WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 559

(the members of these two orders being commonly known as
wild waterfowl); (c) the rallidae, commonly known as rails
or sora, coots, mudhens, and gallinules; (d) the limicolae,
commonly known as shore birds, plover, surf birds, snipe,
woodcock, sandpipers, 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 deer; (b)
the bear; (c) the wild rabbit and hare; (d) the red, gray,
black, and fox squirrel; (e) the raccoon; and (f) the opos-
sum.

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 muskrat; (c) the otter; (d) 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; (g) all
species of hawks and owls.

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

The term "wild birds" includes all birds other than domes-
tic birds.

The term "wild quadruped" shall mean any quadruped pro-
tected or unprotected by law except those species commonly
classed as domestic animals.

The term "fur dealer" shall mean a person who buys or
otherwise acquires raw and green furs, skins, hides, or pelts
of wild quadrupeds from a trapper, or other person, and sells
or otherwise disposes of raw and green furs, skins, hides or
pelts of wild quadrupeds so bought for resale or transfer or
for manufacturing into a finished product.

The term "green pelt" shall mean a pelt which is not dried
or cured or tanned.

The word "furs" or "pelts" shall mean and include the raw,
green and cured skins, hides, furs or pelts from all wild
quadrupeds.

The term "open season" shall mean the time, with the ex-
ception of Sunday, during which game and fur-bearing ani-
mals may be legally taken or killed and shall include both
the first and last day of the season or period designated by
this Article.