The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-26
Revised Game Laws Of Penn.
sylvania.

The season for hunting has arriv-
cd and as great many of our read
ers are unacquainted with the game
laws we publish the following
abridgement for their benefit from
Smulls Legislative Hand Book for
1889:
No person shall kill or pursue any
wild deer, save only between the
first of October and the 18th of De
cember of any year under penalty of
500. nor have in his or her posses
sion or offer for sale, any wild deer
or fresh venison. excepting October
1st TO December Goth, inclusive.
No person shall, at any time kill
any fawn when in its spotted coat,
or have the fresh skin of such fawn
in possession, under penalty of $50.
Dogs pursuing deer or fawns may
be killed by any person, and the
owner of such dog shall be liable to
a penalty of so for each deer killed
by such dog except in Centre, Gin
ton, Fayette, Lycoming, Luzerne,
Schuylkill, Union and Wyoming
counties.
No person shall kill or have in pos
session after being killed, any gray,
black or fox squirrel, between Jan
uary 1st and September lst-penalty,
So for each squirrel hare or rabbit,
between January 1st and November
1st-penalty, 50 for each rabbit ;
wild turkey, between January 1st
and October 15th-penalty, $40 for
each turkey upland or grass plover,
between January lst and July 10Th
penalty $40 for each plover wood
cock, between January 1st and July
4th-penalty, 80 for each woodcock,
quail or partridge, between Decem.
Der 10Th and November Ist-penalty
$40 for each quail ruffed grouse OF
pheasant between January 1st and
October 1st-penalty, 80 for each
pheasant.
No person shall, at any time, Kill
or take any wild turkey, grouse oi
pheasant, quail or partridge, oi
woodcock, by means of any blind
torchlight, trap, snare, net or device
whatever, under penalty of $40 foi
each bird.
No person shall hunt, or permit
the hunting of hares or rabbits witt
ferrets, under penalty of so fol
each rabbit caught or killed by sucl
means
1t is illegal to kill, trap, or expose
for sale, or have in possession after
being killed, any night hawk, whip
poor-will, thrush, lark, finch, mar
tin, swallow, woodpecker, flicker
robin, oriole, redbird, cedar bird
cat bird, blue-bird, tanger or any
other insectivorous bird, under pen
atty of $5 for each bird.
No person shall rob or destroy the
eggs or nests of any wild birds
whatever, (only predatory birds
such as are destructive of game o.
insectivorous birds) under penalt!
of $40.
No person shall catch, kill or dis
turb wild pigeons while on nestins
grounds, under penalty of $50. NJ
person not a citizen of Pennsylvania
may trap or net wild pigeons in an.
county, unless he shall have frs
taken out license from the treas
urer of the said county, and paiC
therefore the sum of $50, for tn,
use of the county.
No person shall hunt pheasant'
during the nighttime, in any man
ner whatever, under penalty of 81
for each offense.
1t is unlawful to hunt, shoot o
destroy any web-footed fowl excep
from September lst to April Both in
elusive. At no time is it lawful t.
hunt, shoot or destroy such fow
rom or with any craft or boat pro
PEELED by steam or sails.
FISH.
1t is made illegal TO catch speckleC
trout, save only by rod, hook anG
line, at anytime, or to place any Sc
lines or et-nets across any stream
inhabited by them, under penalty o
S25.
No person shall kill, sell or have
in possession after being killed, any
salmon or speckled trout, save only
from the fifteenth of April to the
fifteenth of July, under penalty o
$40 for each fish. No person shal
take, for sale, any trout less thar
five inches long, or fish in any wa