Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
NEW FISH AND GAME LAWS.
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synopsis Of New Regulations Which Should
be Carefully Read by sportsmen.
For the benefit OF hunters and fishermen
we publish herewith, according to its
custom each year, d synopsis Of the game
and fish laws, with changes made by the
last legislature
It may be beneficial for those interested
in game sports to study carefully the
restrictions. The abstracts given below
include all the sections that have any bear
ing ON game and fish in this section of the
State.
1t is unlawful TO take or kill any game
animal except in the manner commonly
known as hunting with gun, to be held at
the shoulder and fired at arms length
without rests.
Farmers and fruit growers may, how
ever, trap rabbits in box traps the year
round providing it is done on their own
property or leased property after first
making affidavit before justice Of the
peace that such rabbits have injured their
produce and filed such affidavit with the
president of the fish and game commission,
who shall issue necessary permit.
1t is unlawful to rob the nests of any
wild bird except that of the English spar
row
It is unlawful to capture or kill any
game bird or animal out of season upon q
person s own property.
II is unlawful to capture or kill any
beaver under penalty Of 500.
1t is unlawful to trap or snare or use any
device for the taking Of game birds OF
animals or have any taken in this manner
in possession.
1t is unlawful to hunt with hounds OIL
any weapon on Sunday or to carry gun in
the woods or fields on Sunday.
1t shall be unlawful to remove any game
| from this State TO another State
1t shall be unlawful to hunt when there
is snow on the ground Of sufficient depth
to track game.
1t is unlawful for any owner Of dog to
allow the same to run at large in the closed
season in any field or woods except when
accompanied by the owner.
1t is unlawful to attempt to take any
game fish from the waters of this State
except in the manner commonly known as
angling. This does not apply to the tax
ing of eels by wicker eel baskets, nor to the
taking Of cells, suckers, catfish or carp with
spear in lakes of less than 100 acres from
February 20 to April 20. Minnows can
also be taken as we'll as other bait fish
with seine
1t is unlawful to take any trout, bass,
pike-percb, pike or pickerel between nine
O'Clock in the evening and daylight in the
morning.
1t is unlawful to take any fish under
these sizes: Black bass, Oswego bass,
white bass or calico bass, nine inches; pike
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pike or pickerel, twelve inches, except for
the purpose of stocking the waters of this
State, and then only at the direction of the
board of fish and game commissioners.
1t is unlawful to use any explosives OIL
poisoned drug for the purpose of taking
fish. 500 penalty
1t is unlawful to allow any dye-stuff,
coal tar, saw dust, tan bark, lime, refuse
from gas houses or other deleterious OIL
poisonous substance to be turned or allow
ed to run into any fishing waters in this
State. Penalty 5000 each offense.
1t is unlawful to shut off or draw off the
waters of any pond or stream for the pur-
pose Of taking fish. Penalty $500.
1t is unlawful to use any set lines or any
line or continuance having more than three
hooks or more than one burr or three
hooks. 1t is also unlawful to expose these
for sale.
Private waters owned by individuals OF
associations are exempted from the pro
visions of the law, so far as the individuals
or members of associations owning sucf
waters shall be concerned.
The board of commissioners is author
lied to issue permits at their discretion tt
persons desiring to take suckers and carr
by means of nets.
The act is now in effect, haying beer
approved on April Ia.