- Date
- 1976-01
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationconservationgovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1976 Beaver Beacon published selected general regulations for beaver and otter trapping, including licensing, pelt-sealing fees, trap tending, seasonal timing, and setbacks from beaver structures.
Evidence and limits
This is a historical publication record, not a current legal guide or a complete regulation code. The Beacon does not identify the issuing authority, the full rule set, or any individual license, trap, violation, or enforcement action.
Sources
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Sources
- Reproduces selected numbered rules: no license under age 12; a $2 license and $1 sealing fee per pelt; daily tending of live-holding leg-hold traps; opening and closing times for setting/removing traps; and distance limits from beaver dams, lodges, homes, and holes. The source does not identify the issuing authority or establish that these historical rules remain current. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the reproduced regulation notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver and otter trapping regulations published, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-and-otter-trapping-regulations-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1976, “Beaver and Otter Trapping General Regulations.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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