Excerpt from The Complete and Official 1904 Game and Fish Laws of the State of Montana, Revised January 1, 1904: The Lacey Bird Law (Federal Law) The reference marks on the outside margin show where the section can be found in the session laws; S. B. Stands for Senate Bill; H. B. For House Bill S. L. For Session Laws. Section 1. Any person who wilfully shoots or kills, or causes to be shot' or killed any Moose, Bison, Caribou, Buf falo, ' Quails, C'hinese Pheasants, Mount ain Sheep, Antelope or Beaver, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not exceeding two years, or in the county jail not less than six months, or shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dol lars, nor less than Fifty Dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, provided however, it shall be lawful for any person to kill beaver upon his own premises, when such killing is necessary for the protection of said premises. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.