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for such licenses shall be forthwith paid to the treasurer of state, and may be expended 

 by the commissioners in the protection of moose and deer, under the direction of the 

 governor and council; provided, however, that the commissioners of inland fisheries 

 and game may adjust and pay, from funds received for such licenses, for actual damage 

 done to growing crops by deer; * * * 



Prima facie evidence : Sec. 25. [Prohibits transportation of moose and deer in 

 close season, and in open season unless properly tagged] and it shall be prima facie 

 evidence that said game being transported or carried in violation of this section was 

 illegally killed; * * * 



Seizure of game: Sec. 26. All birds, fish and game hunted, caught, killed, 

 destroyed, bought, carried, transported or found in possession of any person or cor- 

 poration, in violation of the provisions of this chapter, shall be liable to seizure; and 

 in case of conviction for such violation, such game shall be forfeited to the state, to 

 be sold for consumption in the state only. Any person whose game or fish has been 

 seized for violation of any game or fish law shall have it returned to him on giving to 

 the officer a bond with sufficient sureties, residents of the state, in double the amount 

 of the fine for such violation, on condition that, if convicted of such violation, he 

 will, within thirty days thereafter, pay such fine and costs. If he neglects or 

 refuses to give such bond and take the game or fish so seized, he shall have no action 

 against the officer for such seizure, or for the loss of the game or fish seized. 



Guides' reports: Sec. 32. [Eequires guides to procure certificate from commis- 

 sioners of inland fisheries and game.] Each registered guide shall, from time to 

 time, as often as requested by the commissioners, forward, on blanks furnished him 

 by the commissioners, a statement of the number of persons he has guided in inland 

 fishing and forest hunting during the time called for in said statement, the number 

 of days he has been employed as a guide, and such other useful information relative 

 to inland fish and game, forest fires and the preservation of the forests in the localities 

 where he has guided, as the commissioners may deem of importance to the state, 

 under a penalty of fifty dollars for unreasonably or willfully refusing to comply with 

 these requirements. 



Laws of 1907, chap. 118, p. 132. 



Alien licenses: Sec 1. [Requires unnaturalized foreign-born persons who have 

 not resided in the State for 2 years prior to passage of this act and who are not tax 

 payers to procure a license before hunting. ] 



Fee; Production of license; Disposition of funds : Sec. 2. [Licenses issued by 

 commissioners of fisheries and game, fee $15.] Said licenses shall not be transfer- 

 able and shall be exhibited upon demand to any of the commissioners of inland 

 fisheries and game, and to any game warden or deputy game warden, and to any 

 sheriff, constable, police officer or other officer qualified to serve process. The fees 

 received from said licenses shall annually be paid into the State treasury and 

 expended by the commissioners of inland fisheries and game for the protection of 

 game and birds. 



Prima facie evidence; Seizure and disposition of firearms: Sec 3. If any 

 firearm or firearms are found in the possession of any foreign-born unnaturalized 

 person required to be licensed under the provisions of this act, when he is upon the 

 wild lands or woods of the State, not having a license as herein provided, it shall be 

 prima facie evidence that such person is hunting in violation of the provisions of this 

 act and he shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars and costs for each 

 offense, and a further penalty of forfeiture to the State of all firearms found in his 

 possession in violation of this section, and any person authorized to enforce the 

 inland fish and game laws is authorized to seize all firearms found in possession in 

 violation of the provisions of this section, and shall forthwith forward them to the 



