Milford chronicle., 1909-04-16
A NEW GAME AND FISH
LAW PASSED IN DELAWARE

The following IS the full text o
the new game law enacted by the
last Legislature, and it embrace:
many new features
Section I. That any person who
shall catch or kill or have in his
possession, living or dead, any wild
bird other than game bird, OF who
shall purchase, offer, or expose fol
sale, transport, or ship without the
State any such wild bird after il
has been killed or caught; or who
shall sell or have in his possession for
sale any part of the plumage, skin
or body Of any bird protected by
the game laws; or who shall take
or willfully destroy the nests of any
wild bird, or who shall have such
nests or eggs in his or her posses
sion, except as permitted by the
game laws of this State, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, up
on conviction, shall be punished by
a fine Of not less than ten nor more
than twenty-five dollars and costs
for each ofense.
Section ?. That the following
only shall be considered game: The
Anatidae, commonly known as
swans, geese, brant and river and
sea ducks; the Rallidae, commonly
known as rails, cOOts, mud-hens
and gallinules; the LimicOlae, com
monty known as shore birds, plo-
vers, surf birds, snipe woOdcock,
sand-pipers, tattlers and curlews:
the Gallinae, commonly known as
wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chick
ems, pheasants, partridges and
uuails; also the reed bird Of the
Icteridae; hare or rabbit, squirrel,
raccoon or other wild animal on
which there IS an open and close
season under the game laws of this
State.
Section 3. That no person or
persons shall iniure. kill, hunt or
destroy, by any means whatever, |
or have, or be in possession Of, eX-
cept as is expressly permitted by
the provisions of this Act, the fol
lowing named birds and animals,
except between the following dates:
Quail (bob-white partridges) from |
December Ist to January 18th, fol
lowing; partridge from December
1st to January 18th, following;
pheasant from December Ist to
January 18th following; rabbit
from November Ist to December
3Ist, following; reedbird from Sep
tember Ist TO November Ist, fol-
lowing; railbird from September
Ist to November Ist, following;
wild goose from October Ist to
April Ist, following; swan from
October Ist to April Ist, following; |
brant from October Ist to April rst,
following; summer duck or teal
from September Ist to October 3Ist
following; other wild duck from
October Ist to April Ist, following:
woOdcock from December Ist to
January 18th, following; fox from
Ist to April goth follow
ING; raccoon from October Ist to
February Ist, following; fox squir-
rel, black squirrel and gray squirrel
rom September I5th to November
I 5th following. The above open
shall include the days de- 1
lining them. Any person who vio- !
.ates any Of the provisions Of the
section, or who shoots at, kills or,
DESTROYS any tox while such fox is S
being chased or persued by dog /
Or dogs shall be guilty Of misde-
neanor, and, upon conviction t
hereof, shall be punished by fine S
IF not less than five dollars and not c
more than twenty-five dollars for S
each offense; provided, that any t
person may protect his premises c
rom the ravages and depredations r
If squirrels, rabbits, raccoons and T
oxes at any time and in any way. i
Section 4. That the English b
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ed-wing blackbird, the purple gra v
lie, sometimes known as the crow r
,lackbird are not included among c
he birds protected by this Act; t
lor shall this Act prohibit any per o
on from killing any bird, on his c
,wn premises, when in the act of Il
destroying his grain, fruit, berries fl
r poultry; such birds so killed shall ii
ot be offered for sale. n
Section 5. That any person s.
Tho shall at any time make use of Il
ny pitfall, deadfall, scaffold, cage, d
mare, trap, net. pen, baited hook, e
T baited field, or any similar de-
ice, or any drug, poison, chemi- "
ais, or explosives for the purpose o.
f injuring, capturing, or killing 81
irds or animals protected by the h
anne laws of this Seate, except as
therwise expressly provided, shall II