approved by the Governor of the Canal Zone and filed 
with the chief of the police * * * division, when 
such member is going to or from a target range or is 
engaged in practice thereat. A certificate of member¬ 
ship in the gun or pistol club shall be issued by the 
organization and approved by the chief of the police 
* * * division, which shall entitle the holder to 
carry firearms as provided in this section; or 
(c) To any person authorized to have or carry arms 
by any permit granted under the terms of this chapter. 
Title 5, Sec. 873 Permits to have and carry arms in 
general. The Governor of the Canal Zone may author¬ 
ize the granting of permits to have and carry arms, as 
follows: (a) To hunt upon the public lands of the 
:anal Zone or upon lands occupied by private persons, 
when authorized by the latter; 
(b) To have arms in residences, offices, business 
places, or plantations; 
(c) To watchmen or overseers of plantations, fac¬ 
tories, warehouses, docks, or piers; and 
(d) To carry arms in private aircraft for hunting or 
protection of crew or cargo. 
Applications for such permits shall be made to the 
Governor, and shall contain the full name, residence, 
and occupation of the applicant. If the applicant is 
a minor a permit shall not be granted without the 
consent of his parent or guardian and no permit shall 
be granted to a minor under 15 years of age. 
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Title 5, Sec. 874 Granting and revocation of hunting 
permits. When an application for a permit to hunt 
is granted by the Governor of the Canal Zone, he shall 
indorse his approval thereon, file the application, and 
cause a permit to be issued to the applicant upon 
payment by him of a fee of $1. The permit shall 
run for the fiscal year in which it is issued except that 
it may be revoked by the Governor at any time for 
cause. 
Title 5, Sec. 875 Hunting pursuant to permit; 
regulation. Hunting permits issued under this chapter 
shall allow the holder thereof to have, carry, and use 
firearms in the area or areas prescribed by the Governor, 
and on the conditions imposed by him under such 
general or special rules and regulations as he may 
issue from time to time. The Governor may designate 
the area or areas of the Canal Zone in which hunting 
is permitted, and the class of arms that may be used 
in hunting therein; and no hunting shall be allowed 
outside of such areas. The Governor may, in such 
general or special rules and regulations, impose such 
other conditions in respect to hunting as he may deem 
necessary in the interests of public order and to prevent 
injury to persons or property. 
Title 5, Sec. 876 Offenses and punishment thereof. 
Any person who: (a) Carries on or about his person 
any of the arms mentioned in section 871 of this title 
without authority under this chapter; 
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