The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-10
WHEN TO HUNT AND FISH
Compilation Of the Game Laws
as Amended by the Last
Legislature.
Special to ths Jersey CFty Neaus.

mt OF sportsmen and others interested in
hunmng and fishing, the following care
prepared synopsis of the game laws
as they are now in force is given
In the first place the State is divided
into two districts. the northern district
consisting of the counties of Sussex,
Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset, Morris,
Passaic. Bergen. Hudson. Essex, Union,
Aiddlesex Il Mercer. and the southern
district all of the other counties. This
draWs a line across the narrowest part of
New Jersey in a southwesterly direction
from near Matawan to B~ordentow1l. The
first section of the new law forbids the
killing. Of any game. bird or animal, or
any water fowl, except by the legitimate
means OF shooting with q gun which can
be fired from the shoulder under a PEN
atty of $50.
Deer can be killed only from October
% to November s. inclusive. Penalty.
s10e.
In, the northern district the open sea-
son for shooting hares. rabbits, quails,
woodcock, ruffed grouse, gray, black or
fox squirrels, European pheasants, or
European cartridges. is from October
70 to December 10. inclusive. Penalty,
$40. In the southern district, which in
cludes Monmouth county, he open sea-
son for the same game is from Novem-
Der Is to January /, inclusive. English
or Wilson snipe may be killed only dur
ing the months of March and April and
between August 81 and December 10. in
elusive. Penalty. $40. Grass or upland
NO e o PfSSlE SEASON s. Ff FoR THOSE iii
ture, or have in possession I'M night
hawk, whip-poor-wili. thrush, meadow
lark. finch. martin: barn swallow. wood;
bird, cedar bird, .tanager or other insec-
tivorous bird, under a~1penalty of $40, for
every bird SO captured, Killed, injured or
in THIS. section shall be 50 construed as
to prevent the taking or killing of Eng
rayens. Observation-Disclosures, Ei~ngfishers 81
| red-wnlged blacIlbirds.
Twenty dollars penalty is provided for
Reed birds and marsh hens are pro,
tected except between August Is and
December IS. Rails are not provided for
PEN I FoR f. 5%NhRAPP1NG AND
The law provides a penalty of $40 for
game in possession after it has been sc
WeD-footed fowl may be killed only
the usual restrictions are placed upon the
p5 SseT59n Z for a agy eergaa Of. It peT Than &c te
capture, kill. injure or destroy or pursue
with such intent any of the game birds
or other animals enumerated in this act
ON his or her own property or on the
property of any other person or persons
excepting during. the season ana at such
this act; any, person or persons SO dolng
shall be liable to the penalties provided
for by said s set IN the VIOLATION thereof.
Section 10 provides that it shall be un-
lawful to hunt with a gun, or with a dog
or with any firearms or p or e
on the Sabbath day Commonly calleC
Sunday under a penalty ofss20 for each
The section eliminates and is supposed
to repeal the Sunday fishing clause which
was in the former law and which was
most unpopular with a large portion OF
the citizens of the State.
The fish laws are almost unchanged
The open season for black bass is May
80 to December 1, and for trout April,
to July Is. Bass under ncne inches ans
5 r. sre under n six in santJo are w SSlaf p ppoh.9i &
r rnsry sa e ) aana Nay pi !, : ander 0s a penalty q
No SET LINES ALLOWED.
Another clause, which has been nth
erto Indefinitely provided for, is the fol
@And be it enacted, That it shall b
in any of the fresh waters of this stats
or trout. any set line or set lines, or tc
put or use in such waters any line o.
date supervision of the person SO placing
or using such line or lines, under a pen
atty of twenty-five dollars for eacf
offence"
This section settles the mooted CUES
ton whether a man may put out a .dozer
or a hundred poles upon a wharf OF
float, and let them fish for Themselves
while he sleeps or attends to Other, affairs
Another section. states definitely tha'
fishing through the ice, for perch or plck
erel may be done only with one hoot
upon q. line. Another law passed pro
hsbits fishing with fyke-nets or ssnilal
under penalty of $500 fine or six months
Imprisonment.