| Show fult BEARING LAWS halt half of tho the 42 state legislatures in this year enacted legislation relating to fur bearing ani animals nials the general trend of 0 w was as to safeguard those these animals and insure prime condition of 0 peltries pel peI tries the need for such legislation is apparent in the light of estimates by raw fur buyers that the decrease in the supply of peltries pel tries during the last 10 years has been from 25 to 50 60 per cent so states the biological survey united states department of agriculture in farmers bulletin 1238 a summary of the trapping laws of the brilts united states canaan and newfoundland found LOund land the bulletin which lists information state by state regarding open seasons prohibited methods license requirements etc may be obtained free of at charge upon application to the department at washington D C summarizing the new leg legislation in part the department says the season on beavers was olos ed ifor for a term of years in indiana michigan nevada all and d south dakota and on otter in indiana and nevada muskrats Muc krats were protected un til 1924 in north dakota open seasons tor for taking fur bea bearing ring animals were shortened in idaho indiana kansas maine massachusetts pennsylvania rhode niland island and vermont houses voris dess or burrows burrow s of fur animals were protected in kansas maine and michigan open seasons were slightly lengthened in michigan ohio south carolina and locally in new hampshire there is no open season in utah on beaver otter or martin other fur animals are unprotected no licenses are required but aliens other than homesteaders are now allowed to trap |
