Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-13
NEW LAWS AFFECTING
 HUNTING AND FISHING. State Commission Gives information
 for the Sportsmen.

l The newly appointed state board of 1 fisheries and game has issued a pam l phlet which is of great importance to all residents of the state who expect l to hunt or fish. inasmuch as the recent l session of the general assembly made i changes in existing statutes so that 1 what was legal in 1911 may not be 1 this year Of course, the brief ab- straCt sent out does not take cogniz- ance of acts passed to protect local l lakes or ponds, the laws in this re- spect being a hodge pOdge or petty statutes, but the 50.000 copies of the abstract of the general laws will serve useful purpose.
 In calling attention to the need of education in the matter of fish and game laws, the state commission says that many persons are violating the laws ignOrantly The case is cited of a man in Litchfield county who was arrested last week for catching a black bass under the legal length, which is eight inches He had also two of what he called striped bass" and when told that the minimum legal length for these was 12 inches he was mortified As matter of fact his two fish were rock bass, which are too common to be recognized by law. The striped bass is a. salt water fish.
 This assertion is also made by the fisheries and game board:
 
 It will doubtless be news to many who during the duck hunting season ha bituaIly and thoughtIessly shoot the little grebeS (Called by some dipper- ducks and hell divers), on the rivers and lakes, because they believe them to be good for nothing ducks, to learn that by so doing they are violating Section 3128 of the general statutes, the penalty for which is not more than $50 and costs for each bird taken or possessed. These birds belong to the family of divers and are not ducks
 The board makes an appeal to all who know of the existence of viola tfons of the law to report them to the county warden or other game official and it says: The informant may rest assured of the strictest secrecy in all matters of this nature, and no fear may be entertained that the source of the information will be divulged" The board is also anxious to hear of any snares set for either birds or animals.
 All Must Be Licensed.
 To begin with. all hunters must be licensed. the fee being $1.25 for a res dent, $1025 for nonresident and $15.25 for an iIien. Failure to be duly to a fine of from $7 to $50, with a possibility of 30 days in jail No li- cense, however. entities one to hunt on Sunday, and even having hunting inn pt0H1SnlS III lilS OpS1 ar on IH9C day IS considered as actual hunting. The pen alty is fine of from $1 to $50, with an additional fine of $10 for each bird or part of bird possessed by the hunter This year, too, the hunter must be- ware of injuFing fences or letting down bars and not replacing them, as one so doing ferfeits his license for a period of i've years. The law as to the hunting of animals runs as follows:
 The closed season on deer runs to June 1, 1917, with the cid time pre- visieH that owners or lessees of land may kill the animals with d shotgun if they are found damaging crops or trees. The penalty is 3 fine of s10e or Imprisonment fer 30 days
 The open season fer gray sauiFFek ls