The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-06-05
The Game Law.

We have received with the compli-
ments of Governor Hartranft, a pam
phlet containing the General Laws of
the last session OF our Legislature. 1t
contains only 104 pages, while the spec
ial laws will no doubt make large vol
ume. This law provides that squirrels
shall not be killed between January 1st,
and July 1st; haros between February
1st and October 1st wild turkey be-
tween January 1st and October lst plo-
yer between January 1st and August
1st; snipe between April 10Th aud Sep
tember 1st; woodcock between January
1st and August 1st; quail between Jan
uary 1st and November 1st; ruffed
grouse between January 1st and Sep
tember 1st.
Trapping grouse, quail or woodcock,
is prohibited under a penalty of ten
dollars.
Salmon or speckled trout can be kill
ed only during April, May, June and
July, and the first fifteen days of Au-
gust. Black bass, pike or pickerel can
not be killed in March, April, or May.
Set-nets and seines are prohibited.
1t is made the duty of the Mayors and
police Of towns to proceed against per-
sons having game or fish in their poses
sion during the periods prohibited it this
act
We copy the entire first section reat-
ing to deer as follows. 1t provides
That no person shall kill or pur sue
in any part of this State, any elk or wild
deer, save only from the first day Of
September to the first day of January,
IN any year; no person shall have in his
or her possession, or offer for sale or
transport any elk, or wild deer, or fresh
venisOn, save only from the first day of
September to tie first day of Januray
In any year; no person shall, at any
time, kill any fawn when it is spotted
coat, or have the fresh skin of such fawn
IN his or her possession no person shall
pursue any elk or wild deer with dogs
in any part of this State, or shall kill in
the water any elk, or wild deer, or tawn
which has been driven thereto by dogs !;
no person shall, in any part of this State,
set any trap or other device at any arti-
hclal salt lick, OF other place, for the
purpose of trapping any elk, deer or
fawn, and catch or kill the same except
for consumption in his or her family
any person offending against any of the
provisions of this section, shall be deemed
guilty OF misdomeanor, and shall be IL
able to fine of fifty dollars for each elk,
wild deer or fawn so killed, pursued or
trapped, or fresh elk, wild deer or fawn
skin had in his Or her possession, and
may be proceeded against iu any county
ct the State wherein he may be arrested
having in his or her possession: provM d
ho'eere', That any person may sell, or
have in his or her possession, the elk, or
wild deer aforesaid, between the first
day OF December, in any year; and the
first day of February next following
without liability to the penalty herein
Imposed: Procidcd, He shall prove that
such game, if killed in this State, was
killed within the time allowed by this
act, or was killed outside the limits oI
this State, and at some place where the
law did not prohibit such killing dogs
pursuing elk,wild deer or lawns may be
killed by any person, and any constable
or town official may kill any dog thai
habitually pursues elk, wild deer oil
fawns, and the owner Of such dog shall
be liable to penalty of ten dollars fol
each elk, wild deer or fawn killed by
such dog: Pro0ided, That so much 0
this section as prohibits the running O.
deer with dogs shall not apply to th'
counties Of Contre, Clinton, Fayette
Schuylkill and Wyoming.