Law for the Protection of Birds, etc. 
Approved April 14th, 1903. 
PARTS THAT RELATE TO BIRDS. 
CHAPTER 246. 
An Act for the protection of certain kinds of birds, 
,o; am e and fish, to regulate their method of capture 
and provide open and close seasons for such capture 
and possession (Revision of 1903). 
Be it exacted by the Senate and General Assembly 
of the State of New Jersey: 
1. It shall he unlawful to pursue, with intent to kill hunt certain 
or inj ure, or in any manner to 1 attempt to take or ® v a j th gun p 
injure, and it shall also he unlawful to kill or 
destroy or injure, any anatidse, commonly known as 
swans, geese, brant, and river and sea ducks, lallidse, 
commonly known as rails, gallinules, coots and mud- 
hens; limicolse, commonly known as shore birds, surf 
snipe or hay snipe, among them being yellow legs, 
plovers, willets, sand pipers, dowitchers or robin snipe, 
brown backs, curlews, turn-stones or calico hacks, god- 
wits or marlin, tattlers and woodcock; gallinse, com¬ 
monly known as wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, 
pheasants, partridges, and quails; and the species o 
icteridse, commonly known as reed birds; or any hare, 
commonly known as rabbit; gray, black oi tox squill el, 
or any other game bird or game animal whatsoever, ex¬ 
cepting in the manner usually known as hunting with a 
gun, the gun being such as may he held at arm’s length 
and fired from the shoulder without rests, and at such 
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