Every higler, chapman, victualler, car rier, &e. who shall have in his possession any hare, pheasant, partridge, moor game, &c. or offer to sell any such (except sent by a person qualified to kill game,) P. Si. for each piece ; R. distress, and in default, commitment three months; J. 1. Stat. 5. Ann, c. 14, s. 2.
Persons not qualified to keep dogs, en gines, he. to destroy game, P. 51.; R. as above ; A. half to the informer, Half to the poor. Justices, lords of manors, and game-keepers, may take away the game, dogs, guns, &c.
Game-keeper selling, or otherwise dis posing of such game, without consent of the lord of the manor, P. three months imprisonment ; conviction as above. Ibid.
I s. 4.
Killing game in the night, i. e. between seven in the night and six in the morning, from October 12 to February 12; and be tween nine at night and six in the morn ing, from Feb. 12 to Oct. 12; or at any time on a Sunday or Christmas Day, P. from 10/. to 201. for the first offence, and from 201. to 301. for the second; conviction as above, to be within one month. 13 Geo. III. c. 80, s. 1, 2, 3, 9. In case of a third offence, P. commitment to the session, unless he become bound with two sure . ties to appear; prosecutor to be bound to prosecute (ibid. s. 1. ;) application of pe nalties, half to the informer, half to the poor ; It. distress, and in default, commit ment three calendar months. Ap. ses sions. /hid. s. 4. More than two persons going out with guns, nets, &c. to destroy game, between eight at night and six in the morning, from Oct. 1 to Feb. 1; or between ten at night and four in the morning, between = Feb. 1 and Oct. 10; or any person found with fire-arms or other weapons ; may be apprehended by owners, keepers, &c. who shall deliver them to a peace-officer, to be taken before a justice ; or if they cannot be apprehended, the justice, on information on oath, may issue his war rant ; P. deemed a rogue and and to suffer accordingly. 39, 40 Geo. III. c.50.
Killing, or having in possession, any partridge, between Feb. 1 and Sept. 1, or any pheasant, between Feb. 1 and Oct. 1, P. 51. for each bird ; R. action in the courts of Westminster. 2 Geo. III. c. 19.
Killing, or having in possession, any black-game, from Dec. 10 to Aug. 20, (in
New Forest, from Dec. 10 to Sept. 1, by 43 Geo. III. c. 34;) or any red game, from Dec. 10 to Aug. 12; or bustard, from March 1 to Sept. 1: P.101. to 20/. first of. fence, and 20/. to 30/. for every subse quent offence; R. distress and sale, if not forthwith paid, and the offender may be detained till the return of the distress, unless he gives security to appear again in five days ; for want of distress, commit ment from three to six calendar months, or till paid with costs ; J. 1; W. 1; A. half to the informer, half to the poor; Ap. sessions, to be holden within four calen dar months after the cause of complaint, giving fourteen days notice to the justice, and every other person concerned, and entering into recognizance, with one suf ficient surety, to try the appeal, and abide the order of the court. 13 Geo. III. c. 55, .s. 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10.
Every person using gun, dog, &c. to de stroy the game, must take out a certificate from the clerk of the peace, for which he shall pay a duty of 3/. 3s. P. 20/. R. J. 1, W. 1. distress, or in default, commitment three calendar months, or till paid. A. half to the informer, half to the King. But if not prosecuted within six calendar months, the whole to the King. Ap. ses sions. Justice may mitigate, not to less than half and costs. Gamekeeper to take out a certificate, for which he shall pay 11. Is.; under the same regulations and pe nalties, 25 Geo. HI. c. 5. 31 Geo. HI. c. 21.
Killing, or attempting to kill, any deer, in any forest, chase, or park, without con sent of the owner, P. 20/.; and for every deer killed or carried away, 30/. ; and if the offender be a keeper, double. R. ses sions. Conviction, J. 1, who shall transmit the conviction to the sessions. 16. Geo. HI. c. 30, s. 1, 3. Justice, on oath W 1, may issue his warrant to search for any deer-Skin, head, hc. or any net, and cause the person on whose premises they are found to be brought before him, and if he does not give a satisfactory account how he came by them, P. from 10/. to 301. Ibid. s. 4. Persons through whose hands the deer, &c. have passed, not giving a good account, liable to the same penalties. Ibid.