The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-02-23
TEXT or THE new
GAME FISH LAW
ENACTED AT THE RECENT SES-
SION OF The GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, TO APPLY TO THIS COUNTY.

IOT lile USuclI VI Oui lSooSAS "ho
may be interested in the matter, we
publish this week the text Of the
new Fish Law, which applies to Will
liarnsburg, Clarendon. Berkeley and
several other counties!
ABILL
Fo, the Protection of Game Fish in
Berkeley, Bamberg. Colleton, Ches-
terfeld, Clarendon, Dorchester, Or.
sngeburg ard Williamsburg Coun-
ties, and for the Repeal of Certain
Laws Relating Thereto.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. That in the counties of
Berkeley, Bamberg, Colleton, Ches-
terfeld, Clarendon. Dorchester, Or
angeburg and Williamsburg, for the
purpose OF classification, the follow
ing 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, robin,
Dream, copper-face or bald-bream,
banded bream,' yellow.belly perch,
sun perch: red fin trout or yellow
perch, rainbow trout, speckled trout,
flyer, crappin, rock bass, goggle-eye
and white perch.
SEC 2. That hereafter, during the
months of April, May, June and July,
no person or persons shall cast, draw
fassen or 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 ordin-
ary bait, or by spoon, or by artificial
fy,or by phantom minnow, or by ar
tife al bait. For the violation of this
etion the party so violating shall be
fined twenty $4,000 dollars or be
imprisoned thirty (SO) days for each
offense: Provided, That this section
:all not apply to such person or per-
sons as are catching game fish with a
net or other appliance for the pur-
pose of stocking a pond or other
stream, and not for commercial pur-
poses: Provided, also, that any or all
persons engaged in catching game
fish for the purpose of stocking q
pond or stream must notify the near
est magistrate of his or their pur-
pose to s. catch the fish.
SEC 3. 1t shall be unlawful to poi
s1n the streams or waters in the
counties of Berkeley, Bamberg, Dor
chester, Orangehurg, Colleton, Ches-
terfeld, Clarendon and Williamsburg
in any manner Whatsoever for the
purpos2 Of taking fish. he muddy
ing of streams or pon&s, Of the intro
duction of any substance which re-
suits in making the fish sick, so that
they may be caught, is hereby de-
cIared to be poisoning in the sense of
this act. For violating this section,
the person so violating shall be fined
five hundred $500 dollars or be i'm
prisoned six (6) months.
SEGA. No navigable stream in the
counties of Berkeley, Bamberg, Dor
chester, Orangeburg, Colleton, Ches-
terfield Clarendon and Williamsburg
shall be obstructed by dam or other
wise unless there be provided fish
way in same. For the violation OF
this section the person or corpora
ton so violating shall be fined not
less than twenty-five (S25.OO) dollars
for each day that such obstruction
shall exist without said fishway in
same after having been notified IN
writing by any person that such OBJ
struction exists.
SEC 5. Any non-migratory fish, ,ex-
cept game fish, may be caught at any
time or in any manner not prohibit
ed by this act. Migratory fish may
be caught in accordance with such