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Possession, *J Nq person shall have in his possession, any of the said 



lawful animals or birds, no matter where procured, or any part or 



portion of any such animals or birds, during the periods in 



Exposure for wliich they are so protected ; provided that they may be 



sale. exposed for sale for fifteen days, and no longer, after such 



periods, and may be had in possession for the private use of 



the owner and his family at any time, but in all cases the proof 



of the time of killing, taking or purchasing, shall be on the 



person so in possession. 49 V. c. 4-), s. 3. 



Protection of 3. No eggs of any of the birds above mentioned shall be 

 taken, destroyed, or had in possession by any person at any" 

 time. 49 V. c. 45, s. 4. 



^''apping 4 jN^one of the said animals or birds, except the animals- 



mentioned in section G of this Act, shall be trapped, or taken 

 by means of traps, nets, snares, gins, baited lines, or other 

 similar contrivances ; nor shall such traps, nets, snares, gins, 

 baited lines or contrivances, be set for them, or any of them, 

 at any time ; and such traps, nets, snares, gins, baited lines, or 

 contrivances, may be destroyed by any person without such 

 person thereby incurring any liability therefor. 49 V. c. 45, s. 5. 



5. None of the contrivances for taking or killing the wild 

 fowl, known as swans, geese or ducks, which are described or 

 known as batteries, swivel guns or sunken punts, shall be used 

 f'^^nli ""*'"" at any time, and no wild fowl, known as ducks, or other water 

 fowl, except geese or swans, shall be hunted, taken or killed, 

 between the expiration of the hour next after sunset and the 

 commencement of the hour next before sunrise. 49 V. c. 45, s. 6. 



Batteries, etc. 

 for taking 

 wild fowl, for- 

 bidden, and 



Fur-bearing 



animals 



protected. 



Proviso. 



Penalties. 



6. No beaver, mink, muskrat, sable, martin, otter, or fisher 

 shall be hunted, taken or killed, or had in possession of any 

 pei'son between the first day of May, and the first day of 

 November ; nor shall any traps, snares, gins, or other con- 

 trivances, be set for them during such period ; nor shall any 

 muskrat house be cut, speared, broken or destroyed, at any 

 time ; and any such traps, snares, gins, or other contrivances 

 so set, may be destroyed by any person without such person 

 thereby incurring any liability tiierefor : provided that this- 

 section shall not apply to any person destroying any of the 

 said animals in defence or preservation of his property. 49 V, 

 c. 45, s. 7. 



7. Offences against this Act shall be punished upon sum- 

 mary conviction on information or complaint before a Justice 

 of the Peace, as follows : 



(a) In case of deer, elk, moose, reindeer or caribou, by a 



fine not exceeding $50, nor less than $10, with 

 costs, for each ofience ; 



(b) In case of birds or eggs, by a fine not exceeding $25 



nor less than $5, with costs, for each bird or egg ; 



