The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-23
BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE NEW
NORTH DAKOTA GAME LAW

1 Moneys collected from licenses. or from
seized game or goods go TO the game
and fish fund to be used In enforcing
the law.
Wild birds and animals may be do
mesticated, but permission must be
obtained from the state board, secA
ton 25.
Nests of any birds protected by the
game laws must not be disturbed nor
eggs taken at any time.
Shooting from the shoulder the only
legal method OF taking game birds and
animals.
! No one to shoot half hour after sun
down until half hour before daylight
Must not use boats for the purpose OF
raising birds from resting places on
the water. No lights or lanterns to be
used.
Must not hunt deer or antelope with
dogs, Bird dogs must not be allowed
TO run over the fields or trained be-
tween April / and Aug. Is.
No person to hunt in any growing
standing or shocked grain field at any
time without the permission OF the
owner. Nor let his dog run In such
field.
Having possession Of game at time of
unlawful killing is prima facie evil
dence that II was killed in this state,
and IL found II will be necessary for
the possessor to prove that IL was law
fully shipped from another state.
Skins may be held at any time, but
the possessor may have to prove when
and where the animals were killed.
Residents of the state having lawful
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keep sameafter FIVE days after the sea
son for taking such game, may within
that time apply to the board of con-
troll for permission to do so. Appli-
cation to state number OF birds or deer
and where to be kept and IL for his
own use
All wild birds other than game birds
are protected by law all the year round
except blackbirds, crows. English spar
rows, sharpskinned and Cooper hawks,
and great horned owls, all OF which
may be killed at any time. Imported
song birds for domestic pets are not
included In the protected birds
Amy person found travelling off the
public highways, outside the limits of
thetown, with a gun, and with or
without a dog. from the first day OF
presumed to be hunting and breaking
the law Any traps, snares, etc, on
the premises or in the possession Of
any person is prima facie evidence Of
their use for breaking the law. Any
person convicted OF violation OF the
game law may be punished on due
proof by fine from ten to nifty dol
lars and the forfeiture OF gun and dog,
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the game fund.
Fish to be taken with rod and line
only, one line and one hook toeach
person, and held in the hand. Set
lines may be used in the Missouri
Mouseand Red rivers. and pound nets
In the Missouri and Mouse rivers, but
not within thousand yards of the
mouth Of any stream running into said
rivers.
No drugs, traps. dynamite, etc, may
be used to take fish.
No Ash houses to be made to protect
people fishing through the ice on the
Red, Missouri or Mouse rivers.
All trout. land-locked salmon, bass
or pike less than eight inches long must
be thrown back in water when caught
Fifteen of the foregoing fish. shall
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day and fifty the most that any person
shal have on hand at one time.
Ten chickens or grouse, or turtle
dove, crane or swan, or ten of the
same combined shall be the limit OF one
days shooting, and twenty the limit
to have in possession at one time
Antelope, beaver, and otter are pro-
tected until Jan. 1, 1890.
Professional dog trainers are pro-
hibited from running and training dogs
from the first day OF May until the
fifteenth day OF August.
Lioenses.
Every resident of the state Is pro-
hibited from hunting without license
to be procured from the county audi
tor, which license shall be made out
on the legal printed form and costing
one dollar. on-residents must get IL
cense from board Of control and pay
twenty five dollars. Licenses are not
transferable and must be carried on
the person Of the hunter.
Any resident, owner or cultivator of
lands, or members of his family, re-
siding with him, may hunt over his
own lands without license during the
hunting season.
Open Season.
The limits OF the open season cover
the possession OF game by anybody as
well as hunting II.
From Sept. 4 to Nov. 1, inclusive
turtle dove, prairie ohiclxen, grouse
4 wood cock. plover. may be killed and
held in possession. From Sept to
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