WILD FOWL—BIRDS AND GAME. 3061

An. Code, sec. 28F. 1916, ch. 385, sec. 28G.

35. Sections 31-34 shall not apply to any person holding a certificate
giving the right to take birds, their nest or eggs for strictly scientific pur-
poses, as provided for in Section 36, nor does it prevent any householder
from keeping any resident or migratory birds in cages as pets, provided
they are not kept for sale, barter or exchange, and that they shall not be
shipped beyond the confines of the State.

An. Code, sec. 28G. 1916, ch. 385, sec. 28H.

36. Certificates may be granted by the State Game Warden to any
properly accredited person of the age of twenty-one years or upwards,
permitting the holder thereof to collect birds, their nest or eggs, for strictly
scientific purposes only. In order to obtain such certificate the applicant
for the same must present to the State Game Warden written testimonials
from two well known ornithologists, certifying to the good character and
fitness of said applicant to be entrusted with such privilege, and must
pay to said officer one dollar ($1.00) to defray the necessary expenses
attending the granting of such certificate, balance, if any, to the State
Game Protection Fund. On proof that the holder of such certificate has
captured or killed any bird, or taken the nest or eggs of any bird for other
than scientific purposes, the certificate shall become void, and he shall be
liable to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one
hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisonment of thirty (30) days, or both
fine and imprisonment.

An. Code, sec. 28H. 1916, ch. 385, sec. 28 I.

37. The certificates authorized by Section 36 shall expire on the 31st
day of December of the year issued, and shall not be transferable.

An. Code, sec. 281. 1916, ch. 385, sec. 28J.

38. The English sparrow, starling, cooper's hawk, duck hawk, sharp-
shinned hawk, and great horned owl, are not included among the birds
protected by Sections 29-40. Said sections do not prevent any person from
killing crows or blackbirds on his premises if destructive to crops, provided
that said birds are not sold or offered for sale or shipped out of the State.

An. Code, sec. 28J. 1916, ch. 385, sec. 28K.

39. Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 29-40, except
Section 36, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before
any justice of the peace, shall be liable to a fine of not less than Five dollars
($5.00) nor more than Twenty-five dollars ($25.00), for each bird, living
or dead, or part of a bird, or nest, or set of eggs or part thereof killed or
captured or possessed, in violation of Sections 29-40, or be imprisoned in
jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or suffer both fine and im-
prisonment.