Milford chronicle., 1889-11-08
Delaware Game Law.
EXTRACTS FROM THE GAME LAWS OF THE
sTATE-RULEs FOR THE REGULATION
OF GUNNERs.

OF GUNNERS.
The Delaware Game Protective Association
have issued the constitution and bylaws Of
the association and the game laws of Della
ware in pamphlet form for distribution.
The season for shooting partridges, rabbit
and woodcock opens on November IS. There
is a good outlook for shooting, and game it is
thought will be plentiful.
Among the provisions relating to the hunt
ing of any kind of game is that no person not
a resident of the State can kill or hunt any
species of game unless he comply with the
bylaws of the association.
The membership fee Of the association for
non-residents is IS for the first year and So
for each succeeding year. For residents Of
the State the fee is So per year.
It is unlawful for any person to hunt, kill,
sell or expose for sale, take or destroy any
kind of game between January l and Nevem-
Der IS in New Castle county, and between
February I and Noyember IS in Kent and
Sussex counties. It is, however, allowable
to shoot woodcock between July and Sep
tember IS.
=Night shooting and trapping game birds is
unlawful, and it is unlawful to use swivel OF
punt gun or any artificial light or lantern in
pursuit or killing wild fowl
Section of the laws state THAT it shall
be unlawful for any person within this state
at any time to take, kill or destroy upon
lands not owned by himself) any of the fol-
lowing BIRDS viz robin, bluebird, martin
swallow, mocking bird, thrush, wake-up,
wood-pecker, wren, whippoorwill, catbird,
night-hawk, oriole, re6bird, yellowbird hum
ming bird ground-robin, skylark, flicker or
sap-sucker, or wilfully to take or destroy the
eggs or nest of any Of the aforesaid birds, or
any other birds except hawks owls crews and
English sparrows
It is unlawful to hunt on Sunday.
It is unlawful to purchase game for pur
pose of profit or sale, or to sell or to expose
for sale any bird or animal named in the act
without license.
In regard to the shipment of game the law
says:
''That it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to ship, take away, or attempt to
ship, take or carry out of any county in this
State, for purpose of sale or profit, any bird
or animal named in this act except geese and
ducks, without having first obtaiAed from
the clerk ofthe peace in the county in which
such person shall reside license permitting
him or her to ship, take or carry the said
birds or animals beyond the limits Of the
county or State at anv and all times within
one year from the date Of said license, when
by this act the killing of the same is not pro-
hibited, and not otherwise; aud the person
in said license, on procuring the same
shall pay to the clerk of the peace the sum
of five hundred dollars $500 for said license
and the clerks fee of so cents for issuing the
same. But any person may ship take or
carry out of any county in this State, or out
OF this State, any of the birds or animals
named in this act at any and all tines wht n
by this act the killing of the same is not pro-
hibited; provided such persons shall first
make affidavit before some person duly auth
orized to administer oaths shat said birds or
animals have not been unlawfully killed, and
are not to be shipped or carried for purposes
of sale or profit, and giving if the same are
to be shipped, the name and postofice ad-
dress of the person to whom to be shipped
and the number of birds to be so shipped.
Two copies of such afidayit, each endorsed.
"A true copy of the original, by the person
the oath, shall be furnished by
him to the aGiant, who shall deliver one of
said copies to the railway agent or common
carrier receiving said birds or animals for
the said copy to operate as a
release to such carrier or agent from any
liability in the shipment of the same, and
shall keep the other copy for his own protec-
tion. The original affidavit shall be retained |
by the officer administering the oath, and |
may be used as evidence in any prosecution |
for violation of this act. Any person swear
ing falsely to any material fact of said sffi- |
davit shall be guilty ofpeTjury and punished |
accordingly: Provided, that nothing herein |
contained shall prevent any citizen of this |
State from shipping or taking from this State
into any other State, or from any county in |
this State into any other county any of the |
birds or animals mentioned in this act to the |
number of one dozen or less at any one time, |
without requiring any license to be taken |
out or any affidavit to be made as prerequi. |
site thereto"