Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-29
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE, 1897.

monthly lie paid INTO the treasury ar IN,
slate, 70 ne i,sussi 70 the tund for the
and the protectlon OF the inlaliSl game.
Section I. Section twenty-Slx OF chapter
thirty OF the revised statutes, as amended
by section one OF chapter one hundred
and siXty-yeven OF the public laws nj
eighteen hundred and ninely-iivc. is hare.
10y amended by adding thereto the follow
Ing words, and the said county treasurer
shall. OH the first day OF June and the
first day of December Of each year. trans
nit such fines and costs, after de,l,lcfinn
the costs and pay for prisoners board
any violation of the inland fish and Sanc
laws, to the treasursr Of the state. and
said sums of money thus received by The
state treasurer shall be and become i,
part of the fund fer inland fish and game.
80 that said section, as amended shall
read as follows:
Section IS All fines, penalties a,a
costs COLLECTED on G;oinplaiits or inslict-
game law shall be paid 10 the oot..y ron.
tiering final Judgment thereon, and INV
such cour. to the treasurer of the cai,nfy
in which said court is held; and al, fimes
and penalties recovered In actions, ~ Iaht
for the violation OF any such Law. sha II
be paid forthwith TO such treasurer In
ii the plain,t prevails. he shall recover r.
full costs without regard to the anount
recovered. Any c11cei' CT ether ne.rso:,
who shall receive any fine or penalty. or
a.
fish or game law. either On comp,ai,,t ~.
indictment az aforesaid. or II by act,on
Of debt. and neGleais for more than sixty
days TO pay the same into such county
treasury. shall be punished by a fine az
not less than forty nor more than one hmm
dred dollars for the first cffense. and for
every subsequent otfense.by such fine ard
Imprisonment not exceeding six months:
and the said county treasurer shall ~,
The first day OF June ard the first dnv of
December O. eaeh year. transmit such
fines and Costs. after deinc:ing the costs
in the Jail in his said county for any y.o-
lation OF the inlatt! fish and game laws.
to the treasurer Of the state: and said
treasurer shall lie and become n mart Of
the fund for inland fish and game'
Section s. Chapter thirty OF The revised
statutes is hereby further amended by
adding thereto the following session:
Section 90. Inland fish arsI same war
denss may serve aH processes pertaining
to the collection OF penalties FOR violation
of the inland fish and game laws; ISL
wardens MAJ be appoInted inla,aI fish and
game wardens and MED not give aidi-
tiohal bond
Section 8. Chapter thirty OF the revised
statutes is hereby further amended 10y
adding thereto the following section:
Section -. Whoever lawfully kills q
bull moose shall. while the same Is beng
and transport IL. with the evidence on the
moose of the sex OF 49, same. whoever
fails to comply with the provisions OF
tnis section shall tcrieit the moose. CIR
state. and pay Il line Of three hundred
dollars and costs OF prosecution
Section 10. Chapter thirty OF the revised
aGne e her15 by f tarSr aeoos
Section 81. ANY marketms,n or provis-
ion dealer. having an established place
OF business in this state. may purchase
and have IN his possession at his said
place OF business not more than three
deer, lawfully killed or destroyed, or any
part thereof. at one time, ard sell tho
vided. however. that said market man OF
provision dealer. shall have procured a
license o. the commissioners OF inland
fisheries and game to carry on said bush
ness of buying and selling deer as aforc-
said: ard provided further, that said
market man shall record in a book kept
Tor that purpose. ana open to the inspec-
ton of inland fish and game wartieis and
the commissioners OF inland fisheries and
game. the name and residence of each
person of whom he purchases any inland
FISH or game, and the date of SUCH pur-
chase; and IL any market man or pro-
vision dealer shall violate the provisions
of this section he shall be flied five hun
dred dollars for each ofTense: and be pre-
hibited for five years thereafter from the
benefits of this section
Section II. Chapter thirty of the revised
statutesis hereby further amended by add
ing thereto the following section:
time. lawfully kill any dog found hunting
or chasing n moose or a caribou or deer.
or kept CT used for that. purpose. Any
person owning or having in his possession
any dog for The purpose of hunting or
chasing moose, caribau or deer, or permits
his dog 10 hunt o. chase Al moose. caribou
one hundred dollars and costs for each
offense. ~
Section Il. Chapter thirty of the revised
statutes is hereby further amended BY
ira,- n.,,.r IN, b., fcil riy.,r
Section SO. Having in possession any
jack light. SO called. spear, trawl or net
other than dip net, IN any camp. lodge
men in the inland territory of the state.
shall be prima facie evidence that the
same are kept for unlawful use, and they
may be seized by any officer authorized
to enforce the inland fish and game laws.
ard whoever is convicted of having any OF
the above named implements in his POS
session unia wfutly as aforesaid. shall be
fined fifty dollars and costs of prosecu-
ton.
Section IS. Chapter thirty of the revised
statutes is hereby further amended by
adding thereto the following section:
in hunting for or shooting. any moose.
caribou CT deer. any metal patched or
metal cased bullet under penalty of fifty
dollars for each offense. The expansive.
or mushroom bullet. so called. is hereby
excepted from the provisions of this sec
ton
Stcllon IA. tlaptef thirty OF the revised
statutes is hereby further amended by
adding thereto the following section:
Section IS. No resident of this state
shall sell. or give away. any moose. or
part thereof. Or any deer. or part thereof
or any caribou or part thereof.to be trans
ported or carried beyond the limits of this
state. under Il penalty of one hundred
dollars for each and every moose, deer or
caribou. or part thereof, so sold or given
away: and any person who shall buy any
of the aforesaid named animals. or part
thereof. to SO transport them. or who
shall transport them after buying the
same. OR receiving the same as a gift,
shall be subject TO the same penalties.
Section Is. Section forty-sevcn of chap
ter forty of the revised statutes. is hereby
amended by striking out the words ''bl;icl
bass and "Oswego bass in the second
and seventh lines. and all after the word
first" in the eighth line. and adding the
words. day of October and the fifteenth
day of the following June SO that said
section, as amended. shall read as fol-
lows:
Section Il. There shall be an annual
close time for land-locked salmon. GEM
monty SO called, trout. togue and white
perch, as follows: For land-locked sal
mon, trout togue anu white perch be-
tween the frs; days of October and the
following May, except on the Saint Croix
river and it's tributaries, and all the
waters in kennebec county, in which the
close time is between the fifteenth day
of September and the first day of the
following May
amended by chapter fifty-three of the
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