Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

the business of guiding, either for in
land fishing or forest hunting, until he
to be recorded in a book kept for that
purpose by the commissioners of inland
fisheries and game, and has procured 4
certificate from said commissioners, set
ting forth in substance that he is deemed
suitable to act as guide, either for in
land fishing or forest hunting or both.
as the case may be, under a penalty of
fifty dollars and costs for each offense.
Each registered guide shall, from time
commissioners. forward on blanks fur
nshed him by the commissioners
statement of the number of persons he
has guided in inland fishing and forest
hunting during the time called for in
said statement, the number of days he
has been employed as guide. and such
other useful information relative to. in
land fish and game. forest fires: and the
preservation of the forests in the locali-
ties where he has guided as the com
missoners may deem of importance to
the state, under penalty of fifty dol
lars for unreasonably or wilfully refus-
ing to comply with these requirements.
Such registration as is provided for in
this section shall be follows: The ap-
picant shall apply in writing or per-
sonally to the commissioners for regis
tration, or to some person designated by
the commissioners, setting forth in his
application whether he desires to be
registered as a general or local guide;
and the commissioners shall, as soon
thereafter as may be, register such per-
son guide in such class as they
shall deem proper. after such investiga-
ton as they shall deem proper; but SAID
commissioners may refuse to register
any applicant whom they deem unfit to
be a guide, and may. for cause shown,
after due notice and hearing, cancel
any registration by them made. and may
advance anyone from the local class TO
the general class, whenever they shall
deem such person qualified to be gen.
eral guide.
Whenever guide registered, as pro-
vided in this section is convicted OF any
nj of al 10
game laws. the commissioners may at
their discretion, cancel his certihcate or
the list of registered guides; but such
person may thereafter be registered
again at the discretion of the commits
sioners. Any certificate cancelled by
virtue of this section shall be imme-
diately returned to the commissioners,
under penalty of fifty, dollars for re-
quirement \ fee of one dollar shall be
paid annually for their registration as
herein provided.
No person shall receive certificate as
a general guide unless he be at least
twenty years of age, of good repute, and
friendly to the inland fish and game
laws. and will discountenance in all
proper ways all violations thereof. He
shall be thoroughly competent to ira
verse the hunting grounds in which he
is licensed to guide and shall be skilled
in the use management, and handling
of such boats or canoes, on lake, pond.
or river. as are used in the territory in
which he Is authorized 10 Sulut, ara
shall be a safe person under all elrcum-
stances to be guide for inland fishing
and forest hunting parties. a person
may receive a certificate as a local guide
who does not, in the Judgment of the
commissioners, possess all the necessary
qualifications of general guide, yet IS
deemed suitable to act as such under
certain conditions and guides may be
restricted in the territory in winch they
are permitted to guide.
The commissioners OF inland fsnef1eS
discretion,
cense as guides such non-residents as
reside in territory. contiguous to the
State of Maine, under such conditions as
are herein provided for the registration
of resident guides; the fee for such non
resident guide license shall be twenty
dollars.
Section 81 No person shall maintain.
occupy or keep sporting camp. lodge or
place of resort for inland hunting or
of the unorganized townships embraced
in the Maine Forestry District without
annually procuring license therefor Of
and game and paying therefor a fee Of
five dollars; but such license shall net
be granted unless the person applying
for the same files with his application
therefor the written consent dst ethe
owner or owners of the land, or hit, ~
their agent, upon which such sporting
camp, lodge or place of resort for inland
fishing and hunting parties is or may be
located. and such licensed persons may
purchase for consumption in their sport
deer lawfully killed, but they shall keep
a record of all such purchases, of whom
purchased and the date of the purchase,
and on December fifteenth of each year
shall send such record to the commits
sioners of inland fisheries and game, first
making oath to the same; the commits
sioners of inland fisheries and game may
refuse to issue a license or licenses u
such person or persons as they deem
unsuitable
Whoever violates any of the provisions
of this section shall pay a, fine of fifty
dollars and costs for each offense.
Section o. W Wh tS Fur hunts
of the state. in any of the unorsanized
townships of the state shall annually
missioners of inland fisheries ana game.
paying therefor fee of five dollars; and
he shall, on or before December tif-
teenth of each year. make such report
to said commissioners as may be called
for by them.
Whoever violates any of the provision
Of this section shall pay fine of fifty
Section 80. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to set any trap or traps OF
any kind for any wild animal without
with his name and address. either by
having the same stamped on the trap or
OH metal tag firmly attached to the
trap. Whoever violates any of the pro-
visions of this section shall pay a fine
of five dollars for each trap set and rot
marked as provided in this section, and
any wild animal found therein to any
person finding the same not marked in
accordance with the provisions of this
section
Section CO. Any person setting a trap
in any Incorporated place shall visit
said trap, or cause the same to be
visited, at least once in every twenty
four hours and remove therefrom, or
cause to be removed, any animal found
caught therein.
No person shall set traps in any in
corporated place without first obtaining
the written consent of the owner or oc-
cupant of the land on which said traps
are to be set.
Any person violating any of the proyis-
ions of this section shall pay fine of
not less than ten dollars nor more than
fifty dollars and costs for each offense.
Section CT. The commissioners or m
land fisheries and game may annually
issue licenses to residents of this state
to buy and sell or tan deer skins, ana
the heads of deer if not detached from
he skins. Such licensee shall Keep
record of all the heads and skins pur-
chased. of whom purchased and the cate
of each purchase. and shall send sueh
record annually to the commissioners OF
inland fisheries and game on or beiofe
the twentieth day of December or eacn
year The fee for such license snall De
ten dollars, 10 be paid to the said COM
skins ana deer