The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-23

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Whoever shall take, catch or kill any deer, or
enter upon the wild lands in this state, with in
tent to camp and Qnde fires thereon, while
engaged in hunting or fishing, without being
in charge of registered guide, during the
months of June, July, August, September and
October in violation of the provisions herein
contained, shall be fined forty dollars and costs
of prosecution, for each ofrense, and be subject
to imprisonment thirty days. 1t shall be I'M
lawful, however, to take, catch, kill, chase or
hui any deer in either of the counties of
Xor~, Cumberland, Androscoggin or sagada-
hoe, for four years from October first, in the
year OF our Lord eighteen hundred and nine
ty-ninei and it shall be unlawful to hunt, chase,
catch or kill any deer in the counties of Knox,
Lincoln, and Waldo, except during the month
of October OF each year, or in Kennebec, ex-
cept during the months of October and Noyem-
Der of each year, and no person shall, during
the respective open seasons in these counties,
than two deer. Whoever shall violate any of
the provisions of this section relating to deer
in the counties of York, Cumberland, andre
seo6sin, Sagadahoc, Knox, Lincoln, Waldo,
aud Kennebec, shall be subject to a penalty Of
forty dollars and costs for each oifense.
Section %. Whoever has in possession more
than one bull moose or more than two deer, in
open season, or any OF the aforesaid animals
or parts thereof, in close season, except rs IS
provided in this chapter, shall DO deemed TO
have killed, taken and destroyed the same in
violation OF law. The words CLOSE season and
CLOSE time where used in this act, shall mean
the time or period during which by this act it
Is made unlawful to hunt, shoot, wound, trap
or destroy any bird or animal, or fish for, or
catch any fish mentioned or referred to in this
act, and the words open season where used in
this act, shall mean the time period during
which it shall be lawful to take these animals,
fish, and birds, as specified and limited. Any
person may, at any time, lawfully Kill any dog
found hunting OF chasing moose, caribou, or
deer, or any dog kept used for that purpose.
ANY person owning or having in his possession
any dog for the purpose of hunting or chasing
moose, carbon, or deer, or who permits his dog
TO hunt or chase moose, caribou, deer, shall
be punished b. fine of one hundred dollars
and costs of prosecution for each offcnse. sun
day is a close time, on which it IS not lawful to
hunt, kill, or destroy game or birds OF any
kind, under the penalties imposed therefor
daring other close time; but the penalties al
ready imposed for the violation OF the sunday
laws by the statutes of this state are not here
by repealed or diminished.
Section ID No persbn or corporation shall
carry or transport from place to place any
moose or deer, or part thereof, in close time,
nor in open time unless open to view, tagged
and plainly labeled with tho name and resi-
dence of the owner thereof, and accompanied
by him. under a penalty Of forty dollars and
costs of prosecution for each moose or deer SO
transported or carried and any person not the
actual owner of such games or parts thereof,
who, to aid another In such transportation,
falsely represents himself to BIO the owner
thereof shall be liable to the penalties atore-
said; and it shall be prna 1acie evidence that
said game, that is being transported or carried
in violation of this section was illegally killed;
but nothing herein shall apply to the trans
portation of moose or deer By any person or
corporation, when such game Is lawfully tagged
in accordance with the provisions of section
twenty-six of this chapter. Whoever lawfully
kills a bull moose shall, while the same or any
part thereof, is being transported, preserve
and transport it with the evidence on the
moose of the sex of the same. Whoever fails
to comply with the provisions Of this section
shall forfeit to the state the moose or part
thereof being transported, and pay fine OF
three hundred dollars and costs of prosecution.
Section "a. Al birds, ash aud game hunted,
caught killed, destroyed, bought, carried,
transported or found in possession of any per
son or corporation, in violation of the provi-
sions of this chapter and amendments thereto,
shall be liable to seizure; and in case of con-
viction for such violation, such game shall be
forfeited to the state, to be sold for consump
ton in this state only. Any person whose
game or FISH has been seized for violation Of
any game or fish law, shall have it returned to
him on giving to the officer bond with suili-
Gent sureties, residents OF the state, in double
the amount of the fine for such violation, on
condition that, if convicted of such violation,
he will, within thirty days thereafter, pay such
fine and costs. If he neglects or refuses to
give such bond and taxes the game or fish so
seized, he shall have no action against the Off
Ger for such seizure, or for the loss of the game
or fish seized.
Section %. No resident Of this state shall
sell or give away any moose or deer or part
thereof, or any game birds to be transported
or carried beyond the limits OF this state, under
a penalty of one hundred dollars for each and
every moose, deer or part thereof, and one
dollar for eyeryEame bird so sold or given away;
and any person who shall buy any Of the above
named animals or birds or parts thereof, 10 so
transport them. who shall transport them
after buying tho same or receiving the same as
a gift. shall be subject to the same penalty.
section 2s Any person who has lawfully
killed a moose or a deer, oxcoptin September as
heretofore provided, or who has lawfully in his
possession one tgeVse ene togue, ore land lor1s@