 $5 ; for each renewal of same, each addi- 

 tional lake, $3 ; for each lake, ten years 

 license for first lake, $25 ; for each 

 renewal of same, $15 ; for each lake, ten 

 years license, each additional lake, $10; 

 for each renewal of same, each additional 

 lake, $5 ; for each preserve, two years 

 license, $10; for each renewal of same, 

 $8 ; for each preserve, ten years license, 

 $25; for each renewal of same, $15; for 

 each permit for transportation out of 

 State the fees are : For each elk, edible 

 portion, $10; for each mountain sheep, 

 edible portion, $5 ; tor each deer, edible 

 portion, $5 ; for each bird, edible portion, 

 25 cents ; for each fish, edible portion, 

 25 cents. 



The commissioner says live birds can 

 be trapped for propagation and scientific 

 purposes, under regulations 2765 and 

 Division J. 



Section 2765 provides for licenses for 

 private parks and preserves and permits 

 the owners to propagate and sell the 

 game and fish therein or to be placed 

 therein. Division J relates to the taking 

 of animals to be mounted or used as 

 specimens. 



Utah. 



R. H. Siddoway, State Fish and Game 

 Commissioner of Utah reports: "The 

 propagation of trout for sale as food is 

 very much encouraged in this State and 



