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RACCOON, FOX. HARE, RABBIT and SQUIRRELS. 

 No close time. 



BEA\"ER. Close season all the time. 



MINK, MUSKRAT, SABLE and FISHER. Open 

 season October 15th to May ist. 



Dogs cannot be used in hunting deer or moose. Night 

 shooting of birds, and use of snares, traps or jack lights pro- 

 hibited. 



PARTRIDGE, (or ruffed grouse), and WOODCOCK. 

 Open season September 15th to December ist. Not more 

 than 15 can be killed in one da}-. Partridge cannot be sold, 

 or transported out of the State. 



SNIPE and PLOVER. Open time from August ist to 

 May ist. 



QUAIL. Open time from October ist to December ist. 



WOOD DUCK, BLACK DUCK, TEAL and GRAY 

 DUCK. Open season September ist to May ist. 



Penalties. Unlawfulh' killing or transporting moose or 

 caribou, not less than $500, or not exceeding four months in 

 jail. DEER, $40 and costs. BEAVER, $100 and $25 for 

 each beaver. MUSK-RAT, MINK, FISHER and SABLE, 

 $10 for each animal. PARTRIDGE, WOODCOCK, 

 DUCK, QUAIL, PLOVER, SNIPE, not less than $5.00 

 nor more than $10, and $1.00 for each bird. Same for illegal 

 transportation. Illegally using dogs, $100 and costs. 



On birds not mentioned, no close time. Eggs or nests 

 of all above must not be disturbed, injured or taken. 



Insectivorous, and other birds, beneficial to agriculture, 

 etc., and all song birds, are protected all the time. 



FISH— OPEN SEASON. 



Trout, land-loeked salmon, togue, from time ice goes out 

 of lakes and ponds to October ist, except in Kennebec 

 county and St. Croix waters it is from time ice goes out 

 to September 15th, and except in Oxford and Franklin 

 counties, it is from October ist to May ist. 



No license fee for fishing. May catch 25 lbs. in one da}' 

 and take this amount home, when labelled with name and 

 residence and accompanied by owner, or by procuring a 

 license for $1.00 may send 10 lbs. or one fish. 



WHITE PERCH. Open season from July ist to April 

 ist. May take 25 lbs. in one day. May transport 25 lbs. by 



