1 82 THE FUR TRADE OF AMERICA 



BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



Open seasons. — Bear, September I to June 30, except that bear may not be 

 trapped in that part of the Province lying south of the main line of the Canadian 

 Pacific Railway; fox, November 1 to March 15; beaver, no open season; all 

 other fur animals, November 1 to April 30. (See regulations of lieutenant governor 

 in council, dated Aug. 7, 1919, which may be obtained from secretary, game con- 

 servation board, Victoria, British Columbia.) 



Trapping. — License required to trap off one's own lands ; fee, resident only, 

 $10. A licensed trapper who first occupies a trap line prior to November 14 

 is protected against other trappers. License must be returned within two months 

 after it expires, with a statement of number of fur animals of each kind taken. 

 It is unlawful to touch or interfere with traps set by a licensed trapper, to trap on 

 enclosed or cultivated land without permission of owner, or to permit traps to re- 

 main set after close of season. Possession or export of pelts is allowed only during 

 open season and for two months thereafter (three months, north of fifty-second 

 parallel), except by special permit. Special license to hunt bears from January 1 

 to July 1 (fee, #25, and additional fee of #15 to $25 for each bear killed) is required 

 of a nonresident. 



Propagation. — A permit to propagate fur-bearing animals is required. Breeder 

 must keep a record of transactions as to purchases and sales of stock, which 

 record must be open to inspection of any game warden. Live foxes may be exported 

 only under permit. Permit is required to take foxes or other fur animals in close 

 season. 



Bounties. — Rates fixed from time to time by lieutenant governor in council. 



MANITOBA. 



Open seasons. — South of fifty-third parallel: Fisher, pekan, sable, marten, 

 and mink, November 1 to March 3 1 ; otter and beaver, no open season ; fox and 

 lynx, no close season. North of fifty-third parallel: Fisher, pekan, sable, marten, 

 and mink, November 1 to March 31; otter and beaver, November 1 to April 30; 

 fox and lynx, November 1 to February 29. 



Muskrat, south of fifty-first parallel: March I to May 15; north of fifty-first 

 parallel: October 20 to November 30, and March I to May 15. Unlawful to shoot 

 or spear muskrats. 



Trapping. — A license is required to trap; fee, resident, $2 ; nonresident, Cana- 

 dian citizen, $25 ; nonresident, alien, #100. Report giving number of animals 

 of each kind taken under license is required to be made between June 1 and July 1. 

 Persons trading in furs must be licensed (fee, resident, #10; nonresident, #50) 

 and are required to make annual returns before September 30. Unlawful to trap 

 in Provincial game preserves, to trap on cultivated or enclosed lands without per- 



