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rat, October 15 to May 14; raccoon, August 15 to February 29. No open season 

 on beaver except when declared by the commissioner of inland fisheries and game. 

 No close season on bear, bobcat, Canada lynx (loup cervier), or weasel. Unlawful 

 to transport or dispose of a beaver skin without official seal of commissioner 

 attached. 



Trapping. — Special beaver trapping license, good only in territory opened to 

 beaver trapping by commissioner; fee, #25. Trappers in unorganized townships 

 of the State are required to take out an annual license except for bear and bobcat 

 (fee, #10), and on or before December 15 of each year must make such report as 

 the commissioner of inland fisheries and game may require. Any person who sets 

 a trap in an organized county or incorporated place must obtain written consent 

 of the owner or occupant of land on which the trap is set, and must visit such trap 

 at least once in every 24 hours and remove animals caught. All traps must be 

 plainly marked with owner's name and address, either by having the same stamped 

 on the trap or on a metal tag firmly attached to it. A bear trap must be inclosed 

 in a "hut." 



Dealers in skins of fur animals must each year take out a license (fee, State, 

 $25 ; county, $2) to engage in this trade and must keep a record of transactions 

 and forward same to the commissioner of inland fisheries and game on or before 

 December 20. Putting out poison for wolves, foxes, dogs, or other animals is 

 forbidden under penalty of fine or imprisonment. 



Traps may not be set within 25 feet of a muskrat house. (Special laws in 

 southern Oxford and certain territory in Washington County.) On complaint 

 by landowners of damage done by beavers, the commissioner of inland fisheries and 

 game has authority to declare an open season for beavers on lands where damage 

 occurs. Any person may lawfully kill any wild animal, except beaver, found 

 destroying his property. Unlawful to dig out a fox den at any time. 



Propagation. — Permit required to raise fur animals (fee, $2). Protected 

 species may be taken under special permits by licensed trappers for breeding 

 purposes. No animals may be imported into the State without permit. 



Bounties. — Bobcat and Canada lynx (loup cervier), $10 each; paid by State. 

 Claim for bounty must be made within five days after killing or return from trip 

 on which killing was done. Bounty on bears, $5 each; paid by State, claim to 

 be made within 10 days after killing. 



MARYLAND. 



While the State has recently adopted a uniform open season for game, the 

 counties still regulate the taking of fur animals. The State law of 1900 (ch. 371) 

 protecting otter, raccoon, and muskrat between April r and January 1 was amended 



