1 86 THE FUR TRADE OF AMERICA 



animals) before September i of each year. Royalties must be paid on fur animals 

 or furs shipped out of the Province. 



Propagation. — The minister of colonization, mines, and fisheries may grant 

 permits to take animals alive for breeding purposes; nonresidents are charged a 

 fee of from #5 to #25 for such license. 



Bounties. — Wolf, $15. 



YUKON. 



Open seasons. — Beaver protected at all seasons. No close season for other 

 fur animals, except young foxes; these may not be taken from April 1 to May 31. 

 Unlawful to export raw furs from territory except under permit issued by direction 

 of the commissioner, and upon payment of the export tax. 



Trapping. — Use of poison in taking animals forbidden. 



Propagation. — No restrictions other than as to foxes. Registration of fox 

 breeders required. Unlawful to export a fox not born in captivity or which has been 

 in captivity for less than a year; any fox born in captivity may be exported under 

 a permit (fee, $$). Fox and other fur ranches, if posted against trespass, may 

 not be approached without owner's consent. 



Bounties. — None paid. 



Laws of Newfoundland. 



Open seasons. — Otter, marten, and lynx, October 1 to March 3 1 ; fox, October 

 16 to March 14; muskrat, October 1 to April 30. No open season for beaver until 

 October 1, 1920. 



Trapping. — Nonresident trappers require annual license; fee, $501. Fur 

 buyers and shippers also require annual license (fee, 50 cents), and must report 

 operations under same before December 31 of each year. Trapping on Grand Lake 

 Caribou Preserve is unlawful at all times. 



Propagation. — No restrictions, except as to foxes. A fox farm must be 

 licensed ; the owner must at stated times make reports to the game and inland 

 fisheries board, and the premises must be at all times open to inspection by officers 

 of the board. Possession of fox cub or fox taken in close season is prohibited. 

 Unlawful to export a fox not bred on a fox farm, or, without permit from the colonial 

 board, to export a fox bred in captivity. 



Bounties. — None paid. 



