The sun., 1916-10-29
HUNTING LICENSE
LAW UNIVERSAL
Nom Residents Must Pay Fee
Everywhere; Residents
in # States.

WA~sHISGToS. n. C. Oct. 2S.-rn
Arkansas non-resldents are not permitted
TO hunt. except on their own premises.
In AL the States and throughout Canada
licenses must be secured before non
residents can hunt any or certain kinds
OF game. In forty-four States and
seven Canadian provinces a like ~res,rlc-
ton Is imposed on residents, but the fees
are usually much smaller. and often are
merely nominal. according to 4. S. Pal
mer. w. +. bancroft and Frank l.. Earn
shaw of the Biological Survey OF the
Department Of Agriculture.
A special kind Of hunting license. often
known as the allen license, IL, being
generally adopted to restrict hunting by
persons who are not citizens of the
country. and Is now in force in about
half of the States. Following the ex-
AMPLE of PENNSYLVANIA. the States Of
Massachusetts. New Jersey. North Da-
kota, and West Virginia now prohibit
aliens from hunting or owning or pos
sessing guns.
In Maine ION wild lands Of the state.
except from December l to 49,. Wyo-
ming. New Brunswick Ton wild lands)
and Nova Scotia non-rcsidents are not
permitted to hunt big game unless ac-
companied by qualified guides.
Landowners or taxpayers are not re-
puired to pay the usual fee in n num-
her of States. and no license is required
in Texas or Nova Scotia Of those hunt
ing in their own county. Special ex-
emptions are made In favor OF non
resident members of fish and game clubs
by achusctts. Rhode Island and
Quebec. In Ontario no fee Is charged
for a guest license.
In Alberta the resident big game H.
cense Is not required In the northern
part Of the province. In Newfoundland
free hunting licenses are granted to Of
fcers OF British warships stationed on
the coast for the protection OF fisheries,
Manitoba provides that h Governor
General Of Canada, the Premier and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. or the Premier or
any province may be granted compl!-
mentary Licensees.
Officers Of the army or navy stationed
in Nova Scotia, nonresident landowners
paying taxes to the amount OF $50 or
more annually In Nova Scotia. and nom
residents owning real estate IN Prince
Edward Island TO the value OF 1926 and
paying taxes thereon are required to
pay fees OF IS only.
The son or brother OF a bona ide
resident returning to Prince Edward
Island may obtain a license on payment
| OF $3.50, and n resident may obtain a
n0n-TtslutHt eutSt NtlFt ipi --o pVi
week. provided he receives no compen-
sation from such guest,
In Ontario the Lieutenant-Governor In
| council Is authorized to reduce nom
resident license fees to the amount
charged residents Of Ontario by tho
| province Of which applicant Is a resi-
| dent and any farmer living on his own
land in the districts of Halliburton.
Muskoka. Parry Sound. Nlpissing. AL
gonna. Thundeg Bay. Rainy River. Sud
! bury, Manitoulin or Kenora may take
one deer a season for his own use with
out securing the prescribed license.
In Quebec. in the discretion of the
| Minister Of Colonization. Mines and
Fisheries. poor Indians or settlers ma y
! not be compelled 10 take out the So
resident license required for an add
tional number of deer and caribou.
Licenses for fishing with hook and line
are now issued In twenty-three states
as follows:
Combination hunting apd fishing H.
censes are issued IN fourteen States
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho. Indiana. Mon
tana. Nebraska. Nevada. New Jersey,
New Mexico. oregon. Utah. Vermont
Washington n Wyoming.
General fishing licenses. issued Ia
either residents or residents. are re-
Quired In Nevada $50 day ~licensc), So
Oregon, 81, and Vermont. 60 cents.
Special resident fishing licenses are re.
quiied in California. 81, and New Mex,
leo. 81.
Nonresident fishing licenses are re,
quirrd In California, 50 Colorado. 81
Delaware. $3.50; Idaho. So; Indiana
81: Maryland tFredcrick county,, IS
Michigan. 81 (speciai). - (general)