The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-14
NEW FISH AND GAME LAWS
Some Changes Made by the Recent
LEGISLATURE.


With the coming of spring the
thoughts of the diciples of Walton
instinctively turn to brooks and riv-
ers Some changes were made in
the fish and game laws by the recent
legislature. The new codification is
as follows:
Section 1S-Quail; open season;
limit.
ta)-Open season. Quail may be
taken and possessed from September
10 to December /.
(b)-Limit A person may take
not more than four quail in one day.
Sec 19-Ruffed grouse (partridge)
woodcock; open season; limit.
(a)-Open season, Ruled grouse,
commonly called partridge, and wood
cock may be taken and possessed
from September Is to December l.
(b)-Limit person may take a
total of not more than four ruffed
grouse and four woodcock in one
day, and a total of not more than 30
ruffed grouse and 25 woodcock in an
open season.
Sec. 2O-Plover English snipe and
shore birds; open season; limit.
(a)-Open season. English snipe,
ployer, other than INLAND plover, and
shore birds may be taken and pos
sessed from September to Decem-
Der l.
(b}-Limit. A person may take
not more than 10 of such birds in
one day
Sec. 21-Duck, goose; open sea
son; limit; manner of taking.
(a)-Open season. Wild ducks
other than wood ducks, and wild
geese may be taken and possessed
from September to January l.
(b)-Limit A person may take
| not more than 20 wild ducks in one
day
(cl-Manner of taking. Ducks and
geese shall not be taken from boat
propelled otherwise than by hand,
nor with the aid of a jack or other
light nor upon their feeding grounds
between sunset in the evening and
sunrise in the morning. The pres
ence of person upon public waters
of the state or shores thereof after
shutdown and before sunrise pos
sessed of a firearm and a jack or
other light shall be presumptive evil
dence that he has violated the provis-
ions of this section.
Sec. 23-Certain wild birds protec-
ted. Wild birds other than the En-
glish sparrow, starting, crow, hawk,
-blackbird, snowowl great horn
ed owl and kingfsher shall not be
taken or possessed at any time dead
Or al
of certificate issued by the commits
sioner. No part of the plumage,
skin or body of bird protected by
this section or of birds coming from
without the state, whether belonging
to the same or different species from
that native to this state, provided
such birds belong to the same fam
lily as those protected by this act,
shall be sold or had in possession for
sale. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to game bird for
which an open season is provided in
this act
Sec. 24-Destroying or robbing
nests prohibited. Nests of wild
birds other than the English spar
row, starting. crow hawk, crow
blackbird, snow-owI great horned
owl and kingfsher shall not be rob.
bed or wilfully destroyed except
when necessary to protect buildings
or prevent their DETACHMENT, or when
taken under the authority of the
commissioner
Sec. 25-Snares and traps prohibit.
ed. No wild bird, or bird for which
a close season is provided, shall be
trapped, Melted or shared. or, il so
taken possessed. Not net trap or
snare for taking pheasants. grouse,
or quail shall be set placed or used
where such birds can be taken. ANY
such net, trap or snare is declared
to be a public nuisance and may be
summarily abated and destroyed by
any person, and wardens shall seize
and destroy any such device. IN
Sec. 26-Penalties. A person who
violates a provision of this part is
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
final as follows:
For each violation OF the provision
prohibiting lacking wild ducks
500 and IS additional for each duck
so taken and possessed and for
every other violation of a provision
of this part $40 and S. additional for
every bird taken, possessed or had
in possession in violation thereof.
Fish.
No change was made in the size
limit of trout but the catch was re-
duced from six to five pounds. b,
Sec. 27-Trout; open season; size
limit; catch limit; unlawful fishing
in waters inhabited by trout.
(a)-Open season; size limit
Brook trout brown trout or Lock
Leven trout not less than six inches
in length. Steelhead trout not less
than 10 inches in length and lake
trout, landlocked salmon not less
than IL inches in length may be TAX
en- from one hour before sunrise un-
I'll two hours after sunset. and pos
sessed, from May / TO September l.
provided. however. that such trout
may be taken on streams during said
hours, and possessed, from April Is
to September l.
(b)-Catch limit A person may
take between one hour before sunrise
and two hours after sunset. a total of
not more than FIVE pounds of brook
trout, brown trout or Lock Leven
trout and Steelhead trout in one day.
and a total of not more than IL