74 DIGEST OF GAME LAWS FOR 1001. 
That in) jtrrsuii shall kill, expose for sale, or liave in his or her possession, eitlior 
(k'iul or alive, any wild duck, wil<l «roose, brant, snipe, or ])lover between the lirHt 
day of April and the first day of Septend)er, under a penalty of five dollars for each 
wild duck, wild ^oose, brant, sniiK», or i)lover killed, exposed for sale, or had in his 
or her possession, either dead or alive, and in default tliereof to be imprisoned in the 
workhouse for a period not less than thirty days nor more than six months. 
That no person shall kill, expose for sale, or liave in his or her j)ossession, either 
dead or alive, any water rail or ortolan, reed l)ird or rice bird, marsh blackbinl, or 
other i;ame l)ird not previously mentioned, between the first day of Fel)ruary and 
the first day of Septeud)er, under a penalty of two dollars for each water rail or orto- 
lan, ree<l bird or rice bird, marsh blackbird, or other game bird not previously men- 
tioned, killed, exposed for sale, or had in his or her possession, either dead or alive, 
and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse for a period not less than 
fifteen days nor more than six months. 
Sec. 2. That no i)erson shall expose for sale or have in his or her possession any 
deer meat or venison, l)etween tlu^ first day of January and the first day of Septem- 
ber, under a i)enalty of ten dollars for such exposure for sale or having; in j)ossession, 
an<l the forfeiture of all such deer meat or venison to the officer making the arrest, 
who shall destroy the same; and, in default of fine, to be imprisoned in the work- 
house for a period not exceeding sixty days. 
Sec. 8. [as amended] That for the purposes of this Act the following only shall ]>e 
considered game birds: The Anatidje, commonly known as swans, geese, brant, river 
and sea ducks; the Rallidie, commonly known as rails, coots, mud hens, and galli- 
nules; the Limicohe, conunonly known as shore birds, plovers, surf l)irds, snipe, 
woodcock, sandpipers, tattlers, and curlews; the Gallinu', commonly known as wild 
turkeys, grouse, j>rairie chic^kens, pheasants, partridges* and (piails, and the species 
of I(;teridte, commonly known as marsh blackbirds and reed birds or rice birds. 
That no person shall kill, catch, expose for sale, or have in his or her possession, 
living or dead, any wild bird other thana game bird, English sparrow, crow, Cooper's 
hawk, sharj)shinned hawk, or great horned owl; nor rob the nest of any such wild 
bird of eggs or young; nor destroy such nest except in the clearing of land of trees 
or brush, undei' a })enalty of five dollars for every such bird killed, caught, exposed 
for sale, or had in his or her i)ossession, either dead or alive, and for each nest 
destroyed, and in default thereof to ])e imj)risoned in the workhouse for a period not 
exceeding thirty days: Provided, That this section shall not apply to birds or eggs 
collected for scientific purposes under permits issued by the superintendent of police 
of'the District of Columbia in accordance with such instructions as the secretary of 
the Smithsonian Institution may prescribe, such permits to be in force for one year 
from date of issue and nontransferable. 
That no person shall trap, net, or ensnare any waterfowl or other wild bird (except 
the English sparrow), or havein his or her possession any trap, snare, net, or illuminat- 
ing device for the purpose of killing or cai)turing any such l)ird, under a i)enalty of 
five dollars for each waterfowl or other wild bird (except the English sparrow) killed 
or captured, and in default thereof to be imprisoned in the workhouse not exceeding 
thirty days: Proridrd, That this Act shall not apply to birds or animals heretofore 
Htuffe«l or to birds or aninuils hereafter killed in oi)en season and subsequently stuffed. 
Sec. 4. That no j)erson shall kill or shoot at any wild duck, wild goose, brant, or 
wil<l bird in the nighttime; nor kill or shoot at any wild <luck, wild goose, wild 
brant, or wild bird with any other firearm, gun, or device than such as are habitually 
raised at arm's length and (ired from the shoulder, under a jH'ualty of five dollars for 
ea<-h wild duck, wiM goose, wild brant, or wild bird killed, and in default thereof 
to Ik' imprisoned in the workhouse for a i>eriod not excee<!ing thirty days; ami 
the further penalty of twenty dollai-s for having any firearm, gun, or device other 
than the gun habitually use<l at arm's length, in jiossession, for the purjKJse of violat- 
