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Acts and Resolves of 1886, chap. 276. 
Export: Sec. 10. Whoever takes, carries, sends, or transports any of the birds or 
animals protected herein, out of this Commonwealth, the said birds or animals hav- 
ing been illegally taken or killed within this State, shall be punisheil by fine of 
twenty dollars. 
Approved, Jmie 10, 1886. 
Acts and Resolves of 1890, chap. 249, p. 156. 
Export: Sec. 2. Whoever at any time takes or sends or causes to be taken or 
transported beyond the limits of the Commonwealth any woodcock, quail or ruffed 
grouse taken or killed within the Commonwealth, or has in possession any such 
bird or birds with intent to take or cause the same to be taken out of the Common- 
wealth, shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars for every bird so had in posses- 
sion or taken or caused to be taken or sent beyond the limits of the Commonwealth 
as aforesaid. 
Approved, April 30, 1890. 
Acts and Resolves of 1900, chap. 379, pp. 320-321. 
Sale: Sec. 2. For a period of three years after the passage of this act it shall also 
be milawful to buy, sell, offer for sale, or have in possession for sale, any woodcock, 
or ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge, whenever or wherever the said birds 
may have been taken or killed. 
Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful to take or kill or have in possession, or buy, sell or 
offer for sale, a quail, between the first day of December and the first day of Octo- 
ber following, whenever or wherever such bird may have been taken or killed: 
Provided, hoivever, that any person, firm or corporation dealing in game or engaged 
in the cold storage business may buy, sell or have in possession, and any person 
may buy from such person, firm or corporation, and have in possession if so bought, 
quail from the first day of December to the first day of ^lay, if such quail were not 
taken or killed in this Commonwealth contrary to the provisions of this act; and 
any person, firm or corporation dealing in game or engaged in the cold storage busi- 
ness may have quail in possession on cold storage at any season, if such quail were 
not taken or killed in this Commonwealth contrary to the provisions of this act. 
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful to take or kill a pinnated grouse at any time, or a 
wood or summer duck, black duck or teal, between the first day of ^larch and the 
first day of September, or any other of the so-called duck species, between the twen- 
tieth day of May and the first day of September, or to buy, sell or have in possession 
any of the birds named in this section during the time within which the taking or 
killing thereof is prohibited, whenever or wherever such birds may have been taken 
or killed: Provided, however, that any person, firm or corporation dealing in game or 
engaged in the cold storage business may buy, sell or have in possession, and any 
j)erson may buy from such person, firm or corporation, and have in possession if so 
bought, pinnated grouse, wild pigeons and any of the so-called shore, marsh or 
beach birds, or any of the so-called duck species, at any season, if such birds were 
not taken or killed in this Commonwealth contrary to the provisions of this act. 
Penalty: Sec. 5. Whoever takes or kills, or buys or sells or offers for sale, or has 
in possession, or has in possession for sale, any bird contrary to the provisions of 
this act, shall be punished by a fine of twenty dollars for every bird so taken or 
killed, or bought or sold or offered for sale, or had in possession, or Had in possession 
for sale. 
Ajiproved, June 13, 1900. 
