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resident taxpayer's hunting license to a person who is a bona fide 

 taxpayer in the State of New York and a citizen of the United 

 States, the department holding that an unnaturalized person or 

 an alien, although paying taxes in the State, is not entitled to take 

 out a nonresident taxpayer's hunting license. 



BLUE POINT OYSTER LAW* 



In the early part of January it was brought to the attention of 

 the department that some firms throughout the State were selling 

 under the name of blue points oysters which were not blue points, 

 which is a violation of the law. Acting on the information in the 

 possession of the department, protectors were detailed to investi- 

 gate the alleged violation, also to thoroughly look over all cold 

 storage plants, hotels and restaurants to see that there were no 

 violations of the woodcock, grouse and duck law, with a result 

 that the protectors seized a total number of 567 birds, and secured 

 thirty blue point oyster violations. 



BEAVER. 



Reports from all quarters of the Adirondacks show that the 

 beaver are continuing to increase in number, and in some in- 

 stances are doing real damage to the timber on private camps. 

 In one instance it was necessary for the department to place 

 140 rods of fine woven wire for the purpose of keep- 

 ing the beaver from cutting poplar trees on private property. 

 The department put up a 100 -rod fine woven wire fence 

 on the property of Dr. Nicoll's camp in the vicinity of Old Forge 

 and forty rods on land owned by a Mr. DeCamp. This fence has 

 proven a success, and prevents the beaver from cutting trees on the 

 ISTicolls and DeCamp land. 



OPEN SEASON. 



The department has answered a great many hundred letters 

 in relation to the law that was passed during the last session of 

 the Legislature, which provides that " The open season is the 

 time during which fish, fowl, birds or quadrupeds may be taken. 

 If in accordance with the provisions of the Game Law the cpen 

 season commences or ends on a Sunday, it shall be deemed to com- 



