Laws Relating to Fur-Bearing Animals, 1918 Page: 6
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FARMERS' BULLETIN 1022.
tected by close seasons (such skins subject to confiscation). Shipments of furs
must be reported to the Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce, on
blanks provided for that purpose.
Open seasons.-Land otter and mink, November 16 to March 31; fox and
weasel, November 16 to March 14; muskrat, December 1 to May 31; lynx (wild-
cat), November 16 to February 28 (29). No close season for black bear, wolf,
wolverine, ground squirrel, or rabbit.' Close season on marten until November
15, 1921; on sea otter until November 1, 1920; on beaver until November 1, 1923.
No open season in Aleutian Islands Reservation, and trapping may be done
there only by special permit.'
Propagation.-Owners of establishments for breeding fur animals are subject
to the same restrictions as to season for killing and condition of pelts as are
trappers of wild fur-bearing animals. Fur farmers are required to furnish re-
ports to the Bureau of Fisheries and to allow agents of that bureau free access
to establishments where animals are kept in captivity.
Within the Aleutian Islands Reservation the Department of Agriculture
grants permits to propagate fur animals and to trap them for breeding purposes.
An act of the territorial legislature protects premises of fox breeders or
breeders of other fur animals from trespass (1917, ch. 43).
Bounties.-Wolf, $15; eagles, 50 cents (1917, chs. 63, 12).
ARIZONA.
Trapping.-No legal restrictions except on State game preserves, where
mountain lion, fox, coyote, lynx, wildcat, and skunk may be taken under regula-
tions of the State game warden.
Opcn seasons.-No close season for fur animals.
Propagation.-No legal restrictions.
Bounties.-County boards shall pay, for wolf or mountain lion, $10 each;
they may pay, for coyote, $2; lynx or wildcat, $1; raccoon, 25 cents; jack rab-
bit, gopher, or prairie-dog, 5 cents (1912, ch. 82).
ARKANSAS.
Trapping.--A person using 10 or more traps to take fur animals is required
to secure an annual trapper's license (fee, $10). Unlawful to trap bears, to
hunt them at night with torch or searchlight, or to sell or exchange the
animals (1917, No. 133).
Open seasons.-All fur animals, except beaver, otter, and bear, October 1
to February 28 (29) ; bear, November 11 to January 10; beaver and otter, no
open season before January 1, 1922. Raw skins of fur animals may not be
possessed or sold, except between October 1 and March 15. Fur animals found
destroying crops or poultry may be killed at any time (1917, No. 133).
Propagation.-The game and fish commission is authorized to issie permits
to breeders of game and fur animals under such regulations as It may prescribe
(1917, No. 133).
Bounties.--County courts may offer bounty on wolf, wildcat, or panther, and
fix the amount of such bounty (1895, No. 44).
1 South of latitude 620.-Open season for brown bear, October 1 to July 2. North of
altitude 62.-Open season for walrus, May 10 to July 2; no close season for brown
bear or sea lion. (35 Stat., 102.)
2The fur-seal fisheries, the Aleutian Islands Reservation, and the Afognak Reserva-
tion are subject to special legislative and administrative control. For specific informa-
tion regarding them, application should be made to the Commissioner of Fisheries,
Washington, D. C.
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Lantz, David E. (David Ernest). Laws Relating to Fur-Bearing Animals, 1918, pamphlet, 1918; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc96600/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.