, 1904-06-15

which makes some changes in the act,
killing, selling and having in posses
sion of certain of the sever kinds OF
bass. Section 81 of the old law, Wnlch
is amended, was: 1t shall be unlaw-
full to kill, sell, expose for sale or nave
in possession any black bass, Oswego
bass. white bass or calico bass meas
uring less than nine inches IN length,
or any pike-perch measuring less than
u inches in length, or any trout meas
uring less than six inches ON length,
or any pike or pickerel measuring less
than y inches in length, except Tor
the purpose of stocking the waters OF
this State Herewith. and then only at
the direction of the Board of Fish and
Game Commissioners, or upon license
first obtained from such Board, q
a penalty of $40 for each fish so killed,
sold. exposed for sale or had in pos
session.
The section as amended is as fol
lows: 1t shall be unlawful to kill, sell
or expose for sale or have in posses
sion any black bass, Oswego bass,
white bass, or calico bass measuring
less than nine inches in length, or any
pike-perch or any trout measuring less
than six inches in length, or any pike
or pickerel measuring less than II In
ches in length, except for the purpose
of stocking the waters OF this State
Herewith, and then only at the direc-
ton of the Board of Fish and Game
Commissions, or upon license first OBJ
tanned from such Board, under a pen
atty of $40 for each fish so killed, sold,
exposed for sale or had in possession;
provided, however, that the esox fas-
ciatus Commonly known as Long ISL
and pickerel, varied pickerel and grass
pike is not included among the fish
protected by this section.
Water fowl received consideration
at the hands of the Legislature. Sec
ton 8 of the general fish and game
laws has been amended. The old sec
ton provided that:
1t shall be unlawful to capture, kill
or injure, or have unlawfully in pos
session after the same has been cap
tured, killed or injured, any goose,
duck, swan, brant or other water wild
fowl so captured, killed or injured or
had unlawfully in possession; and the
having in possession of any such
goose, duck, swan, brant or other wat
er wild fowl during the period prohibit
ed in this section shall, in every court
and place be deemed prima facie evil
dence that the same are unlawful in
possession.
Provision of the amended act are:
1t shall be unlawful to capture, kill
or injure or have unlawfully in pos
session after the same has been cap
tured, killed, or injured, any goose,
duck. swan, brant or other water wild
fowl. excepting only from the first day
of September to the thirtieth day OF
April, both dates inclusive, in each
year.. under a penalty of $40 for each
goose, duck, brant or other water fowl
so captured, killed or injured, or had
in possession of any such goose, duck,
swan, brant or other water fowl dur
ing the perio~u prohibited sin this Sec
ton, shall in every court and place be
deemed are unlawfully in possession.
Assemblyman Baker introduced a
bill which has to do with deer, dogs,
pike and bass, and the following new
provisions are now effective:
Section sixteen of the general act
be and the same is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
It shall be unlawful for two years
after the passage of this act for any
person to gun or to take or to attempt
to take, kill, injure or destroy, or to
have in possession any wild deer, be
the same buck, doe or fawn, under a
penalty of one hundred dollars for
each ~offense; and thereafter it shall be
unlawful to take, kill, injure or de-
stroy or to hunt with intent to take,
kill, injure or destroy, n wild deer,
be the same buck, doe or fawn, except
ing only on every Wednesday in the
month of November, under a penalty
of one hundred dollars for each and
every wild deer so taken, injured or
had in possession, and of $500 for each
attempt to take, kill, doe or fawn.