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

GRAFTON of a fish hatchery or fish hatch
cries and feeding stations for fish may
purchase, lease or take and hold, for
and in behalf of the state, as for pubnc
uses, land and all materials in and upon
1t necessary for the purpose of establish
ing. erecting and operating fish hatch
cries.
FOR real estate so taken, the owners
are entitled to damages, to be paid by
the state and estimated by the county
commissioners, on written application of
either party, made within one year after
fling the location as hereinafter pro-
vided, or if proceedings thus COM
menced fail for causes not affecting the
merits, new ones may be commenced
within one year thereafter.
When the commissioners of inland fish
cries and game deem that a public ex-
igency requires the taking of any land
rights for the purposes aforesaid,
they shall cause the same to be sur
veyed, located, and so described that the
same can be identified, and plan there
of shall be filed in the office of the reg
lister of deeds in the county where the
land or rights are located, and there
recorded.
The fling of such plan and description
shall vest the title to the land and right
aforesaid, in the state OF Maine, or it's
grantees, to be held during the pleasure
of the state.
Section "a, The provisions of this chap
ter so Tar as they relate to fish of all
varieties and fishways apply to fish and
fshways down to tide waters.
Section %. The provisions of section
sixty-one of chapter Al of the revised
statutes, relating to the powers of the
commissioner of sea and shore fisheries.
are hereby extended to the commits
sioners of inland fisheries and game
Section &c. If any person shall for the
whole or any part of the time, engage in
the business or occupation of fishing on
any OF the inland waters Of the state
above tide waters for. land-lockesd
salmon, togue. trout black bass. pick
: erel, or white perch, for gain or hire
! 6e shall for every such offense pay a
Sine of fifty dollars and costs.
& Section q. Whoever hunts, pursues.
Ekills or has in possession any caribou
or any cow moose or any calf moose,
or any part thereof, at any time shall pay
fine of two hundred dollars and costs
for each offense; and the term "ealf
moose" as herein used, shall he con-
strued to mean that these animals are
calves until they are at least one year
old and have at least two prongs or
tines not less than three inches long To
each of their horns.
Section 2s. No person SHALL except as
otherwise provided, between the first
day of December Of each year and the
ing year, both days inclusive. hunt take.
catch, kill. destroy or have in possession
any moose or part thereof, and no per-
son shall during the month of November
of each year hunt take. catch. kill,
destroy on have in possession more than
one bull moose or part thereof.
Whoever violates any of the provisions
of this section shall pay fine OF not
less than one hundred dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars and costs for
each offense or be imprisoned not eX
ceeding four months.
A person lawfully killing a bull moose
in open season shall have a reasonable
time in which to transport the same to
his home and may have the same in
possession at his home in close season.
Section 20. There shall be an annual
closed season on deer in the counties of
Aroostook, Franklin. Hancock, oxford.
Penobscot, Piscataquis. Somerset and
Washington from December sixteenth of
each year TO September tnirtieth of the
following year, both days inclusive. lex
cept that on the island of Mount Desert
no deer shall be pursued or killed at
any time.) during which said closed sea-
son, except as hereinafter provided, it
shall be unlawful to hunt, chase. catch
or Kill any deer or have in possession
any part or parts thereof whenever or
wherever taken, caught or killed. and
no person shall between October first
and December fifteenth next following
of each year. both days inclusive, ex-
eept as hereinafter provided. take. catch.
kin or have in possession. whenever or
wherever taken. caught or killed, more
than two deer. or parts thereof.
And provided. further. that there shall
be an annual closed season on deer in
the counties of Androseoggin. Gumber-
land, Kennebec. Knox. Lincoln, Sagada-
hoe. Waldo and York from the first day
first day of October of the following
year. both days inclusive during which
closed season, except as hereinafter pro-
yided. it shall be unlawful to hunt,
chase, catch or kill any deer or have in
possession any parts thereof taken in
the counties named in this paragraph:
and no person shall between November
first and November thirtieth of each
year, both days inclusive, except as
hereinafter provided, take, catch or kill
in the counties named in this agraph
more than one deer; it shall also be I'M
lawful for any person to have in pos
session more than one deer or parts
thereof, taken in the counties named in
this paragraph in one open season; a
person lawfully killing a deer in open
season shall have a reasonable time in
which to transport the same to his home
and may have the same in possession at
his home in closed season.
Provided, however, that if a deer is
found doing actual, substantial damage
to any growing cultivated crops, the
cultivator of growing cultivated crops
may XIII the same, and may consume
the same in his own family but not
otherwise, but he shall not pursue the
same beyond the limits of his cultivated
land in which the damage is being done
Provided, further, that whoever kills
a deer in accordance with the provisions
herein contained shall forthwith give
notice in writing to the commissioners
of inland fisheries and game, at Augusta,
Maine, of the fact of such killing and
damage done. Whoever fails TO give
such notice shall in no wise be protected
by the provisions hereof
And provided. further, that whoever
shall cultivate any crops for the mani
fest purpose of killing deer under the
provisions of this act shall in no wise
be protected thereby; and provided, fur
Their, thar it shall be unlawful to place
any salt in any place for the purpose of
enticing deer thereto.
whoever violates any of the provisions
of this section shall pay a fine of forty
dollars and costs for each offense
Section 80 No person shall at any time
hunt, catch. take. kill. or destroy, with
dogs, jack lights. artificial lights, snares,
or traps, any moose, caribou or deer
under penalty of one hundred dollars
and costs for each offense.
Section 81. Any person owning or hav-
ing In his possession any dog for the
purpose of hunting or chasing moose,
caribou or deer, or who permits any dog
owned by him or in his possession to
hunt or chase moose. caribou or deer
afte: notice that such dog has chased
moose, caribou or deer. shall pay a fine
OF $40 and costs for each offense.
Section 32 No person shall sell or give
away any moose or deer or part thereof
to be transported or carried beyond the
limits of this state: and no person shall
puy or accept as a gift any moose or
deer or part thereof to so transport the
same, and no citizen of This State shall