The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05

September fifteenth to March first
The use or possession of ferrets for
taking hares and rabbits, except to
drive them from a hole to be shot at
with gun, is at all times prohibited
The owner of lands, his tenant or en-
ployee may take in any manner at any
time and in any number, hares and
rabbits which are found doing actual
and substantial damage to his cult
waited crops and fruit trees.
b. Limit. A person may take in
one day, and have in his possession
at one time not more than five hares
or rabbits, except as provided in par
agraph "a"
c. Sale. Hares and rabbits may be
bought and sold during the open sea-
son therefor.
Sec. 10. Gray squirrel; open season;
limit.
a. Open season. Gray squirrels may
be taken for food and possessed from
September fifteenth to December first.
b. Limit. A person may take in
one day and have In his possession at
one time not more than five gray
squirrels.
Sec. 16. Fur-bearing animals; open
season; method OF taking; spring
guns; sale.
a. Open season. Marten, mink, rae
coon, fisher-cat and muskrat may be
taken and possessed from November
first to May first fox and skunk may
be taken and possessed from Novem-
Der first to May first; otter may be
taken and possessed from November
first to March first There shall be
no open season for beaver. No person
shall at any time destroy a muskrat
house or place a trap therein, there
on or at the entrance thereto. This
section shall not, however, be con-
strued as depriving a person of the
right to protect his property from
damage by furbearing animals.
Exception. There shall be no open
season on muslrats in Grand Isle
county until November /, 1914. and
no open season for muskrats in Addi-
son county except during the months
OF March and April
b. Method Of taking; spring guns.
A person who traps fur-bearing ami
mails, shall within twelve hours. notify
the owner of enclosed lands on which
he has set traps, of the number and
location of such traps. and shall
visit his traps at least once in every
twenty-lour hours. A person who sets
or causes TO be set bear trap shall
bull in a substantial manner and
maintain three-fourths around the
same a railing or guard not less than
three feet high. and shall protect the
entrance TO such enclosure against do
nestle animals by placing a pole hori-
Zontally across such entrance at a
height of three feet from the ground.
No person shall at any time set or
use any device. the object of which is
to discharge a firearm for the pur-
pose of taking furbearing or other an.
imals
G Sale. The furs or skins of fur
bearing animals legally taken may be
bought and sold q. any time
Sec. II. Penalties. A person who
violates a provision of this part is
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
, fined as follows: For each violation
OF section Il or Is, one hundred dol
lars, for each violation of section IA
or Is, ten dollars and five dollars ad-
ditional for each rabbit. hare or gray
squirrel taken, possessed; sold or of.
fered for sale contrary to law: for
each violation of section 16. five dol
lars, provided, however, that a per
son who takes or possesses a beaver
at any time or an otter during the
closed season or who fails to comply
with the regulations imposed for set
ting n bear trap shall be fined TWEEN.
ty dollars, and provided further that
person violating the prohibition
against setting a spring gun or other
device the object of which is to dis.
charge a firearm shall be fined not
more than five hundred dollars nor
less than fifty dollars. and shall also
be liable for twice the amount Of the
damage caused by his act to be re-
covered by the person sustaining the
injury or loss. in an action on this
section