The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25

ing a half an hour earlier thai
sunset. while the federal law sal.
sunrise and sunset. The opening
date for chickens and ducks re-.
mains Sept :. chickens CLOSING
Nov- T. aS under the loi law. anc
DUCKS. Dec. /. IL conform 80 tbs
federal law. the bag limit on
dues was reduced from twenty
'is-a - fifteen: sht limit IN chick
eEl> remains al ten The penalty
for "so9n-E shooting and for
violations - The bag limit was in
CREASED .-p.l minimum fne III
81 II minimum of s25: the nd
law regarding being aaeId with a
gun and dogs was amended IL
with or without dogs: dog train
ing days Were changed from Aug.
IS 70 begin Aug. 1. 10 give owners
81 pups more time to train theiE.
young dogs. but with Stricter pro-
visions regarding entering grain
fields and sEespa$Sing On lands.
Some Of the other amendments
make it a penalty to impersanate
game warden: require hunters
to show licenses on demand Of Of
iicers and provide penalty for
refusal: prohibiting shooting
from automobiles or osher vehi-
Giles: more clearly define duck
blinds and prohibits shooting
from moving boats at any time OF
from boats in open water and al
So prohibit entirely the Use Of RI
lies by duck and gocSe hunters.
SeineLng - any nature is pro-
fihited kept in DsSLacS Lake.
the NOUS river and Long CREEK
IN Divide County: Ihe a>f1 coming
from Canada into these wat-e>.
D-ec wer- protected Until 1920
Bette, provisions regarding th-
disposition 81 Drawers i'silg dam
age Ware made and she trapping
seas son on min. and muskEat made
10 open De.c. Instead IS My. Is
that th= tucs may become n1ore
prime and valuable.
Among the n-w legislation i 3
measure providing tesr la= e>5ab-
li>hmen5 II & :ane farm tur the
propagation %: gaIe BIRDS which
will ~ distributed nyer The STATE
=, p--petua:+ th= hunting taE tu-
tuce years. Ii : planned tn plaee
parsr!d:e>. nr EuEisd grouse
which arr now Numerous in four
Or five counties .. the STATE. II
',tter S-ctions- Experiments will
aIsy i,- conducted with quaiI and
pheasaats Of diHeren; varieties.
The law provides for the crsa-
! sion s1t game refugees. not 10 *
eeei ten asFes in size and no:
more than six sections in any
township. and the game refugees
10 os dedicated for a period Of no;
less than TN years. This Is purely
! voluntary movement by birC
! lovers VII, ara land owners. Il
mases d provision for refugees
for both land birds and water
fowl and i 81 liEle with advanced
I legislation III other states After
.t.e dedication AMI acceptance o!
the,- retu2e> they arr marked and
protected hy sns game officials.
The nsx bill also embraces III.
! Pennsylvania aiiea law. which
prohibits foreign born resident:
who have not become naturallzed
who have not applied for citizen
| ship papers and who have not re-
/. sided in the state continuous!
for period Of three years. from
possessing Or carrying either
shot gun or rifle. Ii provides 70!
cnniscaticn Of such weapons AM
heavy fine or Imprisonment fol
those who have such guns. 1t i:
aimed. Of course. largely at thu
transient railroad laborers wh:
have slaughtered So much birt
life in North Dakota in the past
in and out Of season.
Under the old law there wa;
only one license required that fol
hunters. which was also stretched
to cover the trappers. The new
measure provides for the same oil
(; hunting license. and also for H.
censes for trappers. ta1ideFmist:
and professional dog trainers
! The later two are largely regusa-
tory without much idea Of reye.
rue. the trapping license except:
boys under Is OF those trapping OF
! their own lands. These new iicen.
SIS are both resident and non.
PRESIDENT. The original bill ais
provided for fish license but tn
legislature preferred to cut tina
/ cu, and make small appropria
ton for the hatchery.