The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-09
SEASON OPEN ON
 BEAVER, MARTEN

A supplement- to Circular No. listed as Regulation 19a, issued by the Alaska tame Commission, was received here the first of the week. 1t lists new regulations for open and close seasons on beaver, marten and other fur bearers for the seven fur districts of Alaska.
 In District No. 1, the southeast Alaska district, the season has been opened for beaver and marten, with the exception that beaver is still closed on Chichagof and Baranof islands. Beaver and marten may be taken in this district from December 16 to January 15, The bag limit in each instaIee is 10. Further regulations announced by the Commission are as follows:
 Beavers may be taken only by the use of steel traps, but such traps shall not be placed within 25 feet of any beaver house or den. Nc beaver may be taken by or with the aid of rifle, shotgun, or oth- CT firearm. No house, den, or dam of a beaver shall be injured or destroyed.
 Skins of beaver or marten shall be presented for sealing or tagging by the person taking such skins and be sealed with seal prescribed by the Commission within 90 days lexcepting in Fur District 1, where inc period for such sealing shall be 30 days) after the close ot the season during which they were legally taken.
 "Persons desiring tC have such skins sealed shall present them to a member of the Commission, to game warden, or to any other or ficer authorized by the Commission to seal skins, together with an &i- fidavit of lawful taking completed on a form adopted and furnished by the Commission and such other affidavit or affidavits as may be required by any officer authorized to seal such skins: Provided, That persons residing in remote localities and finding it impracticable to present such skins to an Cff cer authorized to seal them as here inbefore prescribed, may present such skins, together with affidavit of lawful taking completed on form adopted and furnished by the Commission as hereinbefore pre- scribed. to any individual authoriz- ed by the Commission to attach tag bearing an authorization per- hitting such skins, if legally talk en, to be sold and transported with in the Territory; and such skins so tagged shall be presented by a lawful possessor to warden or member of the Commission, or to any other person authorized by the Commission to seal skins, for seal ing within 90 days (eXcept in Fur District 1 where the period for such Esealing shall be 30 daysl ] after the close of the open season during which they were taken: Urovifed, That the Commission or zny warden may require further affidavit or affidavits of the person taking the skins at any time be- fore they are accepted and sealed as legal skins. Skins of beavers or martens, unless sealed as prescrib- ed by this regulation may not be possessed or transported by any person after the expiration of the time within which they are re- quired by this regulation to be sealed.
 "A person having legally taken the skins of beavers or martens during the open season provided in this regulation may not sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of such skins until they have been sealed or tagged as hereinbefore provided
 Skins of beavers or martens shipped or transported out of the Territory in any manner shall be reported to the Alaska Game Com missiGn, Juneau, Alaska, as reGuir- ed by regulation 4 of said regula- tions, and any packages containing such skins shall be marked as re- quired by Regulation of said ,Ia4