The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-03-25

that no reserve that has existed for
more than two years shall be changed
by the commission. Orders of the
commission having general application
throughout the state shall be published
nee in some newspaper in each coun-
ty having a general circulation.
Repeats Old Laws.
The new law repeats sections 1919
to 1887, inclusive, all of the revised
codes of 1907, together with all acts
amendatory thereof; chapter 81 of the
laws of 1909, chapters % and 60 of
the laws of 1911, and chapter 90 of the
laws of 1918; sections 8 to 10 inclusive
and sections 81, 20, A, 45 and 46 of
chapter 173 of the laws of the 18th
legislative assembly of 1917, and all
hcts and parts of acts in conflict.
Under H. B. 8, seven classes of fish
ing and hunting Licensees are available
as follows:
Class A-General hunting and fish
ing license available to all citizens of
the U. S. who have lived in the state
for six months and all officers of the
forest service and biological survey,
license fee, 50.
Glass B-General hunting and fish
ing license for non-ersidents or persons
in the state less than six months, IL
cAee fee $50.
Glass C-License to hunt small
game and game birds and to fish with
hook and line available to non-resi-
dents or persons in the state less than
six months, license fee $40.
Glass D-Fishing license for non
resident or person in the state less
than six months, fee $50.
Glass D-Fishing license for an
alien, either resident or nonresident,
fee SO.
Predatory Animal Fund.
twenty-five cents out Of each license
fee collected shall be set aside as a
fund to be used in cooperation with
the United States biological survey for
the destruction of predatory animals
which the game department of the
state hold for more destructive of the
wild birds and game than is the hunter.
Fifteen cents out Of the fee collect
ed upon each license goes to the person
issuing such license providing he is
not a game warden or deputy.
Licenses will expire on the Both day
Of April next succeeding their issuance
and "no person to whom a license has
been issued shall be entitled to take
fish, birds or animals in this state I'M
less at the time of such taking he shall
have such license in his possession and
shall exhibit the same for inspection
to any warden or officer or person re-
pucsting to see the same"
Every person over the age of Is
years must obtain a license in order
to hunt or fish but the provisions of
the act do not apply to hunting, kill
ing or trapping predatory animals,
prairie dogs, ground squirrels, skunk,
weasel, pack rabbits, pocket gophers,
hawks, crows or magpies, which may
be killed, trapped, bought, sold or
transported in any manner and at any
time.
Must Fish With Hook.
Game fish shall be taken only by
hook or line in hand or rod in hand
except that nothing in the act shall
prevent the taking of bull or dolly
warden trout or whitefish by line and
hook held in the hand.
No person shall be permitted to hunt
wild game or game birds from an auto
mobile or within the bounds of a public
Highway nor shall he use any set-gun,
iack-light OF other artificial light, trap,
snare or salt-lick or other device to
cntice animals or game birds. Hunting
Of game birds or animals is not per-
missable from an airplane, power boat,
sail boat or any floating device toWed
by power boat or sail boat although
he may shoot wild water fowl from
blinds or oven decoys. No person shall
take into a field or forest or have in
his possession while hunting any de-
vice designed to silence or minimize
the report of any firearm.
Open Season for Elk.
The open season for elk shall be be-
tween the 18th day of October and the
18th day of November of each year and
any person who during any other por-
ton Of the year shall shoot or capture
an elk or who "in the open season
shall hunt, shoot, kill or capture, or
cause to be shot, killed or captured
more than one (1) elk, or who wilfully
leaves that portion of an elk suitable
for food after removing the head or
teeth thereof, shall be guilty of a
felony
"Proveided, however, that it shall be
unlawful to hunt for, shoot, kill OF cap
ture, or cause to be shot, killed or cap
tured, any elk within the limits of the
counties and territories hereinafter de-
scribed and which are designated
hereby as Preserves for Elk, the same
to remain closed until thrown open by
authority Of law or order of the state
fish and game commission.
"The following named counties, as
a whole: Jefferson, Big Horn, Silver
Bow, Custer, Carbon, Fallon, Deer
Lodge, Lincoln, Boardwater, Prairie,
Cascade, Wibaux, Fergus, Rosebud,
Musselshell, Dawson, Meagher, Rich
land, Chouteau, Mineral, Hill, Toole,
Blaine, Granite, Valley, Be~averhead,
Sheridan, Ravalli, Yellowstone, Phil
lips, Powder River, Treasure, Liberty,
Saltwater, Daniels, Garfield, McCone,
Golden Valley, Carter, Wheatland,
Roosevelt, Sanders and Judith Basin.
On Dearborn River.
"All of Lewis and Clark except that
portion drained by the south fork of
the Flathead and that portion lying
north of the north fork of the Dear
born river not included within a game
preserve in which closed season shall
be November 5. Also all Of Missoula
and Powell counties except so much of
said counties lying west of the north
and north of the main Blackfoot river
west of the confluence of the two
streams; and also that portion of said
counties drained by the waters of the
south fork of the Flathead river; and
also those portions of Missoula county