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the first day of December, without first obtaining written per- 

 mission so to do from the owner or owners of the land. The 

 said written permit shall not be transferable, and shall be 

 exhibited upon demand to the forest warden, or his deputies, 

 of the town wherein the land is located, or upon demand of 

 any sheriff, constable, police officer or other officer authorized 

 to arrest for crime. Failure or refusal to produce said permit 

 upon such demand shall be prima facie evidence of a violation 

 of this act, and any forest warden or any duly authorized 

 deputy forest warden, police officer, sheriff or other officer 

 authorized to arrest for crime, may arrest without warrant 

 any person who fails or refuses to display for inspection the 

 said permit upon the demand of any of the officials named in 

 this act. 



1910, 478, sect. 2. Whoever violates any provision of this 

 act shall be punished by a fine of not more than 

 fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for not more 

 than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 



Use of Spark Arresters on Portable Steam Sawmills, 

 Steam Rollers, Steam Shovels and Steam Trac- 

 tors. 



G. A. 1917, 51, sect. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, 

 firm or corporation, except when the ground is Uge of spark 

 covered with snow, to operate in or adjacent to arresters - 

 forest or grass lands, any portable steam sawmill, steam roller, 

 steam shovel, or steam tractor, which burns wood, coke, 

 coal, or other spark-producing material as fuel, unless the 

 same is provided with a suitable spark arrester, approved 

 by the state foresjter. 



