Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-17
STATE HOUSE.
United States Agricultural De-
partment's Game Bulletin.
1'ves Resume Of Protective Laws in
This and Other Countries.
savings Banks Tax Reduction Nav
Affect School Fund.

assistants, biological survey. and in the
Introduction the editors say:
| Haine protection should appeal TO
| many persons besides sportsmen and
| those VINO derive a pecuniary interest
| IRON tne sale of game for market. To
| the 1armer especially the preservation
OF the game on his land is a matter of
| more consequence than is generally
| supposed. Even though he cares MOTH
ing fcr hunting, or reserving the privi-
| leSe Tor his family or his friends. he
may sun derive benefit by no means
lnconsiderable from the game on his
1arm' provided it is properly preserved.
he VIII fnd knowledge of game laws
ara some attention to their enforce
ment valuable in several ways: Game
DiFds may be increased, some of which,
notably quail and wild turkeys, are
very useful in destroying insects which
inJure ms crops: the privilege of hunt
ing or his land is valuable asset.
winch may be made to yield a cash re-
turn, or to pay his taxes in whole or in
part; ne will be better able to keep ir-
responsible persons off his land, pro-
tect mis- stock and poultry from injury
at the hands of careless hunters, and
prevent shooting at improper times or
seasons.
According to decisions of the highest
courts, game is the property of the
State. 1t should, therefore, like other
| public property. be carefully adminis-
tered for the public good; for under
| proper management it may become one
| of the chief attractions of the State,
/ and may even be developed into a
| source of revenue. Its principal value
lies, not so much in the few dollars it
may bring to the individual hunter, or
in the money it may contribute to the
| State treasury, but in the benefits it
| cOnfers on the people at large by fur
| nishing them an incentive to recreation
| and health. Moreover it may serve as
an attraction to persons from other
| states. who, in the pursuit of pleasure,
| spend far more than the intrinsic value
| of the game they kill, and who often
| by this means become familiar with
| natural resources and opportunities for
l Investment that otherwise would re-
main unknown to them. Maine affords
a conspicuous example of the advan-
| tages. both direct and indirect, which a
| State may derive from carefully pre-
| serving it's fish and game. To secure
| these benefits special laws are neces-
| sary. and the general appreciation of
this fact is shown by the existence of
game laws in practically every State
and territory of the Union and in all
the provinces of Canada. Without
| such laws many valuable species
| would soon be seXterminated. But IN
| order to secure an adequate obser-
vance of statutes already in existence
it is ESSENTIAL that their provisions
should be generally known and sup
ported by public sentiment; otherwise
they will fail to accomplish the objects
| for which they were enacted
| The bulletin also gives a resume OF
| the legislation enacted in some of the
| states during the present year, as fol-
lows:
"Legislative sessions have been held
during 1902 in about a dozen states ana
| in several provinces of Canada. lmpor-
tant game laws have been enacted Tor
| Alaska. Kentucky, Louisiana and ONO
and provisions have been adopted Tor
the protection of insectivorous bros III
| Alaska Kentucky, Ohio the Northwest
Territories and Washington county
Nd As a whole. the game legislation
of the wear has been notably conserVa-
five In several of the states the
amendments adopted relate chiefiy 10
seasons and are of minor consequence
Among the most important features
,re the non-export provisions in the
laws Of Alaska, Louisiana, and south
carolina. reducing the states winch
narmit unlimited shipment of game 10
tbree all in the South. Every state
in which prairie chickens still exist
now prohibits export, and practicaiy
III but three of the States in Whlch
ouaiI occur protect the bros at an SEQ
| sons or make shipment out OF the ota'e
;IIaoaI Ohio has adopted an I'M
| ,ort,pt proyision, Incorporated III the
xnort laws of several States, Whlcr
reouires all packages of game 10 o'
clearly marked so as to show tne ma
ture of the contents ana other ue'''''
of the shipment.
..Three additional states-kentuckS
Now Jersey and Ohio-have Jolneo tnt
r,,ks of those which require noh-res'
sant hunters to secure licenses. II
Nv Jersey the fee is $40. in kentucks
ana Ohio il is S25, and in Newlouho
Iond under the new law it mas peei III
aased TO 800. Several counties .
,I.rx,and have likewise PROVIDED lo
s,,-r.sident licenses. so that AilesaI'
IL.
o,,rtv is now the only county IN th'
toto in which non-residents are pei
,,;,ted TO hunt without restrlcuon
Inuisiana. following the lead OF MISS
ouri has prohibited non-residents Iroi, ron
,.;,l;rp game within the state. ana NeN
~ like Minnesota. has enacted
nroyisioh by which non-residen.s iron ';,
states which require licenses can MI
,an,e in New York only under iceiis
s;niIar to those required in the case
t..I snlid.snts in their own states.
G -.New York has also adopted an III
= ,,ovation in game protection oy PEI
4 ,is;tting dealers to hold game edurin
:, tha close season. provided a bond
u;ven @ that such game viii not be sol'
t iced given away. or otherwise ois
nosed of during the time that the bon
= ;s in force. and railroad companie
n.re associations and private put
fishers. AS a rule. these abstracts 9
, not give all the county laws or all IL
4 nrovisions relating to shipment an
sale. except possibly for the state
= which each is published"
= In regard to licensing hunters u
"a bulletin says
-aot;apr of tho Irnite