154 THE FUR TRADE OF AMERICA 



New Hampshire. — A special season from November i to March 31 

 is prescribed for muskrats on the Connecticut River. 



New Jersey. — It is now unlawful to take skunk, mink, or otter in any 

 manner except by trap. The months of April and May are included in 

 the period during which foxes may be hunted under permit from the 

 board of game commissioners. 



New York. — Raccoons may now be taken in Catskill Park from Octo- 

 ber 1 to March 15 in any manner except by trapping, and they may be 

 taken in the rest of the State from November 10 to February 10 in any 

 manner. Skunks may not be hunted, pursued, or killed by aid of dogs. 



North Dakota. — The fee for a resident trapping license is increased 

 from $1 to $2. Mink, muskrat, skunk, and raccoon may be raised in 

 domestication under a $5 breeder's license, and wild fur animals may 

 be taken at any time for breeding purposes under permit and #500 bond- 

 Otters are protected indefinitely. 



Ohio. — Licenses to trap fur animals required (fees, resident, $1 ; 

 nonresident, #15). It is unlawful to destroy the house, den, or burrow of 

 any fur animal. The former season of November 15 to February 1 is 

 changed to December 1 to March 1 on muskrats, and to November 1 to 

 February 1 on raccoon, mink, skunk, and opossum. The period from Oc- 

 tober 2 to January 1 is fixed as the open season on foxes instead of October 2 

 to January 9. 



Pennsylvania. — The bounty on wildcats is increased from #6 to $8, 

 and on weasels from $1 to $2. 



Rhode Island. — The period from November 1 to February 1, instead 

 of November 1 to April 15, is fixed as the open season on raccoon. 



South Carolina. — Hunting licenses are required to take fur animals. 

 State open seasons from October 1 to March 15 on bear, mink, muskrat, 

 opossum, otter, raccoon, and skunk, and from October 1 to February 15 

 on foxes are prescribed in lieu of local protection in a few counties. 



South Dakota. — The age limit for persons not requiring trapping 

 licenses is reduced from 18 to 14 years. The fee for a nonresident trapping 

 license is increased from $10 to $25. It is made unlawful for one person 

 to set or operate more than 75 traps at one time. Otter and beaver are 

 protected indefinitely, and the open season on mink, skunk (formerly un- 

 protected), and muskrat is shortened one month by being fixed from noon 

 December 1 to noon March 1. 



