River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

Gated, and sold by any game warden of this
state in manner provided by law.
Section ?. Section 149Sh, 4565c>-5, and
chapter $50, laws of 1901. are repealed.
Section 3. There are added to the stat
uteS four new sections to read. Section
149Sim. /. The fish and game warden
may issue permits TO breed or domesticate
deer, moose. elk and caribou upon applica-
ton to 1t, which shall contain:
I'd The name and address of the ap-
plicant.
(2) A description of the promises on
which the applicant will keep such domes-
ticated animals.
(3) The number and kinds of animals
in possession at the time of making the
application, and whether they are wild or
domeStica ted.
. The application shall be accompanied
by fee of fifty cents for each animal In
possession. The fish and game warden may
thereupon issue permit TO the applicant
to keep such animals. Any person holding
such permit shall annually on the first day
of January report to the fish and game
warden any increase or decrease had upon
the original number applied for, together
with fee of fifty cents for each additional
animal. The fish and game warden shall
keep record of all persons holding such
permits and shall send to them numbered
tags to be attached to each of the animals.
3. Any such animal may be sold or
shipped within or without the state upon
receipt of written permission to do so from
the fish and game warden, but must have
provided for.
No portion of the carcass of any such
animal shall be shipped without having at
tached thereto tag designating the date
of issue of such tag, the name and address
of the person holding the permit to breed
or domesticate such ANIMAL and the num-
Der of the tag which was attached to such
animal while alive. The fish and game
out expense to the shipper, furnish for any
person holding permit to breed or do
mesticate deer not to exceed ten tags for
any one carcass
Section 149Sin. In any prosecution for
any violation of any of the provisions of
law relating to the preservation of fish
and game, 1t shall not be necessary for the
prosecution to allege or prove that the AMI
mails We're not domesticated or that the
birds, animals, or fish were not taken for
scientific purposes, but the person claiming
that the said birds or animals were taken for
scientific purposes, as provided by law shall
prove on the hearing or trial that such
animals were domesticated, or that such
birds or fish were taken for scientific pur-
poses as by law provided, or were not
caught, taken. or killed outside this state,
or had in possession without license or per-
NIT therefor.
Section 4565c-5. 1. 1t shall be I'M
lawful and is hereby prohibited to take,
catch, kill, hunt, or pursue:
a. Any rabbit, grey, fox, or black
squirrel between the first day of February
ing except as otherwise provided, and ex-
cepting further than in the counties of
Chippewa, Rusk, Eau Claire, Pierce, st.
Croix, Portage, Waupaca and Waushara,
it shall be unlawful to take, catch, kill.
hunt, or pursue any rabbit, grey, fox, or
black squirrel between the first day of
February and the 10th day of September
next succeeding; but In the counties OF
Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Kenosha, La Fay
cite, Richland, Sank, and Vernon, there
shall be no closed season for the hunting
Of rabbits.
(2) Any beaver or otter at any time
(3) Any fisher, marten, mink, or musk
rat between the 18th day of March and
the 18th day Of November next succeed
az Any otter between the first day Of
March and the 18th day of September next
succeeding.
(5) Any fisher, marten, mink, or musk
rat by means of spear or gun, dog or dogs,
at any time.
q 1t shall be unlawful and IL hereby
prohibited to disturb or modest muakrat
houses or beaver houses or beaver dams,
any trap or traps at any time within ave
hundred feet Of any beaver dam or beaver
house, except under supervision Of fish and
game wardens department.
3. 1t shall be unlawful and 10 hereby
prohibited to have In possession the green
hides of any Of the above enumerated ami
mails during the closed season for taking
of same, and all guns traps, boats or other
implements used in violation of the provi-
sions of this act may be seized, confisca ted,
and sold by any warden as provided by
law.
4. The possession of all hides, except
raccoon, showing that the same have been
shot or speared Is prirna facie evidence of
guilt,
s. Any muskrat between the fifteenth
day of March and the fifteenth day Of No
vember next succeeding; provided, that the
owner or occupant Of any land on the
shores Of Big Wolf River from the dam at
Shawano to it's mouth, Lake Winnebago,
Lake Butte des Morris, Lake Winneconne,
Lake Poygan, Fox River, and tributaries In
Winnebago county, is allowed to kill, pur-
sue, and trap muskrat on land owned or
occupied by him between the fifteenth day
of October and the first day OF March next
succeeding in any manner; provided fur
Their that owners Of cranberry marshes are
allowed to kill muskrats at any time when
said muskrats are destroying their dams
provided further that the hides Of the musk
rats taken In the localities exempted above
shall be retained by the person so taking
and shall not be sold or disposed OF In any
manner until the general open season.
6. Any person or persons found violat-
ing any of the provisions of this section
shall be punished By fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment In the
county jail not less than thirty days nor
more thar sixty days, or by both such fine
Section 4567m. One-third Of the fines
imposed and collected under the laws reg
ulating the taking, killing, having In pos
session, or transportation Of fish and game,
including the violations of the acts rela-
tive to the granting and holding Of II.
censes to hunt certain game, shall be paid
by the magistrate to the person informing
of the offense and prosecuting the offender
to conviction, one-thlrd shall be paid by
the magistrate before whom the matter
shall have been tried and the fines imposed
to the county treasurer, and shall be by
him designated and set apart as a fund
for the protection of fish and game to re-
imburse the county for the moneys which 1t
shall expend for the enforcement of the
Dish and game laws and the remainder
shall go to the school fund as provided by
law.
Section f. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June II. 1909.