The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-14
RADICAL CHANGES
IN STATES GAME
LAW ARE APPROVED
Abolition of Spring Shooting Ac-
complished-Hunting Dis
tricts Established.
From a STAFF Correspondent

TRENTON, April Fifteen laws
by the Legislature, and six of them
have been approved by Governor Fort.
The most important of these are two
laws dividing the State into two hunt
ing districts, n for upland game and
one for water fowl. Both have been
signed and are statutes.
One of these measures is House 267,
by Mr.. Colgate. 1t makes two districts
for hunting water wild fowl, the north
ern district consisting of Hunterdon,
Somerset, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Ber-
gen, Passaic, Warren and Sussex
unlawful to kill or to have in posses
sion any wild fowl whatsoever. except
from October 10 to January l..
The southern district includes Mer-
Ger, Middlesex, Monmouth. Burlington,
Ocean, Atlantic, Cumberland, Salem,
Union counties. The open season for
shooting wild ducks in this district is
made from November l to March Is;
and for all other wild fowl, from No
vember l to March 20.
These laws practically abolish spring
shooting, as the law which they super
sede permitted shooting this class of
game until April 80. Shooting which
was legal last week is not so now,
therefore.
Another new law requires all I'M
naturalized foreign-Dorn residents to
take out a license to hunt, the fee be-
ing $40.
Governor Fort has signed louise 312,
by Mr.. Firth, authorizing the catching
of suckers, catfish and cells by fish
baskets between August Is n Deem
Der Is. 1t requires a license of 81.
House bill 1877, by Mr.. Colgate, has been
signed. 1t permits game to be brought
into this State from a State wher it
is legal to remove it.
Bills which have been passed. but not
yet been signed are as follows:
II. sos, by Mr.. neutrality-suspicious.
that three-fourths of the fines collected
for violation of the fish and game laws
shall go to the commission and one
fourth to the complainant.
H. Alb and Ala, by Mr.. Housel-Com-
panion bills, remedying the black bass
law and perfecting the title to the
Delaware River fishing act.
H. 416, by Mr.. Daab-Providing that
foreign game, which it is unlawful to
have in ones possession in this State,
may be kept in storage in the original
packages under bond. The amount of
the bond required is $4,000. The bond
Is to be given as a guarantee that the
storer will not dispose of the game in
any way during the closed season.
S. 81, by Mr.. Harrison-Permits fish
ing through the ice in salt waters.
S. 257, by Mr.. Wilson. increases the
salary of the game warden from 81, 600
to ST. 800, and allows him $500 annually
for expenses. and increases the salary
of the game wardens from 5000 a year
to 5000, and allows $500 a year for ex-
penses.
S. 276, by Mr.. Plummer-Making it
unlawful to fish for sturgeon with a net
having meshes less than thirteen inches
across.
S. 2~79-Requires every nonresident
hunter to obtain a license, the fee be-
ing $40, as heretofore. and also to pay
a registration fee of fifty cents. The
change made by this law Is that it APP
plies to all classes of game. The pres-
ent law excludes wild fowl from its
provisions. Senate $50, companion bill
to the foregoing. repeats the present
nonresident act.
II. 2s4, by Mr.. CoIgate-Dividing the
State into two districts for upland
game, prohibits the shooting of wood
cock in July. The shooting season in
the northern district for quail. grouse
and other upland game is made from
October Is to December /, and in the
southern district from November 1 to
December 25.
The Governor has also signed House
227. by Mr.. Smalley. making the open
season for spearing cells from February
20 to Tune 30.