The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

pay a fine Of hve hundred dollars. for
each offense, and be prohibited for five
years thereafter from the benefits Of this
section. All marketmen or provision
to the commissioners Of inland fisheries
and game In cities and towns Of over
TIRES thousand Inhabitants, five dollars
annually, and three dollars in all other
places: said marketmen and provision
dealers holding these licenses shall, on
the twentieth day Of each December,
make. sign and send to the commission
ers, under oath, statement setting forth
IN detail the number Of deer by them
bought: and of whom bought. and the
date Of each purchase, during the time
covered by their licenses; and whoever
rails to make such report shall pay
hne OF one hundred dollars and costs.
Section n. All licenses or certificates is
sued by virtue Of the provisions Of this
chapter shall expire with the calendar
year In which issued.
SECTION r. If the holder OF any license,
certhcate or permit issued In conform
ity with any provision of this chapter, is
charged with having violated or counte-
nanced the violation of any provision Of
this chapter. the commissioners may, at
their discretion, temporarily suspend such
license, certificate or permit; and when
ever the holder of such license, certificate
or permit, as provided In this section, is
convicted Of the violation of any pro
vision Of this chapter, said commissioners
may, at their discretion, cancel such IL
cense, certificate or permit and strike his
name from the official record; but such
license, certificate or permit may again
be issued at the discretion Of the commits
sioners. Any license certificate or per
INIT suspended or Cancelled by virtue Of
this section shall be Immediately returned
to the commissioners, under a penalty
Of fifty dollars for refusal or neglect to
comply with this requirement
Section 70. Sunday is closed Jason,
on which 1t Is not lawful to hunt, kill or
destroy any wild animals or wild birds
OF any kind. Whoever hunts, kills, or de-
stroys any wild animal or wild bird on
Sunday shall pay fine of not less than
ten, nor more than forty dollars and costs
for each offense: provided, however, that
II protected wild animals or wild birds
are hunted, killed, destroyed or had In
possession in violation of this section, the
PENALTY shall be the same as Is now i'm
posed therefor during other closed sea-
son; but the penalties imposed for the
violation of the Sunday laws of the stat
utes Of this State are not hereby repealed
or diminished.
Section IA. There shall be a closed sea-
son on wild bird in this State from sunset
to sunrise of the Notwithstanding, and
on wild animals from one hour after sun
set until one hour before sunrise Of the
following morning, during which closed
season 1t shall be unlawful to hunt, kill
or destroy wild birds or wild animals, of
any kind. No person shall have in possess
animal or part thereof. taken in viola
ton of any provision of this section. Who
ever violates any provision Of this Sec
t1on shall pay a fine of not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars and costs for
each offense: provided, however. that If
protected wild birds or wild animals are
hunted. killed, destroyed or had in pos
session in violation Of this section thu
penalty shall be the same as is now I'M
posed therefor during other closed sea-
son: provided, further, that the provisions
of this section shall not apply to the hunt
ing Of raccoons at night from August If
tenth to October thirty-tirst, following,
Of each year, both days inclusive.
Section rs. Whoever introduces or I'M
ports any wild bird or wild animal Of any
kind or species into the State, or whoever
receives or has In possession such wild
bird or wild animal so introduced or I'M
ported, except upon written permission Of
the commissioners Of inland fisheries and
game, shall forfeit not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than five hundred dollars
and costs, for each offense.
Section rs. No person shall at any time
hunt, pursue, shoot at or kill any wild
bird or wild animal on Kineo Point in
Kineo, In the county Of Piscataauis. Who
ever violates this section shall pay fine
Of not less than ten nor more than forty
dollars and costs. for each offense.
Section II. No person shall, except as
herein provided, at any time, hunt pur-
sue, shoot at or kill any wild animal or
any game or other wild bird within the
following described territory situated in
the town of Eden, in the county Of Han
cock: Bounded on the north and east by
the Atlantic ocean, on the south by the
highway leading from Hull's Cove bridge
to the Beaver Dam bridge near Shea
Brothers farm. and on the west by the
highway leading from said Beaver Dam
bridge to Salisbury Cove: or on Bartlett's
island in Hancock county or on the one
hundred and twelve acres of land, more
or less, comprising Prout's Neck, so
called, in the town of Scarboro, In the
county of Cumberland; or on Richmond
Elizabeth In said county of Cumberland;
or on the tract of land comprising sixteen
hundred acres, more or less, situated IN
said town Of Cape Elizabeth, and bound
ed as follows: Southerly by the sea-
westerly by the Spurwink river. northerly
by the Spurwink road, so-called. loading
from Spurwink bridge to Bowery Beach
easterly by a certain private road or way
which runs in a southerly direction from
the aforesaid Spurwink road to said Bow
cry Beach, being the road which runs In
front of the dwelling house OF one charles
L. Jordan and along the eastery bundary
Of land of said Charles L. Jordan and
along the westerly boundary OF land OF
the Great Pond Club, but not including
any portion of said Bowery Beach. IL
shall also be unlawful for any person 70
have in possession at any time any Wild
bird or wild animal, or part thereof. taken
In violation of any provision of this sec
ton.
Provided, however, that the provisions
Of this section shall not prohibit any per
son residing on said island or within the
limits of either of the above described
reservations or preserves from shooting
at or destroying any wild bird Except
ruffed grouse or Hungarian partridge or
any wild animal. when found destroying
his property; and provided, further, that
the provisions of this section shall net ne
construed to prohibit the trapping of Wild
animals within the above described terri
torv in accordance with the general laws
of the state Whoever violates any pro
vision Of this section shall be subject to
a penalty of not less than ten, nor mere
than forty dollars and costs, for each
offense.
Section 49, No person shall at any
+,ne hunt chase, catch, kill or destroy
anv wild bird or any wild animal with
in the following described territory
situated on the southerdy point of swan
island. in the county of Sagadahoc: All
Of the territory situated southerly OF
the land formerly owned by Robert
Reed to highwater mark on the shores
thereof; nor shall any person at any
time hunt, chase, catch, kill or destroy
any water fowl or any other wild bird
in Back Bay, so-called. in Portland, In
the county of Cumberland. above the
Grand Trunk Railway bridge. No per
son shall have in possession at any
time any water fowl or any other wild
bird or any wild animal, or part there
Of taken in violation of any provision
Of this section. Whoever violates any
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