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HUNTiNG LICENSE LA¥/. 
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An Act to regulate and license the hunting of 
wild birds and animals, and to provide revenue 
therefrom, for game and fish preservation and 
restoration. 
[Approved March 22, 1909.] 
The people of the State of California, represented in 
Senate and AssemMy, do enact as follows: 
Section 1. Every person in the State of Cali- A license 
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tornia, who hunts, pursues or kills any of the wild piocmed 
birds or animals, excepting predatory birds or ani- ‘ 
mals, without first procuring a license therefor, as 
provided in this Act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 
Sec. 2. Licenses granting the privilege to hunt, Descrip- 
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pursue or kill wild birds or animals, shall be issued 
and delivered upon application, by the County 
Clerk of any of the counties of this State, or by 
the State Board of Fish Commissioners, who shall 
prepare suitable licenses of convenient form and 
size, and have printed or stamped thereon the 
words : “Hunting License No. ...... State of Cali- 
fornia, expires June 30, 19. . . with Ihe registra- 
tion number, and appropriate year printed or 
stamped thereon, which said license shall be pre- 
pared and furnished to the County Clerk, and for 
their own disposition, by the State Board of Fish 
Commissioners, which board shall take receipt 
therefor by number and quantity, from the several 
County Clerks, and the County Clerk shall be re- 
sponsible therefor and shall account for the same 
