Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
DIGEST OF THE GAME LAWS.

] The following named game is permitted
to be killed during the season hereon
only:
Doves, wood ducks, Sept. to March
River and sea ducks, geese, brant, rails,
Poule d'Eau, gallinules, tatlers, curlew
and plover, Oct. TO March |.
/ Wild turkey cocks only, Nov. 10 to
April l..
Florida ducks or black mallards, Aug.
TO March /.
Papabottle, plover, chorooks, July to
April L.
Teal ducks, snipe, sand pipers, Sept.
Is to April /.
h woodcock, Nov Is. to Feb. L.
Red wing black bird, all the year round
Deer-North Louisiana, above the low
er line of Vernon, Rapides, Avoyelles
and Concordia parishes. Open season be-
gins Sept. Is and ends Jan. II.
South Louisiana, below the lower line
of Vernon, Rapides, Avoyelles and Con-
cordia parishes and all that part OF the
State south Of the Mississippi State line.
Open season begins Sept. l and ends
Dec. 81.
No fawns allowed to be killed at any
time.
No deer allowed to be sold at any time.
Five deer allowed TO be killed by one
person during open season only.
Summary Of the fresh water fish laws
of louisiana:
No seine over 900 feet long, having a
mesh less than three inches bar or six
, inches stretched can be used. SEEMING
only allowed in waters west OF the Mis-
sissippi river seventy miles from salt wa
ter, and in lakes Poston and Phelps, IN
Bossier parish, Grand Lake in St. Mary
/ parish, all lakes and bayous in Gaia.
houla parish, all lakes in Pointe Coupe
Concordia and Terrebonne parishes ano
Lake verret in Assumption parish, on
permits issued by the Conservation Com
mission, which has the power to revoke
same at any time.
Small minnow and shrimp seines ma,
DE used at any time for catching MIN
nows or shrimp for bait.
Hoop nets cannot be set in navigabl'
streams less than Iorty yards wide.
A hand-line fisherman can take gam'
: fish at any time, but must not catci
I more than twenty-five black bass. o
white and yellow bass and erappy, no
I more than 100 perch and sunfish in on
: day, and no bass shorter than eigh
4 inches can be had in possession.
i Buffalo fish cannot be taken betweel
/ 18th day OF February and 18th day
| April, nor any species Of fresh water cal
| fish between the 18TH day of May an
18th day OF July. Can be possessed an
/ disposed of five days after end OF clos
season. Must not possess buffalo fish
catfish less than twelve inches long.
| Must not engage in business OF whole
sale buying or shipping Of fresh watt
fish until after procuring license froI
the commission.
No vessel can purchase fresh water iis
to make up cargo until after havir
been licensed by the commission.
No jack or other light, fyke-net, g
net or trammel net can be used or po
sessed. Is prohibited to obstruct al
bayou, lagoon, lake, river or other boz
Of water by rack, screen, wire or otne
wise TO prevent passage OF fish,
Unlawful to muddy OF puddle al
waters for purpose of taxing fish.
Conservation agents can search wit
out warrant. Especial eonservatl'
- acents'' cannot. All sherifts, constable
and peace officers have same power
conservation agents except power
vu search without warrant, and shall
ng ceive half Of all fines collected for vio
=. as tons that they may report.
"" Quail, Nov. Is to March /.
Sea gulIs, Aug. / to Feb. !.
l Prairie chickens, kildee, pheasants a
W wild turkey hens, not allowed to be xii
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