. Legislation for the protection of birds other than game birds . rone,whether resident or nonresident, to kill birds without first obtaininga hunting permit. These permits or certificates are generally issued by some State offi-cer, such as the fish and game commissioner or game warden, on satis-factory evidence that the applicants are fit persons to receive them, theevidence being usualry required in the form of testimonials from twowell-known scientific men. A minimum age limit is insisted on bycertain States: In Massachusetts and New Jersey holders of certifi-cates must be 21; in Maryland,
. Legislation for the protection of birds other than game birds . rone,whether resident or nonresident, to kill birds without first obtaininga hunting permit. These permits or certificates are generally issued by some State offi-cer, such as the fish and game commissioner or game warden, on satis-factory evidence that the applicants are fit persons to receive them, theevidence being usualry required in the form of testimonials from twowell-known scientific men. A minimum age limit is insisted on bycertain States: In Massachusetts and New Jersey holders of certifi-cates must be 21; in Maryland, New Hampshire, and New York, atleast 18, while in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois,Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wyoming the recommendation of Bull. 12, Biological Survey, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate PERMITS. 47 the American Ornithologists Union is followed, and permits are issuedto applicants of 15 years or over. A bond of $100 or $200, signed bytwo responsible residents of the State or county, is required in Ala-bama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana,Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl-vania, and Wyoming, and a small fee varying from $1 to $5 is chargedto cover the cost of issuing certificates in each of these States exceptWyoming. Fees are also required in Maine, North Dakota, andManitoba. Nevada issues permits only to residents of the State,and North Dakota and Quebec require large fees of limiting the time, number of permits issued, and dispo-sition of specimens are also imposed by several States. Certificatesare issued for periods varying from two years to a few months—inMaine for three years; in Indiana and Ohio for two years; in Alabama,Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Mi
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