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game laws

British  

plural noun

  1. laws governing the hunting and preservation of game

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Arway said officers are certified to enforce fish and game laws and conduct some operations together, but training them together would lengthen the one-year school programs that each attend now.

From Washington Times Feb. 25, 2017

So, a State can require nonresidents to pay higher fees for fishing or hunting licenses than those paid by residents—who pay taxes to provide fish hatcheries, enforce game laws, and so on.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2016

A series of game laws from 1671 through 1831 dramatically reduced the number of people permitted to hunt, empowering gamekeepers to search for and seize unauthorized firearms.

From Slate Oct. 21, 2015

Lacey’s original legislation simply federalized state game laws by making it a violation of U.S. law to bag game in breach of one state’s laws and to transport it to another state.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2011

There was no time to think of the game laws.

From Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp by Chapman, Allen

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