The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-05-21
GAME LAWS PASSED Jill ..ss u.
E = BY THE LEGlsLATURE

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Deer and Moose Season November IS
to December 5--Blaek Bear May !.
I Be Taken at Any Time. F.. !, III ~
i The following is brief synopsis
of House File No. 1889, as passed BY
! the Forty-frst session of the Mime
sofa legislature, relating 10 game and
fish. The bill bears the title, "An
act to amend, supplement, revise,
consolidate and codify the laws of
this state relating to the preserva-
tion, protection and propagation of
wild animals, including quadrupeds,
birds and fish," = ... { +
| Manner of Taking Game. =
Birds and quadrupeds protected
by law shall be taken only in the
daytime with gun not larger than a
10-guage fired from the shoulder UNI
less otherwise permitted by this
chapter. No person while in a motor
vehicle shall take game nor discharge
any frearm therefrom at any pro-
tected wild animal, nor carry gun
or other firearm, except a. pistol or
revolver; in motor vehicle, unless
the same be unloaded in both barrels
and magazine and taken apart or
contained in case. !:
A person may take game birds dur
ing the open season with the aid of
dog, unless specifically prohibited
herein. j
Hunting by Aliens. !:
| No person who is an alien and who
has not declared his intention of be-
coming citizen of the United States
nor one who, having duly declared
his intention to become a citizen and
having failed to qualify as a citizen
within the length of time in which
he may legally do so, shall take any
wild animal in this state except in
defense of person or property: Guns,
firearms, or wild animals had in pos
session in violation of this section
are declared to be contraband.
| Penalties.
The minimum punishment for un-
lawfully taking deer or for violating
any of the provisions of Part vi
hereof, relating TO commercial fish,
ing, shall be fine of not less than
! $50. 90 or Imprisonment in the counta
Jail Of not less than 60 days. A per-
son who buys, sells, offers for sale,
takes, possesses or transports any
moose, or any part thereof in viola
tion of this chapter, or who violates
any provisions of this chapter pro-
hibiting the placing of set gun, or
the use of an artificial light in hunt
ing, shall be guilty of a gross mis-
deneanor
Hunting and Trapping Licenses.
No person shall hunt, pursue or
kill with a gun, any wild quadruped,
fowl or bird for which close season
is provided by this chapter, or take
with traps or other devices any fur
bearing animals for which a. close
season is provided by this chapter,
or engage in hunting or trapping ex-
cept as herein provided, without first
having procured a license so to do,
and then only during the respective
periods of the year when it shall be
lawful, except that red fox cubs shall
not be dug or taken from dens or
taken in any other way to be shipped
out of the state.
Restrictions on Issuance of License.
No hunting license shall be issued
to any person under ID years of age.
Only one license of each kind shall be
issued to any one person. No license
shall be transferable.
No trapping license shall be issued
to a person not resident of this
state.
Revocation Of License.
Upon conviction of any person for
any violation under any license issued
to such person, such license shall i'm
mediately become null and void, and
no license shall be issued to- any
such person for a period of one year
thereafter. Upon conviction of any
person for hunting, fishing or trap.
ping without a license, no such Ii.
cense shall be issued to any such per.
son for one year thereafter. -.
Permits to Rstsn Game How
Procured. ~, K
Amy person desiring to retain pos,
1 session of deer, moose or game birds
after the close of the season there.
: for, shall surrender the license under