The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12

ada lynx. The town treasurer for ad
minlstering the oath to cleimant.i
ing the same with the tail Of tn.
animal to the commissioners of In
land fisheries and game, shall be pale
by the claimant tho sum of twenty
Ave cents.
chase. catch. Kill. destroy or have il
possession at any time any eagle
Hungarian partridge. or caperca ilaie
game or any species OF the pheasant
except rutfcd greuS" or partridge
Whoever violates this section shall
pay fine OF ten dollars and costs Tor
each ofense.
Section 55. There shall be an an.
nual closed season for ruifed grouse
comaonly called partridge. spruce
partridge. Woodcock, all varieties OF
wild ducks. brant, geese, ploYer. Snipe
IA and other rails. cools md gall.
mules. AZ follows On partridge ane
~ooleock, above named from the first
day Of beCcm Der Of each year to the
thirtieth day Of Sept emher Of the fol.
lowing year. both days Inclusive; on
All varieties Of ducks. brant and
geese md on coata gallinulcs and
jacksnlps or Wilson Snipe. from the
first day Of January Of zach year Z
the fifteenth dey of the following
September. both days inclusive. OF
black -breasted and golden plover and
greater and lcsser yello~lees. from the
first day of Dceem Der OF etch year te
folI6winu wear. 18th DAYS Inclusive.
on rails fcXcrnf t.oots and galiinuics)
from the FIRST day OF December 81
each Car to the fhiriy-arst day 6i
AUGUST Of the following year. both
dnys inclusive. during which closed
Seasons II shall be unlawful to hunt,
claza. catch. XIII OF. ba., in prosecution
auy ~ In. abnyo-ualf.rd birds except
AZ hereinafter pravidrd. provided. fur
her. fhat il shall b. unlawful to hunt
chase catch. XIII or destroy or have
in posseselOn at any time any cur
lew woodduck. swans. or any shore
birds cxcept black breasted aud golden
plovcr. Wilson or Iacksnipe. wood
cock and greater and le4ser yelloIy-
legs md no person shdl, during the
respective open seasons for the above
named birds talk. catch. kill destroy
or hare in possession in any one dag
more than Nv parlrtdge or ruffed
grouse. ten woodeock. ten ducks. FIVE
plovcr and ten snip. nor shall any
pcrson at any tiir . buy or sell my
Of the nbnyrSnafaad birds, nor shall
any pcrzou or esfno,ation carry OF
TRANSPORT from Pic. ia place any OF
tho birds mont Toned I'm this section
in c1nsad .;.'qeon fsxr..,,f ihat = person
4hall baVc "A resia8Bab'. time after the
ho.fnnfng or closed seasan 10 trans
port rs hereinafter provided, to his
bono game bird ! r1llV killed by him
I'm op9n soason5. nar i'm oDen season
unloss@ nprn To- ~ tagged ard plain
Iv labsl3d viii t4l owners name and
rc4ideaee. pud aaz.otf4tan4d b., HIM
lnlces tagged WI a lanspor-ta tlon
fqe rs hsraiu,,rf5sa pr..fle#l. nor shall
amy ~ rsan or earHprn, carry or
TRANSPORT in any one day moro than
lon dnsk. i've plsear. ten enipc. Ave
partridge ana len w,odeeak us the
property Of one person.
rui Cor citizen Of nj, state who has
purchascd Il TRANSFORMATION ting there
for of the commissioners Of inland
fisheries and game. and paid FIVE dol
lars for the same to take with him
out Of the state five Darfrldgns or ten
ducks or ten woodcnck. which he him
snlf has lawfully killed, by attaching
said ting to the birds being transport
ed by virtue OF this paragraph.
Provided further. that any citi-
zen Of this state who has lawfully in
hts possession one pair Of eithor OF
the birds named In this section. may
Without accompanying the Same. by
purchasing of the duly constituted
agent therefor a transportation tag.
payinE therefor the sum Of nifty cents
birds Provided. further, that no per-
son shall under any Of tho provisions
of this paragraph send as aforesaid
more than one pair or game birds once
In seven days
Whoever violates any OF tho proVi-
siona of this section shall pay a fine
OF len dollars and costs for each Of
Tense. and I'm addition thereto one dol
lar for each bird of the above-named
varieties taken, caught, killed. had In
possession or transpor ed In violation
hereof
Section &c. Whoever at any time or
al any place with any trap. net. snare
or contriyance other than tho usual
takes any bird of any variety In any.
wise protected by this chapter shall
pay a fine Of five dollars and costs for
each bird so taken. and when such
found In possession they are forfeit
and contrahand aud may be- seized by
any person authorized 10 enforce the
Inland fish ana game laws.
tho state. XII or catch or hive in hla
or her possession. living or dead any
wild bird other than game bird
nor purchase. Offer or expose for sale
my such wild bird after u has been
Killed or caught. No part OF tho
plumage skin or body OF any bird
protected by this section shall be sole
or had I'm possession for sale. Nor
shall any pcrson take or nccdlcSSly
destroy the most or the eggs of any
Wild bird nor hive such nest or eggs
in possession The English or Euro
pean house sparrow, the common
crow. and the hawks pnd owls. mud
hens Cor bittcrn). isngnshers. looms
and blue herons arc not included
among The birds horoin protected; and
FOR the purposes OF this chapter the
Following only shall he considered
game birds: the anatidac. commonly
known as swans, geese. brant, and riv.
or and sea ducks; the rallidae. com
monty known as rails. coots, and gal.
jinmles The 1ImiooIae. commonly
known as shore birds. plovers surf
birds, snipc. woodcock. sandpipers
tatlers and curlews; tho gallinae. com
monty Known rs villa turkeys. grouse
nroirie chickens, pheasents partridge
ana ouaiis NOTHING in this section
hnwovor. shall b. construed to affect
IN anv way the protection of game
birds ana as N hny yeG ne2aon h wb
violatos any Of the provisions OF this
section shall pay a fno Of Ave dollars