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ova eg 2. No person shall have in his possession, any of the said 
lawful. animals or birds, no matter where procured, or any part or 
portion of any such animals or birds, during the periods in 
Exposure for Which they are so protected; provided that they may be 
sale. exposed for sale for fifteen days, and no longer, after such 
periods, and may be had in possession for the private use of 
the owner and his family at any time, but in all cases the proof 
of the time of killing, taking or purchasing, shall be on the 
person so in possession. 49 V.¢. 4, s. 3. 
Protection of 3. No eges of any of the birds above mentioned shall be 
eggs. Lae : : 
taken, destroyed, or had in possession by any person at any 
time. 49°V.c. 45,8. 4. 
7eanping 4. None of the said animals or birds, except the animals 
orbidden, : ; : age ea 
mentioned in section 6 of this Act, shall be trapped, or taken 
by means of traps, nets, snares, gins, baited lines, or other 
similar contrivances; nor shall such traps, nets, snares, gins, 
baitel lines or contrivances, be set for them, or any of them, 
at any time; and such traps, nets, snares, gins, baited lines, or 
contrivances, may be destroyed by any person without such 
person thereby incurring any liability therefor. 49 V.c¢. 45,8. 5. 
Batteries, etc. 5. None of the contrivances for taking or killing the wild 
ses lanes hea fowl, known as swans, geese or ducks, which are described or 
bidden, and known as batteries, swivel guns or sunken punts, shall be used 
Pight bunting at any time, and no wild fowl, known as ducks, or other water 
fowl, except geese or swans, shall be hunted, taken or killed, 
between the expiration of the hour next after sunset and the 
commencement of the hour next before sunrise. 4 V.¢. 45, s. 6. 
Fur-bearing G6. No beaver, mink, muskrat, sable, martin, otter, or fisher 
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protected, Shall be hunted, taken or killed, or had in possession of any 
person between the first day of May, and the first day of 
November; nor shall any traps, snares, gins, or other con- 
trivances, be set for them during such period; nor shall any 
muskrat house be cut, speared, broken or destroyed, at any 
time ; and any such traps, snares, gins, or other contrivances. 
so set, may be destroyed by any person without such person 
Proviso. thereby incurring any liability therefor: provided that this 
section shall not apply to any person destroying any of the 
said animals in defence or preservation of his property. 49 V. 
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Penalties. %. Offences against this Act shall be punished upon sum-~- 
mary conviction on information or complaint before a Justice 
of the Peace, as follows: 
(a) In case of deer, elk, moose, reindeer or caribou, by a 
fine not exceeding $50, nor less than $10, with 
costs, for each offence ; 
(b) In case of birds or eggs, by a fine not exceeding $25 
“nor less than $5, with costs, for each bird or egg ; 
