Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-15

acts amending the same. or in addition thereto
and all acts and parts of acts, public private,
inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed; ;
saving all actions, complaints or indictments now
pending. or which may hereafter he commenced
for the violation CT any such act before thi. act
takes effect.
The Comm toner's will also report AN act for
the protection OF game and birds" In brief, it
provides that no person shall, before the LIST OF
Oct, 1880, take, kill or destroy any moose in this
State; penalty for killing or having in possession,
500 for every moose. No person shall after that
time hunt, kill OF destroy, with dogs. any moose /;
penalty 800 for every moose; no person shall,
after the lst Of Oct. Aforesaid between the lst Of
January and the lst of October in each year, IN
any manner hurt, kill or DESTROY any moose, un-
der like penalty. No person shall hunt, kill or de-
stroy, with dogs, any deer or caribou, under
penalty Of $40 for every such deer or caribou so
killed or destroyed; and no person shall, between
the LIST dsy of January and the st day of October,
in any manner hunt, Kill or destroy any deer or
caribou, under the same penalty as above provid-
ed. Any person may lawfully kill any dog found
hunting moose, deer or caribou. Possession Of
carcass or hide OF transportation of same to be
punished.
The Governor shall appoint one county moose
and game warden for each of the counties of Ok
ford, Franklin, Somerset, PenobscOt Piscataquis.
Hancock, Washington and Aroostook, to enforce
the provisions of this act. Towns may elect town
moose and game wardens. No person shall in any
way destroy between the first day of June and the
fifteenth day Of October of each year. any mink,
beaver, sable, otter fisher, under penalty of ten
dollars for each animal so destroyed, to be recov-
cred on complaint; one half thereof to the use of
the county where the offence is committed. and
one half to the prosecutor.
No person shall kill or have in his possession
except alive, or expose for sale, any wild duck,
English snipe or woodcock, between the first day
of Dece mber and the FIRST day of September fol-
lowing or kill any partridge, between the 10Th
day of December and the 10Th day of September
following, or have the same in possession except
alive, expose for sale between the 9th of De-
cember and the LIST day of September following;
kill, fell have in possession except alive amy
quail or prairie chicken, between the lst day of
January and the lst day of September following,
under penalty Of not less than five nor more than
ten dollars for each bird.
No person shall with any trap, net, snare, de-
vice or contrivance other than the usual method
of sporting with firearms; take any wild duck of
any variety, quail, grouse, partridge or woodcock,
under penalty of 50 for each bird. They shall
not kill lsrks, robins, swallows. spaTows or orr
oles, between Jan, l. and oct. mot to prevent
person from killing robin that is devastating his
cherries.) The nests of birds are to be protected
in like manner, and under like penalties. The
provisions of the law not to apply to taNidermsts.