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any kind of wild duck, snipe, plover, woodcock, or any kind 
of wild water fowl save only from September first in each 
year to January first of the year following, both inclusive, 
and then only from one-half hour before sunrise until one hour 
after sunset of each day ; Provided, however. That in addi- 
tion to the open season for wild fowl shooting hereinbefore 
in this section established, it shall be lawful to hunt and kill 
blue bill, canvass back, red head, widgeon, pintail, whistler, 
spoon bill and butter ball ducks between the fifteenth day of 
March and the tenth day of April, both inclusive, in each 
year: And provided further. That it shall be lawful to hunt 
and kill wild geese, brant, and saw-bill ducks between the 
first day of September in each year and the first day of Jan- 
uary in the year following, and from the fifteenth of March 
to the tenth of April. No person or persons shall hunt, pur- 
sue, worry or kill any wild water fowl by any means what- 
ever during such time, as said person or persons are upon any 
floating device, or contrivance, propelled by or using as 
motive power steam, gas, naphtha, oil, gasoline or electricity, 
or when upon any sail boat, nor shall any person or persons 
make use of any swivel or put gun for the killing of any wild 
water fowl, or make use of any battery, sink boat, or similar 
device whatever, save only a gun of not greater size than ten 
gauge, such gun to be held in the hands at the time of firing, 
and it shall be unlawful for any person to kill in any one 
day more than twenty-five game fowl or birds mentioned in 
this section. And it shall be unlawful for any person at any 
one time, to have in his possession or in the possession of 
any person, firm or corporation for him, more than seventy- 
five such game fowl or birds. 
(397). Sec. 14. No person or persons shall at any time 
make use of any pit. pitfall, deadfall scaffold, cage, snare, 
trap, net, baited hook, or any similar device, or any drug, 
poison, chemical or explosive, for the purpose of injuring, 
capturing or killing any birds or animals protected by the 
laws of this State, nor shall any person at any time or in any 
manner whatever, injure, or destroy or rob the nest, or take, 
injure or destroy, or have in possession the eggs of any bird 
protected by the laws of this State; or molest, harass or 
annoy such birds upon their nests, except as herein provided. 
