Milford chronicle., 1913-04-25
CHANGES IN The GAME LAWS.

A number OF important changes were
made in the game and fish laws of the
State at the last session of the Legisla-
! ture.
A new law was enacted proving that
non-residents of the State shall pay a
license of $40. so to hunt game birds and
animals in the State, to the Board of
Game and Fish Commissioners.
A nonresident fisherman is required
to pay license fee of SO. so to the board,
| and a resident gunner must take out a
license to the amount of Sl.10. A resi-
dent fisherman is not taxed. All licenses
are for the calendar year only, and ex-
pire on December 31st.
Another section of this law appropri-
ates 5000 from the sinking fund of the
State to the Board of Game and Fish
Commissioners annually to be used to
hatch. propagate and distribute valu-
able fish and game.
Section 2, chapter 14s, volume 26 of
the old laws, which prohibits the use of
set line, net, trap, dynamite or other
contrivance to catch fish in the creeks,
brooks or running streams of the State,
is amended by adding provision giving
the Board of Game and Fish Commits
sioners the right to cOnfscate any un-
lawful device used.
Section 8 of the same chapter is
amended to make the open season of
pike in Sussex County from March goth
to April 1st, instead of May goth to
November 30th.
Section 5 of the same chapter is
amended to make lawful the catching of
German carp in the fresh waters of the |
State, except tidal water, with haul nets
and gill nets of not less than five-inch .
mesh, provided that all other live fish |
shall be returned to the water. The
same amenmdent makes it lawful to
catch shad, herring, catfish and yellow
perch in tidal waters of the State. and
in the locks of the Chesapeake & Della
ware Canal with gill and haul nets. 1t
is unlawful to set nets for German carp
between one hour after sunset and one
hour before sunrise next day.
Section 2. chapter 165. volume 26.
which specifies what shall be considered
game birds. is amended to read 'in Kent
and Sussex counties only the swan be-
ng hereby excepted from the list of
game birds.
Section 8 is amended to make a closed
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,pen season for frogs from November lst
o July lst, to July lst to December 31st.
Section 8 of the same chapter is
to allow landlords. tenants and
heir children to trap rabbits in season
n their freehOlds or leasehOlds.
Section of same chapter is amended
o permit the Board of Game and Fish
to confiscate all devices
nd contrivances unlawfully used to trap
irds and animals.
Section is amended by adding pro-
ision making it unlawful ''to set fire
D., burn bark or in any way mutilate
ny tree, living or dead, stump or log,
n the lands of another without the con-
ent of the owner"
Section z, which makes it lawful to
III certain animals at night, is amended
} make it unlawful to kill muskrats at
ght.
Section Is, which prohibits the sale of
anne under certain conditions, is amend
to make the ''mere selling, offering
exposing for sale by residents of the
.ate, any birds or animals forbidden
be sold under the section, prima
Gle evidence Of an offence against the
ction, and the prosecution is not re-
tired to prove the person accused did
It lawfully himself kill said birds and
imals, but that fact may be offered
evidence by the accused, and, if es-
blished, shall be a good defence.
The commission calls attention to the
ct that a competitive examination will
held at the State House in Dover, at
80 a. m. on April 23rd. for the posi-
N of chief game and fish warden of
laware The Office of such official =
4 be located at Dover. The salary to
mburse the warden has not yet been
scified.
The bills passed at the recent session
the Legislature contained a number
to the game laws of 1911. A