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residents themselves must be licensed. Further, certain States 

 require that all cars, traps, and other contrivances used in catching or 

 handling lobsters shall be branded with the owner's name, and in 

 order to give protection to the lobstermen, unauthorized meddling 

 with lobster gear is heavily fined. 



8. Tabulation of Lobster Laws. The following table gives the 

 main laws of various states regarding the lobster fishery: 



