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Trout : Close Season. 



* 1 66. Trout shall not be fished for. caught, killed or sold as food except from the twenty- 

 ninth day of March to the thirty -first day of August, both inclusive. Whoever shall violate or 

 attempt to violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and in 

 addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each violation thereof and 

 ten dollars for each fish so caught. 



Salmon Trout and Land-locked Salmon : Close Season. 



§ 167. Salmon trout and land-locked salmon shall not be fished for, caught, killed or 

 possessed except from the first day of April to the thirtieth day of September, both inclusive ; 

 provided, however, that it shall be lawful to possess and sell at any time salmon trout if said fish 

 have not been taken from the inland waters of this state during the close season, but possession 

 of such fish during such close season is forbidden and shall be deemed a violation of this section, 

 unless it be proved by the possessor that such fish were not caught in such inland waters during 

 the close season. Whoever shall violate or attempt to violate the provisions of this section shall 

 be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and in addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of twenty- 

 five dollars for each violation thereof and ten dollars for each fish so caught. 



Black Bass : Close Season. 



5 168. Black bass shall not be fished for, caught, killed or possessed except from the thirtieth 

 day of May to the thirty-first day of December, both inclusive. Whoever shall violate or attempt 

 to violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and in addition 

 thereto shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each violation thereof and ten dollars 

 for each fish so caught. 



Hares and Rabbits. 



§ 169. Hares and rabbits shall not be shot at, hunted, killed or possessed, except from the 

 first day of November to the thirty-first day of December, both inclusive. The use of ferrets in 

 the hunting of rabbits is hereby prohibited. Whoever shall violate or attempt to violate the 

 provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and in addition thereto shall be 

 liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each animal killed, trapped or possessed contrary to 

 the provisions of this section. 



Deer. 



3 170. Shooting at, hunting with dogs or otherwise, or killing deer is prohibited, except 

 during each Wednesday in the month of November in each year. Whoever shall violate or 

 attempt to violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and in 

 addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each violation thereof. 



(As amd. by chap. 144 of Laws of 1896.) 



