APPENDIX TO PART I 157 



Under the heading " Open seasons " the dates given are, unless other- 

 wise stated, the first and last days of the open season. 



Under the heading " Trapping " the expression " no legislation " 

 indicates that no specific trapping provisions exist, the general trespass 

 laws of the State not having been considered. 



ALABAMA. 



Open seasons. — Beaver, otter, bear, fox, raccoon, opossum, mink, and muskrat 

 may be trapped from November I to March I ; opossums may be hunted with dog 

 or gun from October 15 to March I. 



Possession of opossum and the young of protected fur animals during close sea- 

 son prohibited. Owner may protect premises in any manner at any time from 

 depredations of fur animals. 



Trapping. — Trapping license (good during trapping season) required (fee, 

 $10) ; issued by probate judge. Owners, tenants, and members of families may 

 trap on own land during open season without license. Unlawful to trap on lands 

 of another without written permission from owner or agent. Poisons, drugs, or 

 chemicals may not be used in taking game or fur animals. 



Propagation. — No legislation. 



Bounties. — None paid. 



ALASKA. 



Open seasons. — Land otter and mink, November 16 to March 31; fox and 

 weasel, November 16 to March 14; muskrat, December 1 to May 31 ; lynx (wild- 

 cat), November 16 to February 29. No close season for black bear, wolf, wolverine, 

 ground squirrel, or rabbit. 1 Close season on marten until November 15, 192 1 ; 

 on sea otter until November 1, 1920; on beaver until November 1, 1923. No 

 open season in Aleutian Islands Reservation, where trapping may be done only by 

 special permit. 2 



Trapping. — The Secretary of Commerce makes all regulations for taking fur 

 animals in Alaska. Under regulations published March 16, 1918, it is unlawful 

 to use a "klips" trap, a steel bear trap, or any trap having a spread exceeding 8 

 inches ; to kill fur-bearing animals with strychnin or other poison ; to trap protected 

 fur animals at any time when the skin or pelt is not prime; or to have in possession 

 or sell or export unprime skins of animals protected by close seasons (such skins 



1 South of latitude 62°. — Open season for brown bear, October to July 1 ; walrus and sea 

 lions, no open season. North of latitude 62°. — Open season for walrus and sea lions, August 1 

 to December 10; limit, 1 each a season; no close season for brown bear or sea lion. 



2 The fur-seal fisheries, the Aleutian Islands Reservation, and the Afognak Reservation 

 are subject to special legislative and administrative control. For specific information regard- 

 ing them, application should be made to the Commissioner of Fisheries, Washington, D.C. 



