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Act of Mar. 28, 1912, ch. 225, §§ 1-5, N.J. Laws 364, 364-66.

, , , , , | | 1912

"BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    ‘1. Any person who shall carry any revolver, pistol, firearm, bludgeon, blackjack, knuckles, sand-bag, slung-shot or other deadly, offensi...

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An Act to Protect Fish in the Waters of Limestone Creek and Other Streams in Duplin County, ch. 204, §§ 1-6, N.C. Pub. Laws 360, 360.

| | 1879

"AN ACT TO PROTECT FISH IN THE WATERS OF LIMESTONE CREEK AND OTHER STREAMS IN DUPLIN COUNTY.


The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
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An Act for the Better Protection of the Farmers of Pamlico County, ch. 207, §§ 1-2, 1885 N.C. Pub. Laws 382, 382.

| | 1885

 

"CHAPTER 207.
An act for the better protection of the farmers of Pamlico county.


The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
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An Act for the Better Protection of Wild Fowl in Carteret County, ch. 46, §§ 1-4, N.C. Pub. Laws 54, 54-55.

| | 1879

"AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF WILD FOWL IN CARTERET COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
    SECTION 1. That it shall not be lawful f...

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An Act to Prevent the Reckless Destruction of Deer, ch. 68, §§ 1-4, 1872 N.C. Pub. Laws, 115, 115.

| | 1872

"AN ACT TO PREVENT THE RECKLESS DESTRUCTION OF DEER.


     SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That if any pe...

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Act of Feb. 8, 1872, ch. 152, §§ 1-3, N.C. Pub. Laws 241, 241.

| | 1872

"AN ACT TO PREVENT THE DESTRUCTION OF FISH IN THE WATERS OF BLACK RIVER AND SIX RUNS IN THE COUNTIES OF NEW HANOVER, SAMPSON, CUMBERLAND AND HARNETT.


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An Act to Better Protect the Fowling Interest in the Waters of Curritcuk County, ch. 42, § 1, 1870, N.C. Pub. Laws, 85, 85.

| | 1870

"SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That if any person whatsoever shall hunt or shoot wild fowl in the county of Currituck on the Sabbath day, or hunt them on any day of the week a...

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Ch. 54—Protecting Game on Lake Washington, §§ 1-3, in Session Laws of the State of Washington Eleventh Session (1909).

| | 1909

"Chapter 54

[H. B. 79.]

Protecting Game on Lake Washington

An Act to prevent the firing of guns or the killing, entr...

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Ch. 7, §§ 265-266—Dangerous Weapons & Setting Spring Gun, in Session Laws of the State of Washington Eleventh Session (1909).

, , | | 1909

"Sec. 265. Dangerous Weapons—Evidence.
Every person who shall manufacture, sell or dispose of or have in his possession any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung shot, sand club, or metal knuckles; shall furtively carry, or c...

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Ch. 25—Crimes & Punishment, Art. 47—Concealed Weapons, §§ 1-10 in The Statutes of Oklahoma (1890).

, , , , , | | 1890

        “Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person in the Territory of Oklahoma to carry concealed on or about his person, saddle, or saddle bags, any pistol, revolver, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, sword cane, spear, metal knuckles, o...

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Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey, Chapter 540, An Act for the Preservation of Deer and other Game, and to prevent trespasing with Guns. Dec. 21, 1771. Chapter 540, §10, “Penalty for setting loaded Guns.”

, , | | 1771

"AND WHEREAS a most dangerous Method of setting Guns has too much prevailed in this Province, BE IT ENACTED by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Person or Persons within this Colony shall presume to set any loaded Gun in such Manner as that the same...

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1899 Tenn. Session Laws 780

, | | 1899

Provided however, That it shall be lawful for any person to hunt quail or partridges in said counties with a gun, between the first day of November and the first day of January of each year. But it is further provided, that it shall not be lawful to hu...

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1890 Okla. Laws 495, art. 47

, , , | | 1890 Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person in the Territory of Oklahoma to carry concealed on or about his person, saddle, or saddle bags, any pistol, revolver, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, sword cane, spear, metal knuckles, or any other kind o...

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1 Statutes of Ohio & Northwestern Territory 106 (Salmon P. Chase ed., 1833)

, | | 1790 SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That if any person shall presume to discharge or fire, or cause to be discharged or fired, any gun or other fire-arms at any mark or object, or upon any pretence whatever, unless he or she shall at the same time be with such gun or ...

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1936 Ariz. Sess. Laws 204, Game and Fish Preservation, § 1543.

| | 1936

It shall be unlawful for any person to take into the field or forest, or to have in his possession, while hunting wild animals or birds, any device designed to silence, muffle or minimize the report of any firearm, whether separated from or attached to...

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1933 Haw. Sess. Laws 38, An Act Regulating the Sale, Transfer, and Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, § 5.

, | | 1933

Any person who has procured a hunting license under the provisions of Sections 2028-2032, inclusive, of the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1925, as amended, shall, while actually engaged in hunting or while going to or from the place of hunting, be authorized ...

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1931 Colo. Sess. Laws 399, To Prohibit the Use of Aircraft to Hunt, Take, Pursue . . . Water Fowl . . . To Prohibit the Discharge of Firearms Therefrom . . ., ch. 97, § 2.

| | 1931

It shall be unlawful to discharge any gun, rifle, pistol, shot gun, or other firearm from any aircraft, airplane or airship while the same is in motion, with the intent or purpose to take, capture, kill or attempt to kill, capture or possess any migrat...

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Act of June 5, 1925, ch. 3, § 7(b), 1925 W.Va. Acts (First Extraordinary Sess.) 24, 30-32.

, , , , , | | 1925

"(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, transport, or have in his possession any machine gun, sub-machine gun, and what is commonly known as a high powered rifle, or any gun of a similar kind or character, or any ammunition therefor...

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1925 N.C. Sess. Laws 530, Pub. Local Laws, An Act to Protect Game and Fish in Transylvania County, ch. 460, § 4.

| | 1925

It shall be unlawful to trap for bear or to run or hunt deer with dogs or to use while hunting any gun having a “Maxim silencer” or any other device thereon that will muffle the report of such gun, nor shall any gun be used that does not pr...

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1924 Ga. Laws 283, An Act for the Protection of Game Birds in the County of Bartow, § 2.

| | 1924

. . . That any person who shall hunt, kill, or attempt to kill, any game bird or animal within the county limits of the County of Bartow, State of Georgia, by and with the use of an automatic, or repeating shot-gun, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, an...

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