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OHIO EXPERIMENT STATION: BULLETIN 250 
DISTURBING OR DESTROYING NESTS OF SUCH BIRDS 
Code of Ohio, Sec. 1410. No person shall disturb or destroy the eggs, 
nests, or young of a bird named in the preceding section; but nothing in this or 
the preceding section shall prohibit the killing of the chicken hawk, blue hawk, 
Cooper hawk, sharp-skinned (shinned) hawk, crow, great-horned owl, or Eng¬ 
lish sparrow or the destroying of their nests, or prohibit the Owner, or duly 
authorized agent of the premises, from killing blackbirds at any time except on 
Sunday, when they are found to be a nuisance pr are injuring grain or other 
property. (99 V. 369 Sec. 23.). 
PERMIT TO COLLECT EGGS FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES 
Sec. 1411. The preceeding two sections shall not apply to a duly accredited 
person, having a permit issued by order of the commissioners of fish and game, 
authorizing him to collect birds, their nests, and eggs for scientific purposes 
only. The applicant for a permit shall present to the commissioners the writ¬ 
ten testimonials of two well known scientific persons or teachers of science, 
certifying to the good character and fitness of the applicant and pay the com¬ 
missioner a fee of five dollars. He shall also give a bond to the state in the sum 
of one hundred dollars with two or more sureties approved by the commissioners 
that he will not kill a*bird or take the nests or eggs of a bird for any other, 
purpose than that provided herein, which bond shall be kept in the office of the 
commisioners. Each permit shall be in force for one year from the date of its 
issue and shall not be transferable, but upon the forfeiture of a bond of a 
person, his permit shall become void. (99 V. 369 Sec. 24.). 
Many of our birds are more or less migratory. Some, like the 
seed-eaters, move only a little farther south in winter; but the 
majority of insectivorous birds winter beyond the borders of our 
country, in Mexico, the West Indies, Central and South America. 
Therefore, local or state laws afford but partial protection to many 
species. It is a national or international question. A national bill 
carefully drafted and wisely amended to fit local conditions, where 
such is necessary, would be much more effective than the present 
plan of disconnected state legislation. Because of changed condi¬ 
tions, or unwise legislation, through misconstrued information or 
mistaken ideas, our laws, as they stand, are not entirely satisfactory 
to agricultural interests, and until a national bill can be drafted, 
based upon our more perfect knowledge of the food habits of birds, 
our present laws should be revised to meet our present needs. 
Among the most beneficial of our Hawks are the Red-tailed and 
Red-shouldered, yet these are the species commonly called the “Hen” 
or “Chicken” Hawk and are not protected by law. The Cooper’s 
and Sharp-shinned Hawks are the most destructive to poultry and 
more deserve the appelation of “Chicken Hawk.” 
It cannot be impressed too strongly upon the minds of s legis¬ 
lators that the Bob-white or Quail and the Carolina or Mourning 
Dove are birds of too great value to the farmer to be lawfully shot 
as game. Both birds are much less numerous than formerly and 
the Bob-white 5 especially, is in danger of extermination. 
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