1891 Me. Laws 156 (as amended by 1895 Me. Laws 200)

Sect. 1. Section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-nine of the public laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, is hereby amended by striking out in the first line the words "fifty cents," and substituting the words 'one dollar,' and in the second line by striking out the words "Penobscot river and bay," and substituting the words 'this state,' so that said section as amended, shall read as follows: 'Sect. 1. A bounty of one dollar for each and every seal killed in the waters of this state shall be paid by the treasurer of the town in which such seal is killed, to the person exhibiting to said treasurer the nose of such seal within thirty days after said seal was killed. Such treasurer shall destroy it and shall then proceed as in sections six and seven of chapter thirty of the revised statutes.' Sect. 2. Section two of said chapter is hereby amended by striking out said section and substituting in place thereof the following: 'Sect. 2. The carcasses of such seals when destroyed shall not be left derelict in any waters of the state, but shall be removed therefrom and properly disposed of by the person destroying them; provided, however, that it shall be unlawful during the months of June, July and August to destroy seal in the waters of Casco bay by shooting with rifle or other long range weapon, which might endanger human life, under a penalty for a violation of either of the provisions of this section, of fifty dollars, to be recovered upon complaint or indictment before any court of competent jurisdiction.' Sect. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed.