The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-09

construed as to prevent associations or in
divlduals from Urlnging into this State any
birds or other animals tor the purpose OF
or from keeping such AMI
mails until seasonable time for their re-
lease.
ANGLERS MADE HAPPY.
Sec, Is. 1t shall be unlawful to take or
attempt to lake any fish from any of the
waters vi this State by means of any con-
trivances whatsoever excepting IN the
manner commonly known as angling with
hand-line or with rod and line, under a
penalty of twenty dollars for each offence +;
however, that this provision
shall MOI apply to the catching of eels, at
any time, by the means of wicker eel
baskets anchored on the bottom of streams
and ponds, nor TO the taking OF eels by
meaus Of eel-WeirS from the fifteenth day
OF September to The last day of October,
both dates inclusive; provided, also that II
shall be lawful 10 take minnows and other
balt-hsh with a seine not over fifty feet in
length IN all ponds and lakes which have
An area of over one hundred acres and IN
all other waters with seine not over
thirty feet In length; in every such case,
however, all trout, plckerel, bass, pike and
pike perch captured therein shall be I'M
mediately released ,herefrom uninjured as
Tar as practicable; provided, further, that
il shall be lawful to take fish III any man
ner under the direction of or by permls-
SION gwen by the board of fish and game
commissioners for stocking purposes only.
CARP BATTING.
Sec. II. II shall be unlawful at all times
to use the young of any species OF carp or
tench for bait in any of the waters OF this
state, or to take to any Of such water the
young of any species of carp or tench for
the purpose of using the same tor bait or
for any other purpose, under penalty OF
twenty dollars for every such fish SO used
for bait or taken to such waters.
Sec IS. 1t shall be unlawful to catch,
kill, take or have in possession any black
bass, pike-perch or white bass, excepting
only from the fifteenth day of June to the
last day of November, both dates inclu-
sive. of each year; or any pike or pickerel
excepting only from the first day of May
to the last day of November, both dates
inclusive, of each year, under penalty Of
twenty dollars for each fish SO caught,
killed, taken or had in possession; and it
shall be unlawful in any manner to take
any trout, bass. pike-perch, pike or pick
erel between nine O'Clock in the evening
and daylight of the morning following,
under penalty of twenty dollars for each
fish so taken.
BROOK TROUT.
Sec. Io. It shall be unlawful to catch,
kill, take or have in possession any brook
trout except only from the first day of
April to the fifteenth day of July, both
dates inclusive, in each year, under q
penalty of twenty dollars for each fish so
caught, killed, taken or had in possession.
Sec. 90. 1t shall be unlawful to kill,
sell, or expose for sale or have in posses
sion any black bass or white bass measur-
ing less than nine inches in length, or any
pike-perch measuring less than twelve
inches in length, or any trout measuring
less than six inches in length, except for
the purpose of stocking the waters of this
state Herewith, and then only at the di-
rection of the board of fish and game
or upon license first OBJ
tanned from such board, under penalty
of twenty dollars for each fish so killed,
sold, exposed for sale or had in posses
sion.
POISONING THE WATER.
Sec. 81. 1t shall be unlawful to place
in any of the waters of this state any dy
Mantle giant powder or electric powder,
or any explosive substance whatever, or
any drug or poison bait, for the purpose
of taking, killing or injuring fish, under
of one hundred dollars for each
offence.
Sec. g. 1t shall be unlawful to allow
any dyestuff, coal tar, sawdust, tanbark,
lime, refuse from houses, or other
deleterious or poisonous substance or sub
stances to be turned into or allowed to
run into any of the waters of this state in
quantities destructive of the life of the
fish inhabiting the same, under penalty
Of one hundred dollars for each offence.
Sec 90. 1t shall be unlawful to shut
off or draw off the waters of any pond,
stream or lake in this state for the pur
pose Of taking, capturing or killing the
fish therein, under penalty of one hun
bred dollars for each offence.
NO SET LINES.
Sec "a. 1t shall be unlawful to put,
place, use or maintain in any of the wat
srs of this state inhabi' ed Ey pickerel,
pike, pike-peach, black bass or trout, any
set-line or set lines or to use upon line
for the taking of fish in such waters any
contrivance having more than three hooks
Or more than one burr of three hooks at
+ached thereto, under penalty of TWEEN
ty dollars for each offence
Sec. 25. 1t shall be unlawful for any
owner, lessee or tenant of any property
to permit the erection, construction or
on his, her or their proper
ty, of any of the contrivances for the un
lawful taking of fish or game prohibited
by this act, or to permit the setting of
any fyke or other net, or the drawing of
any net whatsoever upon his, her or their
under penalty of twenty dol
lars for each offence; and it is hereby
made the duty of such owners, lessees or
tenant to Immediately destroy any and all
such CO trivances found or placed upon
his, her or their premises, and no suit for
damages shall lie or be maintained against
any property owner, lessee or tenant for
any such destruction.
REMOVAL OF GAME.
Sec. 90. 1t shall be unlawful to remove
Or to attempt to remove from this state
any quail, ruffed grouse, pinnated grouse,
woodcock, hare, squirrel, English pleas
ant, ring -necked pheasant; provided, how
ever, that this section shall not apply to
common carriers carrying from beyond
packages to some point beyond the con-
fines of this state, such quail ruffed
grouse, pinnated grouse, woodcock hare,
squirrel, or pheasant; any person found
guilty of any violation of this section
shall be liableto penalty of twenty dol
lars for every quail, ruffed grouse, pin
mated grouse, woodcock, hare, squirrel
or pheasant, removed or sought to be re-
provided, however, that this Sec
ton shall not apply to English or ring
necked pheasants killed on preserves at
present established.
FRESH WATER LAWS.
Sec. 81. The term waters of this
state" for the purposes of this act shall
be construed to mean all the fresh waters
of this state; provided, that all ponds,
lakes and waters created by or under the
exclusive control of individuals or asso-
Citations, stocked and maintained at the
sole expense of such individuals or asso-
Citations and not runways for migratory
fish, shall be considered private waters
and shall be exempt from the provisions
of this act as far as such individuals and
the members of such associations or per-
sons receiving permits from them are con-
cerned.
AGAINST TRACKING.
Sec. %. 1t shall be unlawful to hunt,
kill or destroy, or attempt to hunt, kill or
destroy, any partridge, grouse, pheasant,
quail, woodcock, rabbit or hare while the
ground is covered with snow, or while the
ground is covered with snow to- such an
extent that any such bird or animal may
be tracked, or by tracking any such bird
Or animal in the snow, or to have in pos
ses ion any such bird or animal above
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