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permit required to sell beaver skins. Special license (fee, #5) required for trapping 

 on State game preserves. Marten trapping license; fee, $1. 



Propagation. — No legislation. 



Bounties. — Grown wolf, $15 ; wolf pup, coyote, or coyote pup, $2.50; moun- 

 tain lion, #10; paid from State bounty fund raised by tax on live stock. 



NEBRASKA. 



Open seasons. — Muskrat, opossum, and otter, November 20 to March 20; 

 skunk, raccoon, September 20 to March 20 ; mink, December 1 to January 31. Un- 

 lawful to destroy muskrat houses on premises of another. Beaver, no open sea- 

 son, but if the animals are damaging property a permit to destroy them may be 

 obtained from the chief deputy, game and fish commission. No close season for 

 other fur animals; any except beavers may be taken at any time on one's own 

 premises. 



Trapping. — Trapping license, resident, #2; nonresident or alien, #10. Un- 

 lawful to trap on premises of another without consent of owner. 



Propagation. — No legislation. 



Bounties. — Such counties as have at any general election voted to pay bounties, 

 pay for wolf, $3 ; wildcat or coyote, $1 ; mountain lion, $3. 



NEVADA. 



Open seasons. — No close season except on beavers, which may not be taken 

 until January 1, 1920. 



Trapping. — No legislation. 



Propagation. — License (fee, #10, paid annually to county) required from those 

 who wish to propagate game or fur animals (except beaver). Animals on breeder's 

 own lands may be taken at any time for propagation, and those held in captivity 

 by holder of license may be sold at any time. No bounty may be collected on 

 noxious species raised in captivity. 



Bounties. — Mountain lion, #5 ; lynx or wildcat, $2 ; paid by county. Counties 

 pay bounty of i\ cents each for pocket gophers when at least 100 heads are pre- 

 sented at one time. 



The State board of live-stock commissioners is authorized to pay bounty 

 from funds derived from tax on horses, cattle, and hogs. The rewards are, for 

 coyote, coyote pup, wildcat, or lynx, 75 cents each; mountain lion, $^. 1 



The State board of sheep commissioners is authorized to pay bounty from 

 funds derived from tax on sheep, the payments being the same as those made 

 by the board of live-stock commissioners. 2 



1 No bounties have been paid under the provisions of this law. 2 Ibid. 



