Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. 100.

NJ. LOU.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR LICENSES
FOR NONRESIDENT HUNTERS OF
DEER.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section 1. Persons not bona flde resi-
dents of the state. and actually domiciled
therein, shall not hunt, pursue, take or
kill deer in this state at any time
without having first procured a license
therefor as hereinafter provided; and
then NAV kill but one deer with horns
not less than three inches long.
Sec. q Such license shall be issued by
the fish and game commissioners OF the
state upon application in writing and the
payment of fifteen dollars; and under
such rules and regulations to be establish
ed by the fish and game commissioners as
may be required to CARRY out the intent
of this act. All money received for such
licenses shall be forthwith paid to the
state treasurer, and may be expended
by the fish and game commissioners in
the protection of fish and game.
Sec. 3. Each license shall be provided
with a coupon which shall permit the
transportation Of the carcass of one deer
or part thereof by nonresident hun
ter. Such coupon to be divided into two
parts or sections A and B respectively.
Sec. 4. The holder Of a nonresident
license shall be entitled to offer for trans
portation and have transported, within
or without the state the carcass or part
thereof, of one deer, by any transporta-
ton company, by presenting to the agent
of such transportation company, his
license, with the coupon attached thereto
at time of presentment The agent re-
ceiving the carcass or a part thereof
shall detach section "a of the coupon
cancel the same by writing or stamping
thereon the date and place of shipment,
together with his initials, and shall forth
with forward the same to the fish and
game commissioners of the state. Sec
ton "B" of said coupon shall likewise be
cancelled, and shall be attached to the
carcass or part thereof offered for ship
ment and same shall remain attached
while carcass or a part thereof is being
TRANSPORTED within the state. No person
shall transport any deer or a carcass, or
part thereof within the state for a nom
resident otherwise than as provided by
this act.
Sec. S. Any agent, servant or employee
of any transportation company, railroad,
EXPRESS company, boat or common car
rler or any other person who shall re-
ceive for shipment or transportation or
have in his possession with intent to ship
or transport any carcass of deer or a
part thereof for a nonresident, except as
provided by this act, or who shall refuse
or neglect to detach the sections of the
license coupon as herein provided, or who
shall fail to forward section "a" Of the
coupon to the fish and game commission
ers or attach section 81 to the carcass
or a part thereof offered for shipment,
as herein provided. shall be punished by
fine of not less than twenty-five dollars
and not more than one hundred dollars,
and costs for each offense.
Sec 6. Sections four and five of this
act shall not apply to the head, feet OF
pelt of deer severed from the body.
Sec. Z. whatsoever violates any pro-
vision of the act or who furnishes to an.
other person or permits another person
to have or use any license or coupon Is.
sued to him. or changes or alters the
same in any way; or who uses a license
or license coupon issued to another per.
son, or who knowingly guides a non
resident hunter who has not license as
provided by this act, shall be punished
by fine Of not less than twenty-five dol.
lars and not more than one hundred dol
lars and costs for each offense.
Sec. 8. All acts and parts Of acts in.
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. o. This act constitute a part
of chapter 1s9 Of the Vermont Statutes
entitled. preservation Of fish, game and
birds and destruction Of noAious ami
mails" and shall be subject to the pro.
visions of said chapter, so far as the
. same are not inconsistent with this act.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved October q, 1904