THE GAME ACT, 1882 
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and seven o'clock in the following morning j or who shall kill or take 
any grouse, moorfowl, heathfowl, or black game between the first 
day of January and the twelfth day of August in any year, or any 
partridge, landrail, or quail between the first day of January and 
the twelfth day of September in any year, or any pheasant between 
the first day of January and the first day of October in any year, 
or any hare between the first day of February and the twelfth day 
of September in any year, or any woodcock, snipe, wild duck, 
widgeon, teal, wild goose, or plover between the first day of April 
and the twelfth day of September in any year, shall upon conviction 
as aforesaid forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding five pounds. 
10. Any person who shall at any time put or cause to be put penalty for 
any poison or poisonous ingredient, or sow any poisoned seed, on S ownfg P pots°oned 
or in any ground, whether open or enclosed, or on any highway game^bilds. 
or foreshore, so as the same may be accessible to and liable to 
cause injury or destruction to any game or any bird whatsoever, 
shall upon conviction as aforesaid forfeit and pay a fine not 
exceeding five pounds. 
11. Any person who shall take the eggs of any game, or wilfully unlawful to 
destroy the same ; or trace or course any hare in the snow ; or take tracehaSIn 01 
or destroy, or attempt to take or destroy any hare with any gin, snow * 
net, hair pipes, or unlawful instrument ; or wilfully kill any hare 
in its seat or form, shall on conviction as aforesaid forfeit and pay 
a sum not exceeding five pounds. 
12. It shall be lawful for any constable or peace-officer, in any Power to 
highway, street, or public place, or on any private grounds (pro- search persons 
vided such constable or peace-officer has authority from the owner ^ oerSdnSSS? 
or occupier of the same), to search any person whom he may have 
good cause to suspect of coming from or being upon any land 
where he shall have been unlawfully in search or pursuit of game ; 
or any person aiding or abetting such person and having in his 
possession any game unlawfully obtained, or any gun, part of gun, 
or nets or engines used for the killing or taking game ; and also 
to stop and search any cart or other conveyance in or upon which 
such constable or peace-officer shall have good cause to suspect 
that any such game or any such article or thing is being carried by 
any such person ; and should there be found any game, or such 
article or thing as aforesaid, upon such person, cart, or other con- 
veyance, to seize and detain such game, article, or thing ; and such 
