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GAME AND FISH 225


Fish Board and it shall

be unlawful for any person or per kill, take, trap, or in any manner destroy, maim or wound any of these birds, except as authorized by the Game and Fish Board. After October first, 1917, an open season on ruffed grouse or partridge shall be declared for the first ten days of each October in the counties of Bottineau, Cavalier, Pembina, and Rolette, the bag limit to be five birds only per day for each licensed hunter, and no hunter shall be permitted' to have more than fifteen ruffed grouse or partridges in his possession at one time. Any violations of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.

§ 66. GREEN HIDEs.] It shall be unlawful and is hereby prohibited for any person or persons to have in possession any green hides of any mink or muskrat for a longer time than five days after the closing of the season for the taking of the same, and all such hides, traps or other equipment used in the violation of this Section may be seized, confiscated and sold by any Warden and the possession of such green hides is prima facie evidence of guilt. 

 § 67.  ILLEGAL HUNTING.    ILLEGAL OWNERSHIP OF GUNS OR RIFLES PENALTIES] It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such, to hunt, shoot, capture, take, kill, trap, snare

or in any manner destroy, wound or maim any wild bird or animal, either game or otherwise, of any description, in this state, except in defense of person or property; and to that end it shall be unlawful for any person who is not a citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such, to either own or be Each and every prepossessed of a shot gun or rifle of any make. son violating any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars and costs of prosecution, or to serve not less than ten days nor more than thirty days in the county jail, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court; provided that in addition to the before-named penalty, all guns of the before mentioned ‘kinds found in the possession or under the control of such persons not citizens of the United States or who have not declared their intention to become such, shall upon conviction of such person, or upon his signing a declaration of guilt, be declared forfeited to the State of North Dakota, and shall be sold as provided in this Act. For the purposes of this Section any person not a citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such, who shall reside or live within the boundaries of the State of North Dakota for ten consecutive days shall be considered a resident and shall be liable to the penalties imposed for violation of the provisions of this Section. The possession of a shot gun or rifle at any place outside of buildings within this state by any person not a citizen of the United States or who has not declared his intention to become such, shall be conclusive proof of a violation of this Section and prima facie evidence

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