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(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to trap or hunt 
with a gun or a dog, or allow a dog to hunt within or upon the 
land of another, or upon waters flowing over or standing on 
the land of another, without first obtaining permission so to 
do from the owner, agent or occupant of such land, and it shall 
be further unlawful for any person to wantonly or carelessly 
injure or destroy, in any manner whatsoever, any real or per- 
sonal property on the land of another while engaged in trap- 
ping or hunting thereon. 
Further and Final Comment 
There is no lawful huntaing on highways or roadsides nor 
may one hunt on private property without permission. These 
two provisions should be easy to enforce. The penalty for vio- 
lation of Section 38 is a fine not less than fifteen dollars for each 
offense. Here it might be stated that the penalty for killing pro- 
tected birds is ten dollars for each and every offense. All these 
penalties are coupled with jail sentences where the fines are not 
paid, so that there is no default because of inability to pay a 
fine. 
It should be noticed finally, that no chance for subterfuge 
is left to those who violate the rights of birds to life and the 
pursuit of happiness. Section 17 explicitly states that it is un- 
lawful to shoot, kill, destroy or catch or attempt to shoot, kill, 
destroy or catch, and thereby sling-shot, air rifle, club, stone, or 
net are outlawed with other weapons when an attempt on birds 
on the protected list is made. The illicit hunter has sometimes 
an unarmed companion to carry the bag and to hold the atten- 
tion of the officer while the weapon bearer may escape. The 
innocent story of carrying the bag to oblige an unknown person 
or of having picked up the game along the way is barred out by 
this same Section 17 which declares it unlawful to have in one’s 
possession, living or dead, birds on the protected list. 
On the whole the bird protection laws of Illinois are ade- 
quate to a high degree. As to their enforcement, that is up to the 
final source of authority, the gentle reader and the rest of the 
people. JESSE L. SMITH. 
