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be possessed of a shotgun or rifle of any make- For the purposes of this act, 
any unnaturalized foreign-born person who shall reside or live within the 
boundaries of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania for ten consecutive days shall 
be considered a resident. 
Sunday.—There shall be no hunting or shooting on the first day of the week. 
“Open Season.”—The time during which game may be legally taken shall be 
known as the open season, and the time during which game may not be legally 
taken, shall be known as the close season; and in the designation of seasons and 
other periods such open season shall include the first day of date mentioned in 
the designation, but shall not include the last date mentioned. 
Game Birds Defined.—The following shall be considered game birds.: The 
anatidae, commonly known as swan, geese, brant and river and sea ducks, and the 
pygopodes, known as loons and grebes—the members of these two orders being com¬ 
monly known ias wild water fowl—the rallidae, commonly known as rails, coots, 
mudhens and gallinules; the -limicolae, commonly known as shore birds, plovers, 
surf birds, snipe, woodcocks, sandpipers, tatlers and curlews; the gallinae, com¬ 
monly known as wild turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges and quail; and the 
birds known as reed birds. 
Other Wild Birds.—It shall be unlawful, except as provided for in this act, to 
kill any wild bird other than a game bird, or to have such bird or part thereof 
in possession. The blue jay, the English sparrow, the European starling, the 
kingfisher, the buzzard, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk, goshawk, duck hawk, 
pigeon hawk, the great-horned owl, -the barred owl, and the crow shall not be pro¬ 
tected by any law of this commonwealth, and may be killed at any time. 
Killing Forbidden Except in Open Season.—It shall be unlawful for any person, 
excepting as provided for in this act, to kill or have in possession game bird 
or game animal protected by this act. 
Plover, Rail, Snipe, Waterfowl, Etc.—The open season for upland or grass plover 
shall be from the 15th day of July to the i-st day of December. The open season 
for rail, coot, or mudhen, reed bird, sandpiper, tatler, cur'tw, or any other share 
bird, shall be from the i-s-t day of September to the nst day of January next fol¬ 
lowing. The open season for Wilson or jack snipe shall be from the 1st day of 
September to the 1st day of May next following. The open season for all kinds 
of -birds known as wild waterfowl shall be from the 1st day of September to the 
10th day of April next following. 
Quail.—The open season for the quail, commonly called Virginia partridge, shall 
be from the 1st day of November t-o December 15th, inclusive, of each year. [The 
open season for Hungarian quail is -from October 15-th to November 15th.] 
Squirrel, Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse, Hungarian Partridge, Woodcock, Pheasant, 
Rabbit, Hare.—The -open season for -the gray, the black and fox squirrel; also the 
open season for the wild turkey and for the -ruffed grouse, and for Hungarian 
partridge, and for the woodcock, and for the English or -Chinese rin-gneck pheasant, 
shall be fro-m the 15-th day of October to the 30th day of November, bot-h d-ays in¬ 
clusive; and the open season for the -gray rabbit and the har-e shall be from the 
1st day of November to the 31st day of December, inclusive. 
Wild Turkey.—[The foregoing section will apply as to wild turkey in 1915. It 
shall be unlawful to kill at any time of the year any wild turkey for a period 
of two years from the passage of this act.] 
Game Bred in Captivity.—(Either game quadrupeds or game birds, raised strictly 
in captivity, and killed within such place of confinement without being released 
in the commonwealth at large, may -be killed at any -time. 
Bag Lim(Jt.-—-It shall be unlawful for any person to kill in any one day more 
than five ruffed grouse, commonly called pheasant, or more than ten woodcock, 
or more than ten English, Mongolian, or Chinese pheasant; or -more than twenty 
of either of the above kinds in a-ny one week, or more than fifty of any of the 
aforesaid kind in any one season; or more than five Hungarian quail in any one 
day, or more than twenty i-n one week, or more than thirty in any one season; 
or more than ten quail, commonly called Virginia partridge, in any one day, or 
more than forty of such birds in any one week, or more than seventy-five thereof 
in any one season; or more than one wild turkey in any one day, or more than 
two wild turkeys in any one season, counting each week as beginning on Monday 
morning and -ending the Saturday night following; or to have in possession at any 
one time more than the number above limited for the season, if the same had 
been killed within this commonwealth. 
Night; Methods.—It -shall be unlawful to shoot any of the game birds protected 
by this act, during -the night time. And the word “night” -shall be construed to 
mean, that time beginning one -h-our after sundown and extending to one hour 
before -th-e next sunrise following. Or to kill game of any kind, excepting by -the 
use of a gun such as is usually raised at arm’s length and -fired from -the shoulder. 
And no person, excepting as provided for in t-h-is act, shall at any time use any 
trap, snare, net, bird-lime, swivel -gun, deer lick, pitfall, turkey blind, turkey 
call or pen, or to make use of any artificial ligh-t, battery, or other deceptive or 
contrivance or device whatever, with intent to catch, take, -injure, or kill any of 
the game -birds -or game animals. Excepting that -decoys and blinds may be used 
m hunting wild waterfowl, and that rabbits may be ta-ken -through the use of 
box traps, and that bear may be taken through the use of pens. It shall be 
unlawful to kill any wild waterfowl protected by law through the use of any 
craft propelled by any means other than oars, pole, -or hand-paddle. It shall be 
unlawful to place in any of the waters of this commonwealth, for -the purpose 
of attracting w-ild waterfowl of any description, more than twenty specimens of 
artificially prepared wooden duck-s, or ducks of any character, commonly used as 
decoys, or -to -shoot over -or attempt to control -more than twenty such decoys, so 
placed as to -cover not exceeding one-fourth of a mile, upon any stream or lake 
within this commonwealth. 
Night.—That it s-ha-11 be unlawful for any person, either using decoys or other¬ 
wise, to shoot at wild waterfowl of any kind before sunrise of any day, upon any 
of the waters located within this -commonwealth. 
Automatic Gun.—It -shall be unlawful to use what is commonly known as an 
automatic gun for the killing of game. 
Deer.—It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any deer, except from the 10th 
day of -November to -the 25th day of November, inclusive; or to kill in any one 
season more than one deer, which in every instance shall be a male deer, with 
horns two -inches above the hair; or have a deer so killed or any part thereof, 
in possession, except during said open season and for thirty days thereafter. It 
shall be unlawful to kill -any deer in- -the waters of any of the streams, pcm-ds, or 
lakes; or for -any person to make use of a dog -in hunting deer. I-t shall be unlaw¬ 
ful to make use of -what is known as bucksh-ot in hunting deer; or to kill any deer 
by the use of a gun pro-pel'ling or emitting more than one pellet, bullet, or ball, 
at such deer, through a single discharge. 
Elk.—Xt shall be unlawful to kill -any wapiti or e-lk fou-n-d in a wild state in this 
commonwealth before -the 15th day -of November, 1921. 
Possession.—No person shall have in -his possession, excepting during -the open 
season therefor, and thirty days thereafter, any r-uffed grouse, commonly called 
pheasant, -any English, Mongolian, or Chinese pheasants, any quail, commonly 
called Virginia partridge, any -wild -turkey, any woodcock, any -Hungarian quail, 
or any other game bird, protected by this act, -or any deer, or the dead body of 
any deer or hare or rabbit or squirrel, or parts -thereof, which shal-l have been 
c-aught, killed, or taken within this -commonwealth. 
Squirrel, Hare, Bear. I-t shall be unlawful for any person to kill more -than six 
squirrels of the combined kinds in one day; and it shall be unlawful for any one 
person to kill more than ten hare or rabbits in any one day. The pine or red 
squirrel is not protected by this act. [Landowner may kill depredating hare, rabbit, 
bear or squi-rrels.] It shall be unlawful -to kill bear, of any description, s-ave only 
from the is-t day of October to -the rs-t day of January following. 
Ferret.—No person -shall hunt hare or rabbits with -a ferret. 
Export.—-No person shall transport out of -this St-at-e any game animal or game 
bird or -wild bird protected -by -this act; provided, that -any non-resident licensed 
hunter may take with him personally, when leav-ing the Sta-te, any of the game 
mammals or game _ birds that such licensee has lawfully taken in this common¬ 
wealth, not exceeding the number that any -one person may lawfully take in any 
one day; provided, -that no game shall be -taken out of this -State u-nless accom¬ 
panied by the owner thereof, and the game so shipped shall have attached thereto 
a tag show.n-g the name and address of the owner and the number of his license. 
Raccoon. The r-accoo-n shall be classed as a game animal, and it -shall -be unlaw¬ 
ful t-o kill or capture such an-imal excepting during the months of September, 
October, November and December. 
Beaver.—It shall -be unlawful to kill any -beaver. 
VIRGINIA. 
Code of 1887, as Amended. 
Methods. -First.- It sh-all be unlawful to kill any wild water fo-wl or wild turkey 
during the night, or to capture them in traps or nets, or other contrivances, or to 
use reflectors or other lights or s-n-eak -boats or artificial islands in detecting or 
capturing or shooting of -wild fowl or game of any kind or to shoot muskrats at 
night with -a light in the tidewater sections of the State. 
Seasons. Second. It shall be unlawful -t-o kill or have -in possession any wild 
turkeys, phea-s-ants, grouse, quail, partridges -or woodco-ck east of -the Blue Ridge 
mountains between February 1st a-nd November i-s-t, and -west of the Blue Ridge 
mountains between December 3*st and November 1st, or to hunt any of them in 
the snow, -or to -trap or net the-m at -any it-ime, -or buy or sell any robins, grouse, 
pheasants, quail o-r 'partridges -or w-oodcock, or to kill or have in -possession any 
wild deer between December 1st and September 1st, or -to hunt them in t-he snow, 
or -to kill, or have in possession any winter wild water fowl between May is-t 
and October 15-th, or summer or wood duck between January 1st -and August 1st, 
or any rails, mudhens, gallinules, -plover, surf -birds, -snipe, except Wilson or 
English snipe, sandpipers, -w-illets, tatlers or curlews, between January 1st and 
July 20th, or hares (or rabbits) between February 1st an-d November 1st, provided 
this sh-al-I not restrict the killing of hares by residents of this State upon their 
own -land at any time. 
Night; Sunday. Third. It shall be -unlawful -to -hunt any wild fo-wl or any game 
birds, -o.r game animals, protected by the laws of this State, later than half an 
hour after sunset, -or earlier than half an hour before sunrise, or to hunt any game 
on Sunday. 
Supervisors, Water Fowl, Export, Night, Guns, Shipment.—Fifth.—The board of 
supervisors of any coun-ty shall -have -the power to shorten the open season in 
their said county, and by regulations not inconsistent with t-he provisions of this 
section may further -protect the -game within their sa-i-d -coun-ty, and -may include 
in such protection other game not specifically mentioned in thi-s section; -pro¬ 
vided, that it shall be lawful to ship out of the State wild water fow-l legally 
killed in the counties of Acco-mac, Northampton, Norfolk and Princess Anne. And 
wild water fowl may be shot at might in the counties of Essex, Richmond and 
Westmoreland. But in shooting a-ny game no gun larger than a -ten bore may be 
used, thi-s t-o be shot from -the shoulder, and no person shall be allowed to shoot 
more -than one gun at a time or to shoot a battery of -guns; provided, this act 
shall not apply t-o Back Bay or its tributaries, in Princess Anne -county; and 
provided, further, it shall be lawful to -s-hi-p within or without the State -wild water 
fowl legally killed. 
Sora.—Sixth.—-Nothing -in this seotion shall be construed to refer to the bird 
known a-s sora. 
Robins.—It -shall be unlawful to kill, or -capture robins at any time, or to take 
or destroy -their n-es-ts -or eggs. 
Non-Resident License.—1. It shall be unlawful for any -person not a resident 
of this 'State to kill wild water fowl, wild -turkeys, pheasant, or grouse, woodcock, 
partridges, quail, or -other game birds or de-er, -until he shall have first secured 
a -hunting license; provided, however, -that the non-resident child of a resident 
owner of land i-n this State shall be allowed to hunt on -the lands of his parent 
as though he were a resident of this State, and the non-resident -guest of a resi¬ 
dent landowner shall be allowed to hun-t on -the lands of his -host as -though he 
were a resident of -this State when accompanied by said host, or a member of 
his host’s family; provided, said host receives no compensation, directly or in¬ 
directly from said guest. 2. U-pon the personal application of any non-resident to 
■the -clerk of -the circuit -court of any county in which he -first -begins -to hunt, 
such clerk shall, upon the payment of ten dollars, issue to such non-resident a 
hunting license, entitling him to hunt wild water fowl, deer, wild -turkeys, phea¬ 
sant or grouse, woodcock, partridges, quail and other game birds during the open 
season in -the six months -next following. 
Export.—3. It shall be unlawful, except as hereinafter provided, to ship or 
transport from this State, whether alive or dead, wild water fowl, w-ild turkeys, 
pheasants or grouse, woodcock, -partridges, qua-il, or other game birds, or any deer 
or veni-son killed or captured within -this State. 4. Any person authorized to hunt 
under the laws of this State -may, dur-in-g the open season, take -with hi-m out of 
the State, either in hi-s personal possession or as -his baggage, on -the same con¬ 
veyance with him, not in a closed package, bu-t -exposed to view, not exceeding 
thirty wild water fowl, fifty quail -or -partridges, ten pheasants or gi ouse, three w-ild 
-turkeys, one deer, or plovers, snipe, sandpipers, willets, tatlers or curlews, not 
exceeding t-wenty-five each, or not exceeding one hundred in -the aggregate, when 
killed or captured by himself; provided, the same shall be plainly labelled or 
tagged with the name and address of such person; and any citizen of . tis State 
may, during the open season, ship or have transported from -this State, as a gift, 
and not for market or sale, s-o stating on the shipping -tag, one deer dur ng the 
season, and not exceeding three wild turkeys, six pheasants, twelve wild water 
fowl, eighteen -partridges or quail; provided, that such game shall be shipped 
exposed to public view and unconcealed, and each parcel or -package shall be plainly 
labeled or tagged with the name and address of the donor and of the donee, and 
the number of each of such game s-o -shipped. This section shall not apply to sora, 
or rabbits, or hares. 
Resident Defined.—8. No person charged wit-h an offense under this section shall, 
w.ithin the meaning -thereof, -be deemed a resident of this State, -who shall not have 
resided within the limits of the State twelve months next preceding the time when 
the alleged offense was committed, unless he -shall have, bona fide, taken up -his 
residence in this commonwealth, and has his bona fide domicile therein. 
