Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-07
GOVERNOR MAY SUSPEND ALL GAME LAWS.
Given This Power in Case of continu-
 ed Drought.

The changes made in the laws af- fecting fish and game by the last gen. eral assembly were less in number than in many, recent years, but they were quite drastic in. nature in some cases, One of the most important is the act giving to the governor the power. in case of continued drought to suspend all game laws and no matter at what season of the year this may occur the, laws regarding act is chapter 21S of the statutes and reads as follows:
 t"The governor may, when he shall consider that extraordinary precautions are necessary to prevent fires in the woodland of the state ing which the hunting season shall be suspended and all provisions of the law relating to a close season shall be in force for all kinds of game"
 This is something all hunters should remember as it would mater tally affect them should the occa- sion for its use arise.
 No person is allowed to kill more than five rabbits in any day. nor cept that there is no limit to the number of Belgian or German hares that may be killeC.
 The law regarding the killing of deer is materially modified and reads as follows:
 "The owner of real estate, or the lessee of land leased for agricultural purposes for a period of not less than one year. or any member of his family or bono fide employe with the permission of such owner or lessee, may kill with a shotgun or capture any deer, buck doe or fawn on land owned or leased by him
 Any deer killed or taken pusu- ant to the provisions of this act shall be the property of the. owner or lessee of the lard, provided the per son who shall kill or take such deer shall, within A hours thereafter, re- port the same to the commissioner of fisheries and game"
 The penalty for not reporting such l cases is fixed at not more than $1O0 fine or 60 days in jail or both. - | The acts previously passed regard | Ing the offering of bounties by towns for the killing of wild animals was amended to read that any town may offer a bounty of not more than $5 for the killing of any wildcat and bounties of not to exceed s1 for the killing of any skunk, fox, weasel 1 wild German hare, these bounties to | be paid from the surplus arising from the dog licenses during the previous year. A closed season foI raccoons is established by Chapter | 150. which is as follows:
 1 The close season for rac- coons shall be from March I tc 1 Sept. l. inclusive. A penalty of a fine of ST or imprisonment for 90 days or both is fixed for the viola ton of this act The act in chapter l AZ of the public acts allowing the offering of bounty for raccoons is repealed
 Chapter 276 is an important and long one. It authorizes the breeding ! of wild fowl and deer Under certain restrictions and the sale of the same by such licensed breeders. A fee oi I $2 is required of each person who wishes license to breed, propagate or sell wild fowl, pheasants or deer commissioners or other appropriat, markers for all such wild fowl ol deer and such tag or marker shal
 be on all boxes or crates containinl such wild fowl or deer
 This is an important act as makes it possible for persons. tt
 make and keep a preserve for wilt
 fowl or deer and to kill and sell tn,
 same regardless of the game laws
 provided they. have a suitable licens
 and comply with the provisions o this act. The act reads in severa places 'any person, association O
 breeding of such wild fowl and dee
 in a large scale within the state. The pamphlets received by Tow
 Clerk c. s. Holbrook contain not onl,
 these new acts but all of those pass
 ed heretofore and make up a very in
 teresting book for all hunters am fishers.