Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

line tneIeoL. sne .oiio"lag No,sr
sioner Of inland fisheries and mas mi
shall have authority upon cor,-tefs
that protected wild birds unds, az;
traordinary conditions, have h. -
seriously Injurious to agricul,ar. !,
community Of the state. at,s. ~ .,.'
ousn investigation. to graft mp. ao:'
to kill such birds. So that - az
ton. as amended. shall read IS -
lows: 49,
the state. Kill or catch or nass T' n.
or her possession. living 0. dad a.. "a
wild bird. other than gar az, az
nor purchase. offer or ea:os. ~
sale. any such wild bird after !; b.'
Leen killed or caught; No part ot, a.
protected by this section snail +. a.:
or had in possession for sal. ~
shall any person take or rer3,s..''93'
destroy the nest or the eggs 81 ~!
wild bird. nor have such nest Or . az!
pean house sparrow, the corrns
crow, and the hawks and owls. M
hens Cor bittern), kingash.rs h.Ns
and blue herons are not !ncinGss
among the birds herein protected: a.;
foT ,hH apx Shall al 'h bs e4sesG y
game birds: The anatide comnonj:
known as swans. geese. brant, a.,
river and sea ducks: the ra.!.l#. con-. '
monty known as rails. cou.S "a
gallinules: the limicola. common;
known as shore BIRDS; p.ovefs, sa,
tatlers. and curlews; the gaiilsa
commonly known as wild ;3rssS
grouse. prairie chickens. pheasant
cartridges and Quals. Noting !.
this section: however. shall T. car.
strued to. affect in any way ire p,s.
lection Of game birds as p-5v!jA,; :,
sections ffty-four and sf:y-aya p-a
yided however. that the C0rrr,ssii,
er of inland fisheries and game san
have authority Upon complain. ia.
binary conditions. have become Ser.
ously injurious 70 agriculture \.
other interests in any part.ru'.r car.
munity. after thorough inves. CATO
to grant permits TO XII suyc nri,
Any person who violates any Of n.
provisions of this section shall pay
fine OF five dollars and costs IA.
each ofense and an additional s,,
dollars for each bird, living or deas
or part of bird. or Fest or ee,
possessed in violation Of this sec.ies
or be imprisoned for ten days-iA.
proved March I'D
CHAPTER So.
An Act to Amend Section Frfty.ny,
of Chapter Thirty-th.ee OF the ps.
vised Statutes. as Amended BY
Chapters Two Hundred and Nine.
four of the PUBLIC Laws Of Nine.
teen Hundred and Seventeen. Re.
lating to the Protection VI CANE
Birds.
Section ffty-five Of chapter thirty.
three of the revised statutes, a,
amended by chapters two hundred ami
nineteen and two hundred AID FORT.
"a T<
hundred and seventeen, is heresy
amended by striking on. al Of sad
section and substituting therefor tns
following section:
Sec. IS. There shall be an ANNA,
closed season for rutfed grouse, CON.
ridge. woodcock. all varieties q vii.
ducks. hrant. geese. plove- s7lpe,
sora ana other rails. conts and gall.
mules. as follows: On partridge an.
woodcock. aboye-named. from ,As a:u
thirtieth day Of September Of TIE FOL.
lowing year. both days inclusive. e1.
cept that for a period OF two years
from October first nineteen hunilei
and nineteen the closed season On
ties Of Androscoggin:. York. Cur5e..
land. Sagadahoc. knox. Linco,q,
Waldo ard Kennehec. shall lie from
the first day of November OF each
year to the thirtieth DAY o. Ssptem.
Der. Of the following year. to,h days
sons it shall Re unlawful for arv peg.
son to hunt. chase, catch. Ill destoy
or have in possession al aLy tine a.r
partridge or woodcock except as
hereiraffe- provided. on al varie.
ties of ducks. bran: and geese and ca
Wilson snipe. from the first say Q.
January of each year to the fifteenth
day of the following September to,a
days inclusive: on black-breasted aEi
golden plover and greater and lesst;
yellowlegs. from the first day II De.
day Of August of the following YEA,
both days Inclusive: on rails .xce,.
coots and gallinules) from the frs.
day of December of each year 10 I.
thirty.firss day Of August Of ne 10.
during which closed seasons II sra.
be unlawful to hunt. chase. catch Ill
or have in possession any Q: re
above-named birds exce1t as 7e-e-'
after nroyided; provited. fu-,.s.'
chase. catch. kill or destroy or have
in possession at any time, any cu''
lew. wood duck. swans or aHv sh''a
birds except hlack-brea ste6 and co!.
den plover. Wilson or jaCksni3e, wood.
cock. and greater or lesser yel.oNlsss'
spective open seasons for TIE above
named birds, take. catch. kill dest:oT
or have in possession in any one gay
more than five partridge or ruIel
grouse. ten woodcock. ten ducks. sUa
plover and ten snipe: nor shaM any
person at any time buy or sell any ..
the above-named birds: nor shall al!
person or corporation carry or trans.
port from place TO place an" of TIE
birds mentioned in this section II
closed season except that pers,.
shall have reasonable time afte. III
beginning Of closed season to trans
pert. as hereinafter provided. 70 rs
home. game birds legally killed tF
him in open season., nor in open sea,
SON unless omen TO view. TAGGED IN.
and residence. and accompanied eF
him. unless tagged with a '-snspor.a.
tion. tag as hereinafter provided. 10.
shall any person or corporation car!
or transport in any one day more t...
ten ducks. FIVE plover. ten saipe y. y:
R However, it it sh HI b be- Lawful Tor !
citizen of this state who las It'.
chased transportation tag t:er..,,
of the commissioner OF inland ;lsns.
les and game, and paid FIVE col.a,,,
for the same, to take with him ou' a,
the state FIVE partridges or ten cues,
or ten woodcock. which he Fnss.;i
has lawfully killed. by attqch!"e sa.a
tag to the birds being transre:ted, ~
virtue of this paragraph. t:e':se..,
further. that any citizen Of = 5 s ..o.
who has lawfully in his poSsess.c.a:;
one rair Of either Of TIE birds ifms..
in this section. may send tie sans
anywhere in this state without acCo'.,
panying the same. by purchasing ~
the duly constituted agent there!i,..
a transportation tag. paying tt'Is..
the sum Of fifty cents, and alta.
said tag tn the nair of birds. ~"
6ed. further. that no person So
under any Of the provisions of ihs
paragraph send as aforesaid me-
than one pair Of game birds 90 :
seven days. Whoever violates any 4
the provisions of this seCti'n w. ~.
pay a fine of ten dollars and Co.'S ,. A..
each offense. and in addition TER err.
one dollar for each bird'of tie %1oHEsGt
named varieties taken. Cauct:' 80
had in possession or tran n"r, -, -, i,
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