Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-06-04
The New Game and Fish Law.

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That our readers may be thoroughly
posted on these points, and thus avoid
making themselves Liable to prose-
cution through Ignorance Of the law
we publish the following summary OF
the late act defining the time and man
aer in which fish and game OF various
kinds may DO taken within the juris.
diction of tho Commonwealth Of Penn
eylyania.
No person shall pursue or kill any
deer, save only from tho first day Of
September to the 6rst day Of January,
in any year, The pursuit OF deer with
dogs is forbidden at all times Trap
ping Of deer, except for family use, is
also forbidden. The penalty for the
violation Of the above law is fine OF
$50. Any constable or town official
may kill any dog that habitoally pur-
sues deer, and the owner thereof is
Liable to a penalty of $40 for each deer
or fawn killed by such dog.
Gray, Black and Fox Squirrels may
be killed only from the first day Of July
until the first day of January, in each
year. The penalty for violation Of
this act is fine Of s. for each squirrel
killed out OF season. All -
Rabbits may be killed from the fret
day of October until the first day of
February, in any year. The penalty
for killing out of season is s., for each
rabbit SO killed. Hunting rabbits
with ferret is forbidden under pen
atty of $40 for each rabbet SO caught
or killed.
Wild Turkeys may be killed from
the arts day Of October until the first
day of January of each year. The
penalty for killing out of season is s25
for each Turkey so killed
Snipe may be killed from the first
day Of September until the twentieth
day Of April, of each year. The pen
atty for killing out of season is $40 for
each Snipe 80 killed.
Woodeock may be killed from the
FIRST day of August until the first day
of January of any year. Penalty of
$40 for each Woodcock killed out of
season.
Field Plover may DO killed from the
first day Of August until the first day
Of January. Penalty Of $40 for each
Plover killed out OF season.
No person shall kill, or expose for
sale, or have in his or her possession
after the same has been killed, any
Quail or Virginia Partridge, except
only from the first day of November
until the fret day Of January OF any
year The penalty for killing ont Of
season Is $40 for each Partridge so
killed.
No person shall kill or trap or have
In their possession after the same is
killed, any Robin, Nighthawk, Spar.
row, Lark, Swallow, Cat.bird, Blue
bird, or any other insectivcrous bird,
Mt any time, under penalty of IS for
each bird SO killed.
No person shall rob or destroy the
nest or eggs of any wild bird, except
ing such birds as are destructive of
game and insectiverous birds, under o
penalty of $40 for each offence.
Noperson shall, at any time or place
take any Wild Turkey, Partridge or
Quail, or Woodcock by means Of any
ever, under a penalty Of $40 for every
bird so taken. Propided, that nothing
in this section shall prevent the trap.
ping of game, for propagation or pres
orvation over winter, from the Goth Of
December to the first day Of February
next following.
Shooting on Sunday is forbidden
under a penalty of $40. ~
tsn FISH.
No corporation shall throw any
culm or coal dirt into any of the wa.
ters of this State, under penalty of
$50 for each offence, in addition TO lia-
bility for all damages inflicted.
No person shall at any time catch
any spockled trout with any device,
cave only with hook and line, or place
any Set-lines in waters inhabited by
them, under penalty for s25 for each
offence. -fA ~ llTI 7-llI
1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son to place any set-net across any of
tho canals, creeks or rivulets of this
State, under penalty of SIS for each
offence.
lnany waters of this State inhabi.
ted by trout or bass, it shall not be
lawful to catch fish with any net the
meshes Of which shall not be over
three inches, under a penalty of s25.
Salmon or specklcd trout may be
caught from the first day of April
until tho fifteenth day of August of
each year. Penalty for taking out of
season, $40 for each fish.
Any person tresspassing on any
preserve or fish pond is liable to
penalty Of 800 to the owner, in ad.
dition to damages.
Bass and Pike may DO caught from
the first day Of June until the first day
March, with q hook and line. The
penalty for taking out Of season, or 10
any other manner than by hook and
line, is S25 for each offence.
No person shall catch any trout,
Lass or other fish in any of the waters
vi this State, by shutting or drawing
off any portion Of said waters, or by
drawing small nets or seins therein,
when tho water shall DO partly or
wholly drawn off, under penalty Of
1926 for each offence.
In all cases whcrc the shooting Of
game or catching of fish is prohibited
In any county or counties, for fixed
term Of years, by special act, nothing
10 the above act shall be construed 10
altcr or invalidatc such special acts.
1t shall be the duty Of the Mayors
and Burgesses Of the cities and towns
Of this Commonwealth, to require
their police and constabulary force,
and il is hereby made their duty, and
also the duty Of the clerks of markets
Of said towns and cities, TO search out
and arrest oil persons violating any OF
ths provisions of this act. Any per-