The herald., 1893-09-22
ABOUT GAME AND FISH.
INFORMATION FROM THE STATE
FISH COMMISSIONERS.
Legal Opinion as to Power of Super
visors to Adopt Ordinances-The
Game Laws in tho Va
rious Counties.

The state board of fish commissioners
has issued bulletin giving its attor-
ney's opinion as to the power OF super
visors to pass ordinances relative to fish
and game.
The opinion holds that the supervisors
have no power to change the general fish
law; they can shorten the open season,
but cannot lengthen it; they cannot
regulate nets and eeines in way to
supersede the state law.
In regard to game supervisors may
make regulations which shall take the
place of the state law, and, should the
needs of the county require longer or
shorter or "a different close season, the
supervisors may prescribe this also.
Ii must be borne in mind, however.
that the regulations must operate to
protect the game, and that the cloee
season can be changed only when the
needs of the county require it, or when
to change it would be protection to the
game.
Supervisors can legislate only for the
county, and persons will be protected by
the ordinances only 30 long as they are
in that county.
The open season for deer, quail, doves,
wild duck and trout in the various
counties in California, as given in the
Bulletin. are as follows:
Under the general law OF the state,
shooting game and catching fish are al
lowed only during the following sea-
cons:
Deer, from September 1st to October
10Th.
Quail, from September 1st to March
1st.
Doves, from August 1st to March lat.
Wild duck, from September 1st to
March lst.
Trout, from April 1st to November 1st.
The above open seasons, however,
have been changed in some Of
the counties by local ordinances,
and in such counties the local
law prevails. Counties in which changes
have been made in the general law as to
deer, quail, doves, wild duck and trout
are as follows:
Alameda-Deer, July Goth to Septem
ber I'd.
Butte-Deer, August 1st to November
1st; quail, October lat to March 1st !;
doves. July 10Th to January let.
Caiaveras-Doves, July Let to March
Let. The commission has not seen this
ordinance, but the county clerk writes
that the change has been made.
Colusa-Deer, Auguet 18Th to October
1st; doves, July 1st to March 1st.
Contra Costs-Doves, June 10Th to
March 1st.
Del Norte Deer. July lat to Decem-
Der 18TH; doves, June Let to January
1st.
El Dorado-Q Quail, October lst to
March 18th.
Glenn--Deer, August 10Th to October
1st. Killing of Mongolian pheasants is
prohibited.
Humboldt De Or, July 18th to October
10Th; quail, October Let to March lat !;
doves, Au gust lat to March lst.
Inyo-Grouse and sage hen, August
1st to January 1st,
Kern-According to the county clerk
the quail, grouse, partridge and duck
seasons are from November lat to Jah-
uary 18th. The commissioners have
not received the ordinance.
Lake-Deer, August 1st to October
1st doves, July 1st to March 1st; fish
ing for black bass is prohibited in this
county.
Los Angeles Deer, July 10Th to Sep
tember lst.
Marin-Deer. July 18th to August
18th; quail, October Let to February LIST !;
doven, August lat to January Let.
Mendocino-Deer killing prohibited
until August l, 1896.
Monterey July 18th to Sep
tember lat; doves, July lst to March
1st; wild duck, August 1st to March
1st; quail, October 1st to March lst.