L08 NATURAL RESOURCES OF QUEBEC 
GEESE, PiDGEON, TEAL. oR WILD Duck of any kind (except eider duck 
and wood duck), September 1 to December 15, inclusive. 
BIRCH OR SPRUCE PARTRIDGE AND GROUSE—September 1 to December 15, 
inclusive. 
All persons, whether resident or non-resident, must obtain a special 
license issued by the Minister of Colonization, Mines and Fisheries before 
hunting in any part of the province, the fee for which is $25 for non-resi- 
dents for the season. For non-residents who are active members of duly 
incorporated fish and game clubs of the province. the license costs $10 
for the season. 
THE FUR INDUSTRY 
A widely distributed natural product of an exceedingly large area 
of Canada is fur. The province of Quebec contributes in no small degree 
to the prosperity of Canada’s fur trade, ranking second in fur production, 
the value of which in the season 1926-1927 was $3,065,323. It possesses 
in its northern regions a territorv supporting an abundance of fur-bearing 
animals. 
Trading Permits.—Legislation enacted by the Government of 
Quebec has helped to place the fur industry on a sound basis and has 
resulted in greatly diminishing the number of furs illegally taken. Fur 
traders are now obliged to take out a permit and to make monthly reports 
of all furs or skins bought by them. The cost of a permit is fixed by 
Order in Council but the maximum amount which can be charged is fixed 
ov the legislature at $25 annually for residents and $100 for non-residents. 
Royalties Charged.—Every person in possession of skins or furs 
of animals hunted or killed within the province is required to pay a royalty 
on each skin according to the following schedule: badger, 50 cents; bear, 
sixty cents; bear (white), $1; beaver, $1; deer (red), 10 cénts; ermine, 
5 cents; fisher (white), $2; fox (wild), 50 cents; fox (black), $5; fox (blue), 
$1.75; fox (crossed), $1.70; fox (red), 75 cents; fox (silver), $10; fox 
(white), $1.75; lynx, 50 cents; marton, $1; mink, 40 cents; moose, 25 
cents; muskrat, 5 cents; otter, $2; rabbit (per 100), 5 cents; raccoon, 
LS cents; seal, 10 cents; skunk, 10 cents; squirrel (per 100), 25 cents; 
weasel, 5 cents; wolf, 70 cents; wolverine, 50 cents; wild cat, 15 cents. 
On every other fur-pelt or skin not mentioned above a royalty equiva- 
lent to 5 per cent of its commercial value is collected. Upon receipt of 
the royalty a mark is affixed to each skin. In this way no skin can be 
shipped out of the province without being stamped and the royalty paid 
thereon under a penalty of a fine and confiscation. These regulations 
also apply to shipments of furs or skins from one portion of the province 
to another, provided there are provincial officers at these localities to mark