Evening journal., 1911-08-11
Myers Wins Try Crucial Amateurs
OPEN SEASONS UNDER
THE NEW GAME LAW
Feature of the Statutes Passed by the Last Legis-
Iafure for the Guidance of Delaware
Sponsmen

length and fired from the shoulder,
or to pursue or kill the same, except
frogs. raccoons. oppossums, skunks,
minks and otters. with the aid of any
artificial light OF lantern. or 10 hunt
with dog or dogs wearing bell or bells
or other nolse-producing device. Any
having such gun or lantern In ones
possession while hunting, or having
dog or dogs wearing bell or bells or
other noise-producing device in ones
possession while hunting shall be
prima facie evidence of an ofense
against this section.
Section 8. That Il shall be unlaw-
ful to hunt, kill, take or destroy any
birds or animals protected by the
laws of this state. except muskrats,
skunks, minks and otters, while the
ground Is covered with snow.
Section 10. That Il shall be unlaw-
full on the first day of the week, COM
monty called Sunday, TO hunt or pur-
sue with any kind Of firearms, dog or
dogs, any birds or animals whatso-
ever.
Section II. That Il shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to take or kill
more than seventy-fve rail birds
twenty ducks or twelve birds or fowl
of any other species, and six animals
protected by the provisions Of this
Act, excepting snipe, plover and feed
birds, in any one day, or 10 have such
birds. fowl or animals in possession
for more than five days after the close
Of the season for killing the same.
Section IL. That it shall be unlaw
ful to shoot at, kill OF destroy any
fox while such fox is being chased ol
pursued by dog or dogs.
Section 13 That il shall be un
lawful to hunt, take, kill or destroy
any rabbit or hare with ferret or fer
rets, or TO have ferret or ferrets II
possession while hunting.
Section a. That II shall be un-
lawful to take. kill or capture by any
means whatever any muskrat or musk
rats during the time of any flood or
freshet when such food or freshet
may cause any muskrat or muskrats
to leave their usual and accustomed
places Of shelter and protection.
Section 10. That il shall be unlaw-
full for any person. firm or corpora
ton. at any time of the year, to bar
ter, sell offer for sale, or buy for pur-
pose of profit or sale any Of the birds
or animals protected by the laws OF
this state, excepting always the musk
rat trade during the season when II
is lawful to have muskrats in posses
sion, and trading at any and all
times in muskrat, and other skins
which have been lawfully taken, anc
except as expressly permitted here
matter. either under the name uset
In this act. or under any other name
or guise whatsoever, whether lawful.
or unlawiully taken; provided tina
nothing In this section shall be con
1 strued 10 prohibit any person, VIII
/ has lawfully killed OF caught an
birds or animals protected by IN
! laws OF this state, from selling tn
same within the limits of the count
where such person shall reside, ant
provided that residents Of this stat
who have lawfully killed ducks
snipe and plover may sell the sam
within or without the state; and pro
vided further that nothing in this &C
shall be construed to prohibit any res
| taurant keeper in this state from buy
ing birds or animals protected b
the laws of this state from the persol
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