The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-04-07
THE LAW TO PROTECT
GAME FISH
ENACTED AT THE LAST SESSION
OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.

We clip, from the Manning Times
the act recently passed by the
General Assembly for the protection
of June fish, which we presume is
correct:
An Act for Protection Of Game
Fish in the State of South Carolina.
and for the Repeal of Certain Laws
Relating Thereto.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina, That for the pur-
pose of classification the following
fish shall be known as game fish.
viz: Jackfsh or pickerel, pike, black
bass or pond trout, striped bass or
rock fish, Yarmouth, red-belly, rob-
in, Dream, copper-face or ball-faced
Dream, banded Dream, yellow-belly
perch, sun perch, red-fn trout or
yellow perch, rainbow trout, speck-
led trout, flyer, crappie, rock bass,
google eye and white perch.
Sec. g. That hereafter no per-
son or persons shall cast, draw,
fastener otherwise make use of any
seine or drift net, fyke net of any
other description. or use any other
appliances for the catching of game
fish, except hook and line and ordi-
nary habit, or by spoon, or by ar
tificial fly, or by phantom minnow,
or by artificial bait. For violation
of this section the party so violat-
ing shall be fined twenty dollars
(s2O.O .OO>, or imprisoned thirty 800
days for each offense: Provided,
That this section shall not apply to
such persons as are catching game
fish with net or other appliance
for the purpose of stocking pond
or other stream not for commercial
purposes: Provided, also, That any
or all persons engaged in catching
game fish for the, purpose of stock
ing a rond or stream must notify
the nearest Game Warden or Trial
Justice of his or their purpose to
so catch the fish: Provided, further,
That the, selling or exposing for
sale of any game fish between the
first day of March and the first
day of November, of each year,
shall be prima facie evidence that
such fish was not caught in the
manner permitted by this act.
Sec. 8. Should any game fish be
taken by net or other appliance
while fishing for other fish than
game fish, they shall be immediate
" returned to the water from
whence they came.
Sec. a. 1t shall be unlawful to
poison the streams of waters OF the
State in any manner whatsoever for
the purpose of taking fish. The
muddying of streams or ponds, or
the introduction of any substance
which results in making the fish
sick, SC that they might be caught,
is;hereby declared to be poisoning
in the sense of this act. For vio-
lation of this section the person so
violating shall be fined five hund-
led dollars ($5OO.OOl, or imprisoned
six (6) months.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be unlawful to
fish in any private pond or stream
without the permission of the owner,
or from the banks of a navigable
stream without the permission of
the owner of the land: Provided,
That such permit must be in writ
ing should the owner not be with
In one mile of the place where per-
son or persons may be caught in the
act of so fishing.
Sec. 5. No navigable stream of
State shall be obstructed by dam
or otherwise unless there be pro-
vided 8 .fishway in same. For vio-
Iation of this section the person or