Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-06-26
Fish and Game Law OF w. Va, As
Passed by the Last Legislature.


of the new game and fish laws OF this
state. They went into effect May az,
1907:
Sec. /. No person shall hunt or
kill deer at any time before October
rs, 1901. And after that only from
October IS to December Il And no
person at any time shall Kill, or have
in his possession for shipping out Of
the state, except alive, any deer, wild
turkey quail, pheasants or ruffed
grouse. Penalty, fine or imprison-
ment. Any person found with pro-
hihiteds game in possession must
prove his innocence.
1t is unlawful to chase deer with
dogs.
The fish law is incomprehensible,
but the provisions of il by paragraphs
are as follows,
(a) It is unlawful to catch any fish
by means of drag or other nets, fish
pots, weirs, traps, sledging, shooting,
etc
Cd 1t is lawful to catch fish by
hook and line, gig and spear from
November IS to March /.
(c) 1t is unlawful to draw a seine
in a river, within 100 yards Of the
mouth of creek or small stream.
(d) 1t is lawful to catch fish in
pots between September IS, and De-
cember 81 and seine in the Great
Capon and tributaries from January
to June i, and not in Cheat river
from September rs TO April /, and in
the Shenandoah from September to
June 1.
(e) It is unlawful to have in pos
session at any time any salmon un-
der 7 inches long, or pike less than 6
inches, or trout less than i inches.
% Jack salmon shall not be caught
between April is and June is: nor
trout between September and Janu-
airy I.
(g) Bass and pike shall not be
caught between April rs and June IS.
nor any other time. Of the year except
with rod, hook and line.
(h) Carp, mullets and suckers
may be caught with gig and spear at
any time. Bass shall not be speared
between April and November i.
(D Persons must not trespass at
any time upon the lands Of another
to fish. Minnows, except bass, sal
mon and trout for bait may be caught
any time.
Cd Sec 6. Any person. has the
right to destroy nets and traps at any
time in the creeks or runs, and to
destroy them in the rivers between
March / and November IS.
(k) Seines and nets when lawful
shall not extend more than third
the channel Of the stream.
% Persons found with seines in
their possession at unlawful places
must prove their innocence.
(m) Seine meshes, except for min
nows shall not be less than ) inches.
(n) Dynamiting or other such
means are prohibited under heavy
penalties.
(o) It is unlawful to kill or injure
at any time any buzzard. sparrow
except English sparrows). robin. blue
bird. martin, thrush. mockingbird,
swallow, oriole, cat bird, wren,
cuckoo, yellow hammer, nighting-
gale, tomtit, woodpecker. blackbird,
Jay, peewee, redbird, dove, whippo-
will. or any other nonpredatory bird.
(p) Partridge, wild turkey, ruffled
grouse pheasants, shall not be hunted
for two years.
| Grouse, pheasants and prairie
chickens shall be hunted only from
November 10 to December IS.
Wild turkey from October is to
January I. Ducks, geese and brant
from October to April /. Snipe
only from March to July I. Wood
cock from July rs to November /.
I'D 1t is unlawful at any time to
catch quail, turkey, pheasants, BY
net or trap.
(r) 1t is unlawful to have a ferret
to catch rabbits.
(s) Any person having game OF
fish in possession at unlawful time
must prove innocence.
~ One-half fines go to the inform
er.
The Bible tells us that Naomi was
$50 years old when she got married,
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