1899 — North Dakota — Hunting

1899 N.D. L. pp. 124-25

Summary

Instituted a hunting season, prohibited the use of swivel guns and traps, and mandated hunters use regular shoulder held firearms.

Statutory Text

§ 7. SHOOTING OR KILLING RESTRICTED, PENALTY.] Every person who either:

1. Shoots or kills any prairie chicken, pinnated grouse, sharp tailed grouse, ruffled grouse or woodcock between the first day of October and the twentieth day 6f August following, or any song bird or insect-eating bird, except snipe or plover, at any time; or

2. Shoots, kils or takes any quail, English or Chinese pheasant or wild swan until after the twentieth day of August, A. D. 1905, and after that time between the first day of October and the twentieth day of August following; or

3. Shoots or kills any wild duck between the first day of January and the twentieth day of August following; or

4. Shoots or kills any wild goose, crane or brant between the first day of May and the twentieth day of August following; or

5. At any time kills or shoots any wild duck, goose or brant with any swivel gun or other gun except such as is commonly shot from the shoulder, or in hunting such birds makes use of any artificial light or battery; or

6. Uses or employes any trap, snare, net or bird lime, or medicated, drugged or poisoned grain or food to capture or kill any of the birds mentioned in subdivisions I, 2, 3 or 4 of this section; or

7. Wantonly destroys any nest or eggs of any of the birds mentioned in subdivisions 1, 2, 3 or 4 of this section; or

8. Shoots or kills any buffalo, moose, elk, deer, antelope, carribou or mountain sheep at any time, or any deer between the tenth day of December and the tenth day of October following; or

9. Shoots, kills, traps or takes any beaver or otter at any time prior to the tenth day of November, A. D. 1905, or thereafter between the tenth day of December and the tenth day of November following; or

10. At any time uses or employes any hound or dog in running or driving any of the animals mentioned in subdivision 8 of this section, or

11. Sets any spring or other gun, trap, snare or other device to kill, wound or destroy any of the animals mentioned in subdivision 8 of this section; or

12. Shoots or kills in any one day more than twenty-five of the game birds mentioned in subdivisions I, 2, 3 or 4 of this section, or in any one season more than five of the animals mentioned in subdivision 8 of this section; is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace of the county, is punishable by a fine of not exceeding ten dollars for each of the birds mentioned in subdivisions 1, 2, 3 or 4 of this section, so shot or killed or nest or eggs so destroyed, and for each violation of subdivisions 5 or 6 of this section; and not exceeding one hundred dollars for each animal mentioned in subdivision 8 and 9 of this section, so shot, killed, trapped or taken, and not exceeding one hundred dollars for each violation of subdivisions 10, 11 or 12 of this section.

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Title 1899 — North Dakota — Hunting
Conduct Use
Instrument Firearms
Jurisdiction ND
Date 1899