States. Alabama Arizona California Colorado Delaware. Florida Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland: Anne Arundel.. -Baltimore City Frederick Montgomery Wicomico Worcester Massachusetts Michigan. Missouri. Nebraska Nevada.. Restrictions on sale of game. Sale prohibited at all times. Deer, squirrel, quail, partridge, grouse, pheasant, Deer, elk, antelope, mountain sheep, mountain All game taken in the State Buying quail, partridge, pheasant, for sale pro- Deer, deer hides Deer, elk, moose, caribou, antelope, mountain Squirrel (gray, red, fox, black), quail, ruffed Quail, partridge, grouse, pinnated grouse (prairie Deer, moose, or game birds for shipment beyond Quail, partridge, pheasant, woodcock.. Squirrel, partridge, pheasant, woodcock, taken in Partridge, pheasant, wild turkey, for export........... Quail or partridge for export (both counties con- Ruffed grouse, woodcock, until 1903.. All game protected by State.. Deer, quail, ruffed grouse, pheasant or partridge, Deer, quail, pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, swan. All game protected by State.. New Mexico.. New York Deer, elk, antelope, mountain sheep, ibex, moun- Sale season different from open season. Sale seasons for game which may be sold begin 3 days later and end 5 days later than regular close seasons. Imported game in cities, Oct. 1-Feb. 1. Sale during open season and 5 days thereafter. Ruffed grouse, sale permit ted Oct. 1-Dec. 25. Imported quail, Oct. 1-May 1; imported jack rabbits, white rabbits, grouse, wild pigeons, shorebirds, ducks, at any time. Sale permitted during open season and 5 days thereafter. Sale permitted during open season and 30 days thereafter. Deer, sale permitted Sept. 1-Nov. 21; quail, grouse, woodcock, sale permitted during open season and thereafter until Jan. 1.1 1 Possession or sale of deer Nov. 16-20, or quail, grouse, woodcock, Dec. 17-31, presumptive evidence of illegal capture. Wyoming... Quail or partridge. Wild fowl or game of any kind.. Quail or partridge, grouse or pheasant, turkey, Quail or partridge. Deer, ruffed grouse, pinnated grouse, prairie Deer, elk, quail, partridge, grouse, pheasant, wild Deer, antelope, quail (partridge), grouse, prairie Quail or partridge taken in county. Elk, moose, caribou, killed within the State; deer, Purchase of hides or horns of deer, elk, moose, British Columbia.. Elk; female and young of deer, moose, mountain Manitoba.... Deer, elk, moose, caribou, antelope (except heads New Brunswick... Partridge1 until Sept. 15, 1903.. Sale permitted-dove, July 4-Dec. 15; killdeer, plover, snipe, rail, Sept. 1-May 15; coot or mud hen, wild duck, Sept. 1-Apr. 15. Quail, grouse, ring-neck pheasant-sale permitted only during last 15 days of open season. Deer, sale permitted only Nov. 16-Dec. 6; plover, snipe, duck, Sept. 1-Dec. 1. Sale: from Sept. 1, male deer; from Oct. 1, male moose, caribou, mountain sheep, mountain goat; in all cases to end of open season and 5 days later. Goose and brant, sale in open season and thereafter to Mar. 1. Ptarmigan, sale permitted son. Sale permitted during open season and 15 days thereafter. 1Sale, in Northumberland County only, permitted at any time of partridge killed in open season. 2 Close seasons depend on regulations of board of game commissioners. SHIPMENT OF GAME. Shipment is one of the most important subjects of game legislation. It controls the trade in game, and on this account deserves careful consideration. Some of the leading topics under this head are Marking packages,' 'Shipping within the State,' Export from the State,' and 'Transportation of game for propagation,' each of which is taken up in detail below. MARKING PACKAGES. Section 4 of the Lacey Act requires that every package containing game animals or birds when shipped by interstate commerce must be clearly marked so as to show the name and address of the shipper and the nature of the contents. The laws of Colorado, Connecticut, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Wisconsin, New Brunswick, and Ontario likewise require packages of fish or game to bear a mark indicating the contents. Such general statements as 'game' or 'birds' are not sufficient to show the nature of the contents, and the marks should indicate not only the kind of game, but also, if possible, the amount in the package. Some of the shipping tags distributed by commission merchants are printed so that a list of the game and a space for the shipper's name appear on the back of the tag, and in some cases the address is replaced by a number, which is registered on the books of the consignee. When such a tag is tacked to the package the information regarding the shipper's address and the contents of the package is concealed while in transit, but is readily accessible to the consignee by removal of the tag and examination of the reverse side. These tags are in common use in the commission business, and are perfectly legitimate when used for the shipment of fruit and vegetables; but the shipping of game is different, and the shipper who uses such tags should be careful to write his name and address and a statement of the contents on the package or on the face of the tag to avoid the danger of becoming liable to the penalty provided for evasion of the Federal law. Some of the State laws are very explicit on the subject of marking. Nebraska requires that all packages shall be labeled with the address of the consignor and the amount of each kind of game contained in the package, and provides a fine of $10 to $50 for omission of such marks. Michigan requires that all packages of game shall |