The Auk, Volume 19

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American Ornithologists' Union, 1902
 

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Page 97 - Dr. G. Brown Goode, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution...
Page 59 - ... purchase, offer or expose for sale, transport or ship within or without the state, any such wild bird after it has been killed or caught, except as permitted by this act. No part of the plumage, skin, or body of any bird protected by this section shall be sold or had in possession for sale, irrespective of whether said bird was captured or killed within or without the state.
Page 60 - ... and must file with said persons or officers a properly executed bond in the sum of two hundred dollars, signed by two responsible citizens of the State as sureties. This bond shall be forfeited to the State and the...
Page 59 - The Anatidae, commonly known as swans, geese, brant, and river and sea ducks; the...
Page 60 - ... by any incorporated society of natural history in the State, through such persons or officers as said society may designate, to any properly accredited person of the age of...
Page 60 - Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this act shall not apply to any person holding a certificate giving the right to take birds and their nests and eggs for scientific purposes, as provided for in section 5 of this act.
Page 60 - ... written testimonials from two well-known scientific men, certifying to the good character and fitness of said applicant to be intrusted with such privilege; must pay to said persons or officers one dollar to defray the necessary expenses attending the granting...
Page 60 - All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Page 59 - Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a fine of five dollars for each...
Page 224 - The wild game within a state belongs to the people in their collective sovereign capacity. It is not the subject of private ownership, except in so far as the people may elect to make it so ; and they may, if they see fit, absolutely prohibit the taking of it, or traffic and commerce in it, if it is deemed necessary for the protection or preservation of the public good.

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