Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-16
TO TAX HUNTERS.
Full Text Of Law Reported to
the Legislature.
Three Kinds Of Licenses to Be Ex-
acted from Presidents.
Tax Imposed for Bearing Firearms in
Tax imposed for Bearing Firearms in
Wild Lands.

| The bill imposing a license tax upon
nonresident hunters has been report
| ed to the Legislature. The measure
came from the committee on inland
! fisheries and game and was reported
| by Gannett of the committee at Fri
| days session of TIE House. The bill
is entitled can Act providing for the
better protection of the big game and
| forests of the State, by requiring nom
residents to procure a license to hunt"
| and the full text is as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person who is not bona fide resi-
dent OF the State of Maine, and ac
tually domiciled therein for six months
then last past, to hunt, pursue, take,
catch or kill anywhere within the
State of Maine, any of the wild ami
mails or birds during any part of the
year, or have any firearms in his pos
session or under his control in or upon
any of the wild lands of the State
while on a fishing trip, without having
first procured a license therefor as
hereinafter provided. Any person de-
string such license may procure the
same by filing with the commissioners
of inland fisheries and game an appli-
place of residence, postoffice address,
color of his hair and eyes, and the To-
cality in which he proposes to hunt,
camp. stay or fish. and the fact of
whether he can or cannot write his own
name, and paying TO said commission
ers the sum OF twenty-five dollars for
license to hunt, in conformity with
the laws, bull moose, deer, game birds
will ~,
cure a license TO hunt deer, game birds
or other wild animals other than moose,
or have in possession firearms in close
season in and upon the wild lands of
the State when upon a fishing trip, by
paying the sum of ten dollars, and
may procure a license to hunt the
game birds of the State in all incor
porated towns by paying the sum of
five dollars to the commissioners as
aforesaid.
Sect g Such license shall be is
sued by the commissioners of inland
fisheries and game under such rules
and regulations, to be established by
them, as may be required to carry out
the true intent of this act and not in
consistent herewith, and all moneys re-
ceived by them for such licenses shall
be expended by them in the proper pro-
lection of the moose, deer and game
birds of the State. Provided, however,
that the commissioners of inland fish
cries and game shall have authority to
adjust and pay, out of the funds re-
ceived for such licenses, for actual
damage done growing crops by deer.
Provided, further, that the Governor
and Council shall have authority to
allow the chairman of the commission
ers of inland fisheries and game, out
of the funds received for licenses and
| fines. such compensation as they may
deem just and fair for the additional
work required of him in carrying out
| the provisions of this act.
| Sect. g. No license shall be valid
| unless the signature of the person to
whom it is issued is written thereon,
and every such person shall at all
| times when hunting carry his license
| on his person and shall, at all reason
1 able times, and as often as reasonably
| requested. produce and show such Ii
oense to any person requesting him
! to do so. he shall forfeit any such Ii
| cense he may possess and be deemed
| to be hunting in violation Of the pro-
visions of this act. W sfs.
| Sect. A. Any nonresident paying
license fec as herein provided for the
privilege of hunting the wild birds
| and game of the State shall have the
right tos5talse to his home six ruffed
grouse. commonly called partridge. six
woodcock, and six ducks, that he him.
| self has shot and killed in open sea-
son, by having them tagged with the
proper coupon detached from his Ii
cense open to view and accompanied
by him.
"Sect. 5. Any resident of this State
| may, but it shall not be compulsory,
| upon the payment of one dollar, pro-
cure license to hunt the wild birds
and wild game of the State, in accord
| ance with the laws of the State, in the
omen season for such birds and game.
and by virtue of such license shall have
the right to convey to any licensed
proyision dealer in this State, and sell
the same, or otherwise dispose of the
same for consumption in this State
only, 10 ruffed grouse, commonly called
partridge, 10 woodcock, and 10 ducks