Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13
NEW GAMELAWS.
SUPPLEMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE GAME LAW,

] game law, WnlCh were pahseu Dy inc
last Legislature and have been ap-
proved by the Governor:
A supplement to an Act to amend aad consolidate
the several Acts relating to game and game hsh,
approved the third day Of June, 1873, chang.
ing thetime for hunting and killing deer, squir-
rels, rabbits wild turkeys, pheasants Is and prai-
de chickens.
That the first section Of the act 10
which this is a supplement shall be so
amended as to read and be as follows /:
That no person shall kill or pursue in
any part of this State, any elk or wild
deer, save only from the first day of
October in any year, to the thirty-frst
day of December next following, and
no person shall have in his or her pos
session or offer for sale or transport
any elk, wild deer, antelope or fresh
venison, save only from the first day
of October IN any year, to the thirty.
first day of December next following.
No person shall at any time kill any
iawn, when in its spotted coat, or have
the fresh skin Of any 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
iawn which has been driven thereto
by dogs, Any person offending against
any of the provisions Of this section,
shall be deemed guilty of o misdemean-
or, and shall be liable to penalty Of
fifty dollars, for each elk, wild deer or
fawn so killed or pursued, or trapped,
or fresh elk, wild deer, antelope, or
fawn skin, had in his or her possession,
and may be proceeded against in any
county of the State wherein he may
be arrested, having the same in his or
her possession and provided also that
any dogs pursuing elk, or wild deer,
or lawns, may be killed by any person,
and any constable or other town Off.
cial may kill any dog that habitually
pursues elk, or wild deer or fawns, and
the owner of such dog shall be liable
to penalty of ten dollars, for each
elk, wild deer or fawn killed by such
dog.
That section twenty-five Of the act
to amend and consolidate the several
acts relative to game and game fish
explanatory of the same, approved
June 3, 1878, be and the same is here.
by amended to read as follows:
mo person shall by any means or
device whatsoever catch or kill in any
of the waters of this State, any black
bass, green bass, yellow bass, willow
bass, rock bass, Lake Erie or grass
bass, pike, or pickercl, or wall.eyed
pike commonly known as Susquchanna
salmon, between the first day Of Janu-
ary and the first day of June, nor shall
catch or kill any of sand species of fish
at any time during the year, save only
with rod, hook aud line, Any vic.
lation of this section shall subject the
offender to a penalty Of ten dollars for
each and every offence; provided, this
section shall not apply TO the waters
of Lake Erie, except in the ponds on
the island or peninsula forming the
north and east shores OF the harbor OF
Erie.
That no person shall at any time
catch, take, kill or have in his or her
possession after the same has been
killed, any speckled trou, or California
mountain trout for sale less than five
inches in length, and it shall be unlaw.
full for any person to fish in any stream
in this Commonwealth for period of
three years in which brook trout have
been planted by the fish commission
ers of the State, under penalty OF
twenty dollars as provided for in sec
ton thirty-six OF act of assembly ap.
proved June 3, 1878 provided, public
notice has been given OF said planting
at the time in any newspaper published
in the county whore said streams are
located for the period of three weeks.
That it shall be unlawful. for any
person or persons to take, catch or kill
any shad in the Susquehanna or Juni-
alta rivers from sunset on Saturday un.
ttil sunrise ON Monday OF any week
! during the run OF said fish from March
10 to June 20 of each year, but fishing
shall be permitted for said fish from
Monday at sunrise till Saturday at
sunset of each week during said time
with seine or senes, net or nets, not
less than four and one.half inches in
the mesh, measured from knot TO knot
diagonally; that il any person or per
sons violate the provisions of this sec
ton during the close time any fish
warden, constable or sheriff Of any
county in SAID Commonwealth is here.
by empowered to arrest the offender
or offenders on sight and con6soate all
seine or seines, net or nets, boat OF
boats of any kind, and implements oI
b fishing outside of any enclosure used
in connection with the same, and sell
the snme at public auction and appro
pirate tho proceeds less expenses "a
the school fund Of said district where
the violation occurs and the same
penalties Of forfeiture shall apply "a
any person or persons who shall en-
ploy or use in any way whatever any
gill or drift seine or seines, net or nets
at any time, and in addition TO the
forieitures aforesaid the person or per.
sons so offending shall be deemed gull.
ty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic
p ton shall be fined not exceeding s5C
: and imprisoned in the county jail fol
, not less than three months or both OF
either at the discretion of the court
trying the same.
' That section third of the act TO which
: this is a supplement to read as follows
] No person shall kill or expose for sale
! or have in his possession after the
same has been killed, any hare, com
monty called rabbit, between the first
/. day Of January and the first day o.
!. November in any year under penal
!. ty of s5 for each and overy hare oil
0 rabbit so killed or exposed for sale OF
r had in his possession. No person sbal
4 hunt or cause or permit the hunting
of haros or rabbits with q ferret or fer
( rets under a penalty Of $40 for eacl
r and every hare and rabbit caught ol
J. killed by means Of a ferret or ierrets
All acts or parts Of acts which arr
/ inconsistent with this act be and th'
!, same are hereby repealed.
Q Approved June 10, 1881: