SHIPMENT OF GAME. 
Shipment is one of the most important subjects of game legisla- 
tion. It controls the trade in game, and on this account deserves 
careful consideration. Some of the leading topics under this head 
are ' Marking packages.* " Shipping within the State.' * Export from 
the State.* and * Ti*ansportation of game for propagation.* each of 
which is taken up in detail below. 
MARKING PACKAGES. 
Section 4 of the Lacey Act requires that every package containing 
game animals or birds when shipped V)y interstate commerce must be 
ckarh' marked so as to show the name and address of the shipper and 
the nature of the contents. The laws of Colorado. Connecticut. Mich- 
igan. Nebraska. Oregon. Wisconsin. New Brunswick, and Ontario 
likewise require packages of fish or game to bear a mark indicating 
the contents. Such general statements as 'game* or 'birds* are not 
sufficient to show the nature of the contents, and the marks should 
indicate not only the J^atd of game, but also, if possible, the amount in 
the package. Some of the shipping tags distributed by commission 
merchants are printed so that a list of the game and a space for the ship- 
per's name appear on the back of the tag. and in some causes the address 
is replaced by a number, which is registered on the books of the con- 
signee. When such a tag is tacked to the package the information 
regarding the shippers address and the contents of the package is con- 
cealed while in transit. Init is readily accessible to the consignee by 
removal of the tag and examination of the reverse side. These tags 
are in common use in the commission business, and are perfectly 
legitimate when used for the shipment of fruit and vegetables; but the 
shipping of game is ditferent, and the shipper who uses such tags 
should be careful to write his name and address and a statement of the 
contents on the package or on the face of the tag to avoid the danger 
of l)ecoming liable to the penalty provided for evasion of the Federal 
law. 
Some of the State laws are very explicit on the subject of marking. 
Nebraska requires that all packages shall be labeled with the address 
of the consignor and the amount of each kind of game contained 
in the package, and provides a fine of !^1<> to ^50 for omission of 
such marks. Michigan requires that all packages of game shall 
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