The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-06-14
Game and Fish.
SYNOPSIS OF THE CONSOLIDATING ACTS.

Governor Hartranft signed the act to
amend and consolidate the several acts relat-
ing to game and fish. The following is sym
opsis of its provisions:
The first section provides, that no person
shall Kill or pursue, III any part OF the state,
any elk or wild deer save only from the first
day of October in any year to the sixteenth
day of December following nor shall any one
have in possession, or offer for sale, any deer,
elk or antelope, or fresh venison, from the
first day of October to the sixteenth of De-
cenber next following; nor shall any person
pursue any elk or deer with dogs. Any per-
son offending against the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and shall be liable under penalty of
fifty dollars for each elk, deer or fawn so
killed or pursued.
The remaining sections of the act embrace
the following prohibitions
The killing of squirrels is prohibited be-
tween the first day of January and the first
day of September under penalty of five
dollars for cash and every squirrel killed, ex-
posed for sale or had in possession.
Rabbits are not to be killed between the lst
of January and the 18th of October under a
penalty of five dollars for each aud every hare
or rabbit so killed, or exposed for sale, or
had in possession; and no person shall hunt
rabbits with ierrets under penalty of ten
dollars
Wild ducks or geese shall not be killed be-
tween the fifteenth day of May and the first
day of September, with any device or instru-
ment known as a swivel or punt gun, or with
any gun other than such guns as habitually
are raised at arms length and fired from the
shoulder, under a penalty OF ten dollars.
The killing of wild turkeys is prohibited
between the first day of January and the ff-
teenth day of October under penalty of ten
dollars for each bird so killed, exposed for
sale or had in possession.
Upland or grass plover shall not be killed
or exposed for sale between the first day of
January and the fifteenth day of July, under
| a penalty of ten dollars for each bird.
| Ruffled grouse, pheasant Or pinnated grouse
commonly called prairie chicken, are not to be
killed between the first day Of January and
the first day of October, under penalty of ten
dollars for each bird.
No person shall kill or expose for sale, or
have in his or her possession after the same
has been killed, any woodcock, between the
| first day of January and the fourth day of
July in any year, under penalty of ten dol
lars for each bird SO killed, exposed for sale or
had in possession.
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 part.
ridge, between the first day of January and the
| fifteenth day Of October in any year, under a
! penalty of ten dollars for each bird so killed,
exposed for sale or had in possession.
No person shall kill or expose for sale or
! have in his or her possession, after the same
has been killed, any rail bird or reed bird, ex-
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and November, under penalty of five dollars
for each and every rail or reed bird SO killed
exposed for sale, or had in possession.
Night hawk, whippoorwill, sparrow, thrush
lark, finch, marten, chimney swallows, barn
swallows, woodpecker, flicker, robin, orioe
red or cardinal bird, cedar bird, tanager, cat
| bird, blue bird, or any insectiverous bird shall
| not be killed, trapped or exposed for sale un
der a penalty of five dollars for each bird
| This shall not apply to any person who shall
kill any of these birds for the purpose Of SCI
entifc investigation.
| No person shall rob or destroy the eggs or
nests of any wild birds, only those of such
| predatory birds as are destructive Of game
and insectiverous birds under penalty Of ten
dollars for each This shall not apply to any
person that collect such eggs for scientific
purposes.
| tNO pcISOu silull NIL, CdtCu VI uisCHdIRe uTc
arms at any wild pigeons while on its nesting
grounds or in any manner disturb it, or the
birds therein under penalty Of twenty dol
| lars.
| Wild turkeys, rufied grouse, pheasant, part
ridge, or woodcock, or rail or reed bird OF
pinnated grouse, shall not be taken within
| the limits of this state, with net, trap, snare
| or tOrchlight, nor be exposed for sale under q
penalty Of ten dollars for each bird.
No speckled trout shall be caught at any
time with any device, save a rod, hook and
line, except for the purpose of propagation,
under penalty of twenty-five dollars for each
offense.
No sea salmon or speckled trout shall be
caught or exposed for sale save only during
the months of April, May, June and July,
under a penalty of ten dollars for each but
this shall not prevent any person from catch
| ing trout with nets in waters owned by him
self to stock other waters.
Any person trespassing on any lands for the
purpose of taking fish from private ponds OF
streams, after public notice on the part of the
owner or occupant thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of tresspass, and shall be liable in addi.
tion to damages, in the penalty Of one hun
dred dollars for every such offense. Provided,
however, This section shall apply only to such
ponds, streams and springs as shall be used or
improved for the propagation of fish or game
| fish.
1t shall not be lawful for any person or
persons to place any fish basket, gill nets, pond
nets. eel weirs, kiddles, brush or iacine nets
or any other permanent set means of taking
fish in any Of the waters of this common.
wealth any person violating the provisions
of this Isection shall be liable to penalty Of
twenty-five dollars for each and every offense.
| Ia1 hat 1,,lt
ply to the fishing with gill nets in the river
Delaware below Trenton Falls.
| 1t shall not be lawful at any time to catch fish
by drawing seines in any of the waters of this
state, under penalty of twenty-five dollars.
Provided, That this section shall not extend
to shad fishing and Rropided also, that the
meshes or seines used shall not be less than
three inches. And provided further, That no
seine shall be drawn within one-fourth Of a
mile of any dam across any river Of this COM
monwealth, under penalty of fifty dollars
for each and every offense.
1t shall be lawful to fish with fyke or hoop
nets in any Of the streams of this common
wealth uninhabited by brook or speckled trout,
during the months Of March, April, May,
| September, October and November Of each
year. Provided, That the meshes of the nets
shall not be less than one inch in size, and not
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And propided further That any salmon, bass,
specked trout, pike, pickerel, or every kind
of fish introduced into any Of the waters Of
this commonwealth for the pupose of stocking
the same shall, if caught, be returned to the
waters alive under the penalty of twenty-five
dollars for each offense.
No black bass, green bass, yellow bass, will
low bass, rock bass, Lake Erie or green bass
pike or p.ckerel or wall-eyed pike, commonly
known as Susquehanna salmon, shall be
caught between the first day of January and
the first day of Juue, nor shall any such spe.
cies Of fish be caught at any other time du-
ring the year, save only with hook or line,
scroll or spear, under penalty Of ten dollars
for each ofense.
No speckled trout, yellow bass green bass
willow bass OF black bass, Lake Erie or green
bass. or other fish shall be caught by shutting
or drawing off of said waters or by dragging
small nets or seines when the waters shall be
drawn off, except by the order of the state