WATER FOWL—BIRDS AND GAME.

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State Game Refuges and Hunting
Ground.

64. Acquisition.

65. Title and control.

66. Sale and exchange.

67. Use of lands.

68. State game refuges.

69. Leased lands and waters.

70. Rules and regulations.

71. Trespassing.

72. Penalties.

73. Elk and deer; when unlawful to
hunt; open season.

Trapping Permits.

74. Trapping permits; to whom given.

Penalties.

75-77. Disposition and transmission of

fines.

78. Saving clause.
79-80. Laws repealed; prior violations,

etc.

Definitions.

1927, ch. 568, sec. 1.

1. Short Title. This Article shall be known and may be cited as "The
Game Law. "

1927, ch. 568, sec. 2.

2. Whenever used in this Article, unless a contrary intention is evi-
dent from the context, the word "person" shall include individuals, co-
partnerships, associations, and corporations; the singular shall include the
plural, and the masculine, the feminine and neuter.

The term "Game Birds" shall include: (a) the anatidae, commonly
known as swan, geese, brant and river and sea ducks; (b) the pygopodes,
commonly known as loons and grebes (the members of these two orders
being commonly known as wild water-fowl); (c) the rallidae, commonly
known as rails or sora, coots, mud-hens and gullinules; (d) the limicolae,
commonly known as shore birds, plover, surf birds, snipe, woodcock, sand-
pipers, tattlers and curlew; (e) the gallinae, commonly known as wild
turkey, ruffed grouse, pheasants, doves, partridges and quail; and (f) the
birds commonly known as reedbirds and blackbirds.

The term "game animals" shall include: (a) the wapiti or elk; (b) the
deer; (c) the wild rabbit and hare; (d) the red, gray, black and fox
squirrel.

The term "game" shall include "game animals" and "game birds, "
which are protected by law.

The term "fur-bearing animals" shall include: (a) the mink; (b) the
rnuskrat; (c) the opossum; (d) the otter; (e) the raccoon; and (f) the
beaver.

The term "vermin" shall include all wild animals not classed as game
animals or fur-bearing animals, and all wild birds other than game birds
and protected birds.

The term "unprotected birds" shall include: (a) the blue jay; (b) the
English sparrow; (c) the European starling; (d) the kingfisher; (e") the
buzzard; (f) the crow; and (g) all species of hawks and owls.

The term "protected birds" shall include all wild birds not included
within the terms "game birds" and "unprotected birds. "