Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11

All sea salmon, Sna0, aleWlVeS ana
smelts that migrate from the ocean
into fresh water shall be under the
concurrent jurisdiction of the sea and
shore fisheries and the inland fish
and game commission wherever
found.-App. Apr. e.
CHAPTER a14
AN ACT to Amend Section FortysiX
of Chapter Two Hundred Nineteen Of
Seventeen. as Amended by Chapter
One Hundred Thirty-threc of the
Public Laws Of Nineteen Hundred
Nineteen. and as Amended by Chap
ter Two Hundred Eighteen of thc,
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
Twcnty-one, Relating to the Protcc-
tlon of Fur bcarlng Animals.
Section forty-six Of Chapter two
| hundred nineteen of the public laws of
nineteen hundred seventeen. as amend
| ed by chapter one hundred thirty-three
| of the public laws of nineteen hundred
nineteen. and as amended by chapter
| two hundred eighteen of the public
laws of nineteen hundred twcnty-one,
! is hereby amended by striking out all
| Of said section and by substituting
therefor the following section:
Sec. 46, Whoever, from the, first
| day of March to the thirty-trSt day OF
! the following October. both days in
| elusive, hunts. traps. kills. pursucs or
| catches any fur-bcaring animal Except
! bears. muskrats, beaver bobcats. loup-
i ccrvicr. Canada lynx and WeaSels) or
| whoever from the first day of May to
| the thirtieth day of tho following No
vcmbcr. both days inclusive. hunts.
| traps. kills, purSueS or catches any
! muSkrat or mus>rats in the county OF
Androscoggin. Cumberland, York. Sag
adahoc, kennebec. Lincoln. Waldo or
Knox. or whoever from the fifteenth
| day of May to the thirty-tirst day of
| the following October. both days IN
| elusive, hunts, traps, Kills. purSueS or
catches any muSllrat or muSEratS IN
| the county OF Washington. HancocK,
| Aroostook PcnobScot, iiScataqus.
Franklin or oxford. or whoever from
| the first day Of May to the fourteenth
| day of the following October, both days
| inclusive. hunts. traps, kills. pursues or
| catches any muSkrat or muskratS IN
| the county of Somerset, or whoever has
| in possession at any time any 1uf-
bearing animal or part or parts thereof
| taken in closed season shall pay fine
| of ten dollars and costs for each OF =
| Tense and in addition thereto three dol
| lars for each fur-bearng animal hunt
, cd. trapped. killed. pursued, caught or
| had in possession in violation hereof.
| Provided further. that it shall be
| unlawful, under the same penalty, to
| take. catch, trap. kill, or destroy any
muskrat or nuskrats at any time in
| Lower Kezar Pond. in the town of
/ j '
and in the town of BridSton, in the
| county of Cumberland. or in the out
| let stream Of said Lower kczar Pond.
or in the Kezar Meadows. so-ca LED,
! adjacent 10 said pond (Which meadows
! are bounded by the outlet stream of
| said pond. by the Old Saco River. by
! the "Uplands." so-called. and by the
! "Upland" on the caStcrly side OF said
| meadows) or in the cast hog. So-callod.
| or in the west bog. sc-call"d. bounded
| by the "Uplands." and on the westerly
| side by wire fence on land owned by
I f. c. Buzzcll: except that it shall be
! lawful to take muskratS within said
territory in the usual manner of trap
! ping. in accordance with the general
! statutes of the state. during tn" months
| of March and April in each year.
| Provided. further that for a period
| of five years from the time this act
| becomes effective it shall be unlawful.
J under the same penalty. for any person
! to hunt, trap. kill. pursue or catch any
! muskrat or muSkrats at any time IN
| Songo River. tributary to Sebago
Lake, which lake it situated in the
county of Cumberland. or in Crooked
| River also Il tributary to said Sehago
| Lake, UP as far Edes Falls bridge.
| Provided. further that for a period
| of two years from tho time this act
| becomes effective it shall be unlawful.
| under the same penalty. for any person
| to hunt, trap. kill, pursue or catch any
! muskrat or muskratS at any time IN
| Royal River. so-called. or in any of
| the tributaries to said river. which wa
| ters are situated in the county of Cum
| berland. except from April fifteenth to
| April thirtieth of each year. both days
! inclusive. it shall be lawful to hunt
and trap muSkratS in Sa id waters in ac-
| cordance with the general law OIL the
| STATE.
! Provided. further. that for period
| of two years from the time this act
becomes effective it shall be unlawful.
under the same penalty. for any person
| to hunt. trap. kill. pursue or catch any
| muskrat or muSkrats at any time in
| Gardner Lake, so-called. which lake is
| situated in the towns of East Machias.
| Whiting and Marion. in the county of
! Washington, or in any OF the trlbuta-
| rieS to said lake.
| Provided. further. that for period
| Of three years from the time this act
becomes effective it shall be unlawful,
under the same penalty, for any person
! to hunt, trap kill, pursue or catch any
mink or muskrat at any time in Winnie
| gance Creek or Ninnegance Stream.
which waters are situated in the county
| of 'Sagadahoc, or within five rods OF
Creek or Winnegance Stream. or in the
| marshes below the upper dyke. So
called, on said Winnegance Stream.
Provided. further. that for a period
| Of two years from the time this act
| becomes effective it shall be unlawful
to hunt. trap kill. pursue or catch any
| musllrat or muskrats at any time in the
| county of Kennebec. or in Pleasant
Pond. so-callcd. or in Mud Pond. so
called. connected with said Pleasant
Pond, which waters are situated partly
in the county of Kenncbec and partly
| i'll the county of Sagadahoc.
Provided. further. it shall be unlaw-
| full to set a trap at any time within
| twenty-five feet of. or to modest or de-
| stroy. a muSkrat house. under pen
atty of ten dollars and costs for each
offense.
Whoever at any time hunts, traps,
! sion any beaver. or part thereof. except
| as provided in the preceding section. or
| whoever. at any time, molests or de-
| stroys beaver house. or sets trap
pay fine of one hundred dollars ana
! costs for each offenSc.
J Provided. however that any person
| tother than beaver) or any wild bird
found destroying his property.
Provided. however. that it shall be
| lawful to hunt. catch, pursue or kill
raccoons and skunks at night from the
| fifteenth day of October to the last
| day Of February, both days inclusive,
SO much of the provisions Of section
| Seventy-four. chapter two hundred and
! nineteen. public laws of nineteen hum
| dred and seventeen. as amended by
chapter one hundred and ninety-six,
| public laws of nineteen hundred and
| nineteen. and chapter eighty-nine, pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and
twenty-one. as is inconsistent with the
provisions of this paragraph is hereby
repealed. App. Apr. 6.