The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20

twenty-five pounds, or LEES saaa svsssy ps~.As
when nshing through the Ice, shall not b re-
garded as violation Of the law.
Section 9. No person shall use dynamite or
other explosives or any poisonous or stupefyinG
substance whatever, for the purpose Of de-
stroying or taking fish. under penalty Of one
hundred dollars and, in addition thereto, two
months imprisonment in the county Jail for
each offense.
section 0. whoever introduces hsh OF any
kind into any OF the waters Of the state by
means of live fish or otherwise, except upon
written permission Of the commissioners of IN
land fisheries and game, shall forfeit not less
than fifty dollars nor more than 1--we hundred
dollars. The having in possession OF any JACK
light. spear, trawl, or net, other than dip net
in any camp. lodge, or place OF resort for
hunters or fishermen, 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 oficer authorized to en-
force the inland fish and game laws whoever
is convicted of having any OF the above named
implements in his possession unlawfully as
aforesaid, shall be fined fifty dollars and costs
| of prosecution.
section 10. In closed waters where cells.
suckers, cusk, pickerel and white fish abound.
the commissioners may grant permits to take
the same and dispose OF them for food pur
poses; and where an exclusive right is granted
to take cells in any river or stream, or part
thereof, they may grant such permit upon such
terms as they deem reasonable, and such per-
mits shah expire with the calendar year.
Section II. There shall be for game birds an
annual close time in which it shall be unlawful
bnn Irft ths tnx
session; for wood duck, dusky duck, common
ly called black duck, teal. and gray duck, the
close time shall be from the first day of May to
the first day Of September Of each year; for
ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge, and
woodcock, from the first day of December 70
September fifteenth; for quail from the first
day of December to the first day of Octoberj
for plover, snipe and sand pipers. from the first
day of May to the first day of August. Who
| ever violates any of the above named provi-
sions Of this section shall be subject to a pen
atty Of not less than FIVE dollars nor more than
ten dollars, for each bird so killed, caught
chased or had in possession In close time. No
person shall, in any one day, kill or have in
posse ssion more than fifteen of each variety Of
the above named birds, except plover, snips
and sandpipers, during the respective open
season for each nor shall any person. at any
| time kill or have In possession any ruffec
grouse commonly called partridge, except for
his own consumption in this state, except as
hereinafter provided, under penalty Of Eve
dollars for each bird so unlawfully killed or
had in possession; nor shall any person at any
time sell, or offer for sale, any ruffed grouse,
| commonly called partridge, within this state,
under the same penalty; nor shall any person
| or corporation carry or transport from place to
place any of the birds mentioned IN this Sec
| ton, In close season. nor in open season unless
open to view, tagged, and plainly labeled with
| the owners name and residence and accom-.
panied by him, unless tagged In accordance
with section twenty-six of this chapter under
| the same penalty. Any person, not the actual
owner of such bird who, to aid another in such
transportation, falsely represents himself to be
the owner thereof, shall be liable to the same
| penalty; nor shall any person or corporation
| carry or transport at any one time more than
fifteen of any one variety Of the birds above
named as the property of one person, under
the same penalty; aud 1t shall be unlawful for
a term of ten years. to hunt for, take, catch,
kill or destroy the capercailzie, or cock Of the
woods, so called, black game. so called, or any
| species of the pheasant, except ruled grouse
or partridge under a penalty OF fifty dollars
| for each ofYense
Section Il. Whoever kills, or has in his pos
session. any birds commonly known as larks,
robins, swallows, sparrows, woodpeckers or
orioles. or other insectivorous birds. crows,
Erc,isb sparrows and hawks excepted. forfeits
nor loss than one dollar. nor more than five
dollars for each such bird killed; and the Dos
s..s,or nv any nerson of such dead bird. is
prima facie evidence that he killed such bird.
whoever AZ anv time wantonly takes or de-
.,rovs the nest eggs or unaedged Young of any
,,,,d h,rd excent crows. hawks. herons, looms
and owls or takes any eggs or young from such
r.st. ,orfeits not less than one dollar nor more
thar 70, dollars for each nest. egg or Young 80
taL.n n, DESTROYED. Whoever carries or trans
Morris from place to place, any of the birds
named in this chapter during the period in
which the killing of such bird is prohibited,
for,eits ave dollars for each bird SO carried or
| ,r.rsnor+ed
.sactiop H. Whoever. at any time or in any