Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-07-28
Abstract from Pennsylvania
Game Laws.

GAME.-No person shall kill or pursue any
Wild deer, save only between LIST OF Oet9bcrand
10Th Of December OF any year, under penalty OF
$50.
No person shall, at any time, kill any fawn
when in its spotted coat, or have the fresh skin
of such lawn in possession, under penalty OF
$50.
Dogs pursuing deer or flwns may be killed
by any person, aud the owner Of such dog shall
be liable to penalty OF SO for each deer killed
by such dog, except in Centre, Clilton, Fayette,
Lycoming LuZerrc, Seliuylkill, Union and Wy
oming counties.
No person shall XII, or have in possession af-
ter being killed, any grey, black or fox squirrel,
between Jan. lst and Sept. Let, penalty So for
each squirrel.
Hare or rabbit bctw Jan. lst and Oct. 18th,
penalty S5 Tor each rabbit.
Wild turkey, between Jan. lst and Oct. 18th,
penalty $40 Tor each turkey.
Upland or grass ploycr, between Jan. ist and
July 18th, penalty SO for each plover.
Woodcock, between Jan, lst aud July 4th,
penalty $40 for each woodcock.
Quail or partridge. between Jan. 1st and Oct.
18th, penalty $40 for each qGail.
Ruled grouse or pheasant, between Jan. 1st
and Oct. LIST, penalty $40 for each pheasant.
6zS" Farmers are allowed to shoot ut any time,
on their own grounds, squirrels or rabbits when
destructive TO crops.
40 person shall at any time kill or take any
wild turkey, grouse or pheasant, quail or part
ridge, OF woodcOck, By means OF any blind,
trap, snare, net or device whatever, under PEN
atty of SO for each bind.
No person shall hunt, or permit the hunting
of harcs or rabbits with ierrets, under penalty
OF $40 for each rabbit eau, lit or killed by such
means
II is Illegal to Kill, trap, or expose for sale, or
have in possession after being killed, any night
hawk, wiipporwi!l, sparrow, thrush, lark, finch,
martin, swallow, woDdveck flicker robin,
prtn Ia ra6 rd f..o a. At iyJ iu. hirJ
tapagcr, or any other iuScc.ivcrous bird, under
penalty OF S5 for each bird.
No person shail rob or deslrsy the eggs or
nests OF any wild birds whatsoevcr (only preda-
tory birds, such rs are destructive of game, or
lnsectivorous birds, Under penalty Of $40
No person 81 al catch. Kill or disturb wild
pigeons while on nesting grounds, under pen
atty of $50.
FlSH.-It is made Illegal to cat h speckled
trout, save only by rod, hook aud line, at any
time, to place any set lines or set nets across
any stream inhabited by thcm under penalty of
$25.
No person shall kill sell, or have in posses
sion after being killed, any salmon or speckled
trout, save only from lst Of April to lst of Au-
gust, under penalty Of $40 for each fish.
No PEI soa shall catch or xiii, save only with
rod hook and line, out line, or SCROLL at any
time, and no person shall catch or sell, or have
in possession after being killed, any bass, pike,
pickerel, or SusqdeEanna salmon, between 1st
OF January and lst Of June, under penalty of $40
Tor each fish.
No person shall kill or catch fish by placing
any torpedo, giant powder, nitro gycerne, or
other explosive subs in any Of the streams
Of this Commonwealth, under penalty OF $50.
No person shall catch or destroy fish bv shut
ting of o. drawing off any Of The waters of the
State, or by dragging small net senes there
| in, when the waters are wholly or partly shut
of, under penalty OF $50.
10 pprson shall Ulace any set net. fish has
! pond net gill net eel weir, kiddie, brush or IA
| cine net, In any Of the waters OF this State, un-
der penalty of S35 for each oGense.
| The use OF seines, the meshes or open spaces
| Of which are lees than three Inches, are rrohib
tied in all the inland waters OF this state nhab