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(ce) Forbid injurious interference with their breeding places, nests, habitations, 
or habitat ; or 
(a) Limit the number of any species that may be taken by one person in a 
specified time ; or 
(e) Encourage the destruction of predaceous wild enemies of the creatures 
selected for protection ; or 
( f) Encourage the propagation of creatures on which the protected creatures 
prey ; or 
(g) Limit the common law right of subjects to possess, sell, transport, or deal 
in the protected creatures. 
3. The establishment of officials charged either with the enforcement of the 
protective enactments, or with the work of ar tificially multiplying | the protected 
creatures. 
4. The specification of penalties incurred by the violation of the protective 
enactments, and of procedure for bringing offenders to punishment. 
(UADRUPEDS SELECTED AND SPECIFIED FOR PROTECTION. 
In Ontario the following quadrupeds are protected by statute, and their 
close seasons set as follows : 
Elk, Moose, Reindeer, Cariboo....... Absolutely close to Oct., 1895. 
a a ees. ee so anh Close between 20th Nov. to 15th Oct. next. 
é og be et nr ae Close between 15th March to Ist Sept. 
Beaver, Mink, Muskrat, 
hs Sable, Marten, Otter, Close between Ist May to Ist Nov. 
In addition to the above, the following quadrupeds, or young of quadrupeds, 
are protected in the Commonwealths named : 
: Fawns in the spotted coat cannot be legally killed at any season in British 
— Columbia, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Michigan, California, Colorado. 
: DoEs cannut be legally killed at any season in “Colorado, California, 
‘ SQUIRRELS— Close seasons. 
MMMMECUICUL Sica es dale 2 Ist January to lst October. 
: Es MON a oe ht aes ...15th December to 1st June next. 
a MMS ok et ch are Seem 20th December to Ist June next. 
BPCLILISCULS: 0. So gales «s 1st March to 1st September. 
New Hampshire.............. Ist Jan’y to 1st September. 
BUMPOCTHOY nek ee ey 20th Dee. to Ist Nov. next. 
(Variable by districts.) 
MEOPR Peg. GF. ete cok Ist February to lst August. 
Re re rye ee 15th December to Ist July next. 
Semavivania |... ore. lst Jan’y to lst September. 
Bee slam. Se. 2. a Ist Jan’y to lst September. 
NIST ED Ra elt ON ey 15th Dec’ to Ist August next. 
BMS seni cin ky 28 pee ia Ist February to 15th June. 
Raccoon— 
New Hampshire......./...... ist Jan’y to lst September. 
LOS CSS een, ot ean Ist April to 1st November. 
- (Nore. —‘* Rabbits or hares ” is the term employed (where Ontario law specifies ‘‘ hares ” only) in New- 
dland, Nova Scotia, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.) 
