The Republican journal., 1913-04-10

first day of the following August of each
year, both days inclusive; on plover.
snipe and sandpipers, from the first day
of December of each year to the thirty
first day of July of the following year.
both DAYS inclusive. during which closed
seasons it shall be unlawful to hunt,
chase. catch, kill or have in possession
as hereinafter provided; and no person
shall during tn respective open seasons
for the above named birds take. catch,
kill or destroy in any one day more
than five partridge or ruffed grouse, ten
woodcock, ten ducks, five plover. ten
snpe and fifty sandpipers; nor shall any
person at any time buy or sell any of
the above named birds: nor shall any
person or corporation carry or transport
from place to place any of the birds
mentioned in this section in closed sea-
son nor in open season unless open to
view, tagged and plainly labeled with the
owners name and residence, and ac-
companied by him. unless tagged with
a special shipping tag as hereinafter
provided; nor shall any person or corpo-
ration carry or transport in any one
day more than fifteen ducks. five plover,
ten snipe, ten partridges, fifty sand
one person. Whoever violates any of the
provisions of this section shall pay d
fine OF ten dollars end costs for each
offense. and in addition thereto one dol
lar for each bird of the above named
varieties taken. caught. killed. had in
possession or transported in violation
hereof.
Provided however. it shall be lawful
for citizen OF this state who has pur-
chased a license therefor of the COM
missioners a. inland fisheries and game,
and paid five dollars for the same. to
take with him out of the state five par
urdges or ten ducks or ten woodcock
which he himself has lawfully killed
by detaching from said license the
proper coupon and attaching the same
to the birds being transported by virtue
of this para graph.
Provided. further. that any citizen Of
this state who has lawfully in his pos
named in this section. may send the
same anywhere in this state without
accompanying the same. by purchasing
of the duly constituted agent therefor a
tag, paving therefor the sum OF fifty
cents, and attaching said tag to the pair
of birds. Provided. further. that no per-
son shall under any of the provisions
Of this paragraph send as aforesaid
more than one pair of game birds once
in seven days
Section A. Whoever at any time or at
contrivance other than the usual method
o. shooting. with firearms takes any bird
OF any variety in any wise protected by
thi5 act snail pay, a fine of FIVE dollars
Section i5. The general supervision of
the department Of sea and shore fish
orIes as heretofore fixed by law is here
by extended to embrace all the islands
state, the deer and other game and
birds found thereon. and said depart
ment snail have charge of the enforce
ment of the laws relating to all ducks.
shore and o,ner birds on the sea coast
of the state one mile inland including
Az bays and inlets so far as the tide
Gibbs and flows. except the Kennebec
river above the city of Bath.
Section A.. No person shall within the
state. KIN or catch or have in his or her
possession, living or dead, any wild bird.
other than Il game bird. nor purchase
offer or expose for sale, any such wild
bird after it has been killed or caught.
No part of the plumase skin or body
OF any bird protected by this section
shall be sold or had in possession for
sale; Nor SHAH any person take or
needlessly destroy the nest or the eggs
of any wild bird. nor have such nest or
eggs in possession. The English or
crow. and the hawks and owls, mud
hens COR bitterm, Nng-fishcrs. looms
and blue herons are not included among
the BIRDS herein protected: and for the
purposes Of this act the following only
snail be considered game birds: the ana
tidae commonly known as swans, geese.
rallidae, commonly known as rails
coots, and gallinules: the limicoiae,
commonly known as shore birds. plovers,
surf birds snpe, woodcock. Sanlpipers,
monty known as wild turkeys. grouse,
prairie chickens, pheasants. partrideas
ma quaiis. Nothing in this section.
however. shall be construed to affect in
any way The protection of game birds,
as provided in sections II and 49, ANY
persor Who violates any of the provi-
SONS of this section shall pay fine of
five dollars and costs. for each o,ffense,
and an additional five dollars for each
bird, living or dead. or part of a bird
or nest or egg possessed in violation
OF this section. or imprisoned for ten
days.
Section II. 1t shall be unlawful for anv
person at any time to use a boat or
launch Of any kind propelled by steam,
other mode than the ordinary sail boat
or row boat. in chasing. hunting or
cunning any sea BIRDS duck or water
fowl in any of the inland waters of this
state, under a penalty of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars and costs for each
Offense
Section 49, 1t shall he unlawful for any
shoot at or kill any wild animal or bird
on kinco Point. so-called, and for the
purpose of this act kineo Point shall be
construed 10 mean all the lands living
southerly Of the TOP of Mt. Kinoo ana
extending t. the pavilion at North Bay.
hoover rioates any of the provisions
Of of, fhis section sha! pay 4 tme of fifty
Section ~. 1t shall he unlawful except
as herein provided. for any person at
any time to hunt, pursue, shoot at or
NIL any Nlll animal or any game or
other wild bird within the following
described territory situated in the town
of Eden, in the county of Hancock;
bounded on the north and east by the
Atlantic ocear: on the south bv the
highway leading from Hubs Cove bridge
70 the Beaver Dam bridge near Shea
Brothers farm; and on the west by the
highway leading from said Beaver Dam
bridge to Salisbury cove
The provisions OF this section shall not
prohibit any person residing within the
limits of the above described territory
from shooting or destroying any wild
bind. except ruffed grouse or Hungarian
partridge, or any wild animal when
found destroying his property; and. pro-
vided, further, that the provisions of this
act shall not be construed to prohibit
the trapping of wild animals within this
territory in accordance with the general
avs of the State.
Whoever violates any of the provisions
of this section shall pay a fine of fifty
dollars and costs for each offense
Section so. Sunday is a closed season
on which it is not lawful to hunt, kill
or destroy game or birds of any kind
under the penalties imposed therefor
during other closed season, but the pen
alties already imposed for the violation
of the Sunday laws by the statutes of
this State are not hereby repealed or
diminished.
Section 81. Persons not bona fide resi-
dents. of the State. and actually domicilcd
therein shall not hunt, pursue take or
kill hill or uol,e