Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-04
NEW GAME LAW.
What you can Shoot and Catch and When
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What you can Shoot and Catch and When
you can do it.
We give herewith synopsis of the pro-
visions of the new Game and Fish law
enacted by the recent legislature:
Section provides that it shall be un-
lawful to kill, injure or in any manner
attempt to take any game bird: or game
animal excepting in the manner known as
hunting with a gun, the gun being held
at arms length and fired from the Shout
der.
Section 2 provides that the open season
for quail, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel and
English pheasant shall be the months of
November and December; for woodcock,
the months of July, October, November
and December. The penalty for killing or
having in possession out of season is $40
for each bird or animal.
Section provides that farmers and fruit
growers who have first made an affidavit
before justice of the peace that rabbits
have injured fruit trees on land owned or
leased by them for raising fruit, and have
notified the nearest game warden of their
intention, shall be allowed to trap rabbits
with box traps during the months of De-
cember, January, February and March.
Section provides that the open season
for English snipe shall be the months of
March and April and from the 25th of
August to the 31st of December inclusive
of rail and reed birds and marsh hens from
August rs to December 81 inclusive; of
doves or upland ployer the months of
August and September; of flicker or high
holder the months of September and
October. Penalty, 500 for each bird killed
or had in possession.
Section makes it unlawful to trap or
snare or kill with birdlime or other sub
stance any bird excepting the English spar
row and the yellow bellied wood-pecker or
sapsucker. Penalty, 500 for each bird SO
trapped, shared or killed or had in pos
session.
Section provides that it shall be un-
birds excepting the English sparrow.
Penalty, 500 for each egg SO removed.
Section provides that web-footed fowl
shall be hunted only between one hour
before sunrise to one hour after sunset, and
provides the distance any boat, sink box OF
other structure shall be allowed from any
marsh, ice or floating seaweed, said boat to
be attached to said marsh, etc., by line.
Section 8 provides the distance any boat
or other continuance used in shooting web
footed fowl may be staked in any waters of
the State
Section 9 provides that the open season
for goose, duck, brant, or other weeb-footed
fowl shall be from the LIST day of September
to the last day of April inclusive. Penalty,
$50 for each bird killed or had in posses
sion.
Section 10 provides that it shall be I'M
lawful to kill any of the birds or game
enumerated in the act excepting in the open
season allowed.
Section II provides that it shall be I'M
lawful for persons to sell or have in pos
session for sale any birds or game animals
caught or trapped by means of snares,
snood, net, trap or device Of any description.
Penalty, $40 for each bird or animal so had
in possession.
Section IL makes it unlawful to allow
any dog to run at large unaccompanied by
its owner, or custodian in any field in
habited by rabbits or game birds during the
close seasons. Penalty, $40 for each offense.
Section Is allows dealers thirty days
after close Of open seasons to dispose of
game killed during open seasons.
Section ID makes it unlawful to hunt
with hound or gun on the Sabbath.
Section Is allows individuals or associa-
lions to bring into this State bird or ami
mails for the purpose of propagation and to
keep them confined until suitable time
for their release.
Section 16 relates to method of catching
fish allowed, the method known as ang-
ling.
Section II prohibits the use of young
carp or tench for bait.
Section Is makes the open season for
black bass, white bass and pike perch from
June Is to November 80 inclusive, and of
pike or pickerel from May LIST to November
80 inclusive. Makes it unlawful to take
these fish between nine o'clock in the
evening and daylight the following morn
ing. Penalty, 500 for each fish SO taken.
Section 10 relates to brook trout.
Section 20 regulates the length of bass,
pike perch and trout allowed to be taken.
Section 81 makes it unlawful to use
dynamite, giant powder or other explosive
substance, or any drug or poison bait for
the purpose of taking, killing or injuring
fish. Penalty, 500 for each offence.
Section % makes it unlawful to allow
any dyestuff, coal tar, sawdust, tan bark, |
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deleterious or poisonous substances to be |
turned into or allowed to run into any
of the waters Of this State in quantities
destructive of the life Of fish. Penalty, |
500 for each offence.
Section % prohibits the shutting off or
drawing off Of the waters of any pond or
stream for the purpose of taking fish under
a penalty of 800 for each offence.
Section "a prohibits the use of set lines
for the taking of fish enumerated in the
act.
Section 26 prohibits the removal of game
from this State. This applies to quail, |
pheasant and rabbits, and does not prohibit
the shipping of rail and reed birds.
Section % prohibits the tracking of birds |
and animals while the ground is covered |
with snow, under penalty of $50 for each
bird or animal so hunted or destroyed.
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