260 GAME COMMISSIONS AND WAKDENS. 



Vermont Statutes, 1894, chap. 189, p. 821. 



Arrest; Notice; Complaint or information: Sec. 4573. [As amended by Laws 

 of 1906, No. 152.] County or deputy fish and game wardens may arrest on view, in 

 any place in the state, a person found violating a provision of this chapter, and retain 

 him in custody at the expense of the state, until opportunity is given to a complain- 

 ing or informing officer to institute a prosecution against such offender; and a fish 

 and game warden making such arrest shall immediately give notice to the grand 

 juror of the town, or the state's attorney of the county in which the offense was com- 

 mitted, or if the offense was committed in an unorganized town or gore, to the grand 

 juror of an adjoining town or the state's attorney of the county, and explain the 

 nature and circumstances of the offense charged; and such complaining or informing 

 officer shall forthwith file a complaint or information against such offender and 

 prosecute the same. 



Investigation; Report: Sec. 4574. If a fish and game warden has notice that 

 there has been a violation in his town of any of the provisions of this chapter, he 

 shall forthwith inquire into the same and he may investigate any violation of the 

 provisions of this chapter in any place in the state; and if he finds that there has 

 been a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, he shall state the nature 

 and circumstances of the offence to the grand juror of the town, or state's attorney 

 of the county in which the offense is believed to have been committed, who shall 

 prosecute the offender. 



Presumptive evidence: Sec. 4623. [Prohibits possession for transportation of any 

 game taken in close season] and possession of such fish or game by a railroad or 

 express company, or other common carrier, within the close season for such fish or 

 game, shall be presumptive evidence that it was taken in this state in violation of 

 law. 



Laws of 1896, No. 94, p. 74. 



Presumptive evidence : Sec. 1. * * * and the possession of deer or any part 

 thereof, except in the open season, shall be presumptive evidence that the person 

 having it in his possession is guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section. 

 * * * and having in possession any moose or caribou in this State, shall be pre- 

 sumptive evidence that the same was killed in the State contrary to law. 



Dog-s ; Prima facie evidence : Sec. 8. [Added by Laws of 1898, No. 108, and 

 amended by Laws of 1904, No. 130.] Dogs of the breed commonly used for hunting 

 deer, moose or caribou, and dogs of other varieties that are known to follow deer, 

 moose or caribou, shall not be permitted by the owner or keeper thereof to run at 

 large in the forests inhabited by deer, moose or caribou; and if any such dog shall 

 be found hunting, pursuing or killing any deer, moose or caribou, it shall be prima 

 facie evidence that said dog was permitted to run at large in said forests and to hunt, 

 pursue and kill deer, moose and caribou, * * *. 



Laws of 1896, No. 95, p. 75. 



Seizure: Sec. 1. [Prohibits netting or snaring of birds protected by close season,] 

 and such game may be seized and shall be forfeited to the prosecutor. 



Presumptive evidence: Sec. 2. [Prohibits hunting ducks with artificial lights;] 

 and if a person is found on any public waters of this state, or the shores thereof, 

 after sundown, with a firearm and torch, jack or artificial light, it shall be presump- 

 tive evidence that he is violating the provisions of this section. 



Approved November 23, 1896. 



Laws of 1896, No. 96, p. 76. 



Prima facie evidence: Sec. 1. [Prohibits killing, sale or possession of game birds 

 protected by a close season, except for consumption as food within the state;] and the 

 delivery to or reception by any person or corporation within this State of any such 



