The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-06-06
The New Game Law.

solidateS all the fish and game laws OF the
state, and also provided uniform PEN
altles for killing small game and game
fish out of season. This penalty was
fixed at 500 for each bird, fish or ami
NAL so taken. In the case of deer, or
in the case of using explosives or medi-
Gated bait for capture of fish, or for set
ting nets above tide water. the penalties
are much higher. Any person who sees
another violating any of the fish or game
law can make complaint to justice of
the peace, and the person complained
of is forthwith arrested. If, on being
taken before the justice, the person &C
cused admits the act, or if he is found
guilty on the evidence. then the justice
has no option but to impose the fine.
For some of the offenses against the
game and fish law the justice is allowed
to exercise his discretion, and to fix the
amount of the fine between certain
limits but in most cases the law requires
that a certain fine be imposed, and that
the costs of the suit be also paid by the
person violating the law.
Under the old law the penalty for fish
ing on Sunday was two dollars. Under
the new law the penalty is twenty dol
lars. Not only is the fine ten times as
large as it was before, but the person
making the complaint is entitled to one
third of the penalty collected, and the
person furnishing the evidence is entitled
to another third of the fines. The fish
ing prohibited is not only with hook and
line, but also other kinds of fishing what
soever. If the fines are not paid, then
the Sunday men must go to Jail.
Hunting on Sunday with firearms or
with any weapon is attended with like
penalties. The law provides, however,
that those who keep the seventh day
Saturday as the Sabbath, can fish on
Sunday, or can hunt on their own prop
erty on that day.
The season for catching black bass has
been changed, and the legal time for
catching them begins May S0th, and
closes December LIST. The trout season
was changed to open the first day OF
March, and to close July 10Th. No trout
| less than six inches long, and no black
bass less than nine inches long must be
taken. The penalty is 500 fine for each
trout or black bass caught out of season,
or for each fish smaller than the pre-
scrlbed size.
l
The law also prohibits setting any nets
of any kind, fyke nets, gill nets set lines,
eel pots, or any other contrivance, or
hauling seine or net of any kind above
tidewater. A fine anywhere from $40 to
5000. as the Justice may decide, is the pen
atty. and the nets used are also to be con-
| fiscated or destroyed
The season for quail and rabbits begins
the first day of November and ends De-
cember Is. Gray, black or fox squirrels
can be killed only between September IA
and December IT, The season for wood
cock is during the month of July and be-
tween the last day of September and the
10th day of December. Wilson snipe
commonly called English or gray snipe,
can be shot during March and April, and
also between August 25th and December
4 18th. Ruled grouse or partridge can be
shot between the last day Of September
and December 10Th /; reed birds, rail birds
or marsh hens between August % and
December is, and plover between July 81
and December 16. Male European part
} ridges or pheasants can be killed between
October 81 and December 16, but her
pheasants cannot be killed for five years
The penalty is $40 for each bird, ANNA
or fish taken out of season, and the maj
who makes the complaint gets one-thirt
} of the fine.
, In shooting wild ducks and geese, sail
ing vessels or steam yachts must not b.
used and it is also unlawful to take tn
duck boat or sink box more than on
! hundred feet from shore, and the onl.
. way they must be killed is by an ordi
nary gun or rife. The season for ducks
:. geese, brant, etc, Is between the last da.
d Of August and the first day of the mex
8 May.
= The law is very strict in regard to kill
ing insectlvorous birds. During the las
D few years many birds have been kille
a by boys armed with air guns, who shoe
v them for fun. The penalty heretofor
/ has been very mild, but the recent la'
|, fixes a fine of 500 for every night hawl
o whip-poor-wil, thrush, meadow larl
r finch, martin, barn swallow, woodpeckel
n oriole, robin, red bird, cardinal bird. tani
!, ger, or other insectivorous bird that
,fl killed. The only birds not game, above
D. by law to be killed, are English sparrow
D. cranes, hawks, crows. ravens, crow blacl
b birds and kingfshers.
10 Boys who have been in the habit {
10 trapping rabbits and quail will now hav
q to quit, since they are subject to a penalt
r of $40 for each quail, rabbit or any otht
| game bird or animal so caught. The la
r also provides that no person shall be a
= lowed to hunt or kill game birds or an
l. mails. even on his own place except du
o ing the season provided by Law.