Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-05-05
CHAPTER cLxXxvL


l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State Of New Jersey, That
it shall not be lawful to cast or draw any seine
or net of a mesh of smaller size than four and
half inches in the Delaware river above the
foot Of Trenton falls, between the first day Of
April and the fifteenth day Of June In each year;
and it shall not be lawful to cast or draw any
seine or net in said river above the foot OF
| Trenton falls between the fifteenth day of june
and the first day of November in any year, ex-
.cepting small mesh nets used fof the purpose OF
catching bait, and known as minnow nets.
g. And be it enacted, That it shall not be
lawful to take at any time in any of the waters
under the jurisdiction of this state, any black
bass or Oswego bass, with any contrivance or
device, excepting with hook and line, in the
manner commonly known as angling or with
scroll, spoon or artificial bait, in the manner
usually known as trolling, nor shall it be law
full to place any set lines in the waters of this
state inhabited by black bass, Oswego bass,
landloeked salmon, salmon trout or brook
trout
g. And be it enacted, That it shall not be
lawful for any person to take from any of the
waters under the jurisdiction of this state any
black bass, or Oswego bass. before the first day
of July, nor after the first day of November in
any year.
And be it enacted, That it shall not be
lawful to place any fyke nets in any of the
waters under the jurisdiction Of this state be-
fore tao fifteenth day of June, nor after the
teath day of August; and it shall not be lawful
at any time to place fyke nets at the confluence
of any wing dams in any of the streams of this
state.
g. And be it enacted, That it shall not be
lawful for any person to place in any of the
streams of this state which are runways of
migratory fish, shingles. or other devices, to
frighten the said fish, or deter them from as
ceading the said streams on their way to their
spawning grounds.
6. And be it enacted, That when any of the
lakes, pounds or streams in this state have
been stocked with game or food fishes by the
commissioners of fisheries Of this state at the
public expense, II shall be unlawful to take fish
from any of the said waters for the term of
three years from the date of such stocking.
T. And be it enacted, That the penalty for the
violation of any of the provisions of this act
shall be twenty-five dollars for each offense:
and it shall be the duty of the fish wardens Of
the several counties of this state to enforce this
act by. the removal and destruction of any of
! the appliances herein forbidden and by the ar
rest and prosecution Of any offenders against
the provisions Of this act.
| s. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act
| shall be construed TO prevent the commission
ers of fisheries of this state to take or to have
| taken under their direction fish from any of the
waters of this state, at any time, for pur-
poses connected with the performance of their
| duties.
| 8. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts inconsisten. with the provisions of this act
are hereby abrogated and repealed, and this act
shall take effect Immediately.
| Approved March 25, 1881