The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-03-27
THE NEW GAME LAWS.
Open Season, for Partridge Shooting
from November is to February
18th.

game and fish law. Heretofore near
ly every county in the state has had
its own game and fish law, but the
new law is statewide and applies
with equal force and effect to each
county in the state. Every reader OF
The Herald should read the new law
carefully, or better still, clip this ar
ticle and reserve it and any time you
are in doubt about the fish and game
laws refer to it.
A county residents license fee, is
s1.10 which allows residents of the
state to hunt in any county on his
own land. 'Non-residents pay county
fee of sS.10. A non-resident's state
hunting license is s15.25. Non-resi-
dents must pay a fee of $3.25 to fish
in the state.
The law fixes the open season for
partridge hunting from November 10
10 February Is, and the bag limit to
l5, y day.
The open season for turkeys is
from November Is to April 1. the
bag limit "a day is two, and for the
season 20.
The open season for doves is from
August Is to December 81. A five
year closed season for pleasants Is
prescribed by the law.
Violations of the act shall be a
misdemeanor and viii be punishable
hy a fine of not less than $40 nor
more than $25, or Imprisonment not
less than 10 days nor more than 80
days.
The game laws on the statute books
have been declared to be unconstitu-
tional by Claude N. Sapp, former as
sistant attorney general. This opinion
was also concurred in by S. M. Wolfe,
the present attorney general. The
bill which has just been passed by
the general assembly is due largely TO
the untiring energy of H. L. Oliver,
representative from Georgetown
county The new \act, which has just
been signed by Governor Cooper,
reads:
Sec. 1. That all wild birds, wild
game and fish Except fish in strictly
ponds and lakes entirely segregated
from other waters) shall be, and are
hereby declared to be the property of
the state.
Sec. g., For the purpose of this act
the following classification shall be
recognized:
(a) Domestic game birds, Black
birds, pheasants, doves, partridges,
(quail) and wild turkeys.
(b) Destructive birds; Eagles,
buzzards, crows, cooper's hawks,
duck haw, English sparrows, great
horned owl, jay birds, loggerheads
and SHARP skinned hawks.
(c) Game animals: Bear, deer,
fox, mink, musk rats, oppossum, OF
ter, rabbits, raccoons, skunk and
squirrels.
(d) Game fish: Jackfish or pick
erel, pike, black bass or pond trout,
striped bass or rock fish, Yarmouth,
red belly, Dream, copper face or ball
faced Dream, sunperch, red fin, trout,
speckled trout, flyer, crappie, rock
bagg google eye and white perch.
(e). The open session for quail or
partridges shall be from November
Is to February Is of each hunting
season, and the bag limit shall be Is
per day to the hunter, and trapping
or snaring of quail is absolutely pro-
hibited except as provided for scienti-
fic or propagating purposes.
The open season for wild turkeys
shall be from November Is to April
/ of each hunting season with bag
limit of two per day and total OF
20 per season, but wild turkey hens
must not at any time be shot from
any natural or artificial blind or hid
ing place whether by call or bait or
otherwise.
The provision against snaring quail
or partridges shall apply to wild tur-
keys.
The open season for doves shall be
from August Is to December 81 Of
each year.
The open season for blackbirds
shall be from October to March Is
of each season.
There shall be a closed season for
pheasants for five years after the
passage of this act.
(f.) Destructive animals, foxes
and wild cats may be killed by own-
ers and officers Of the law upon their
holdings and without license, at any
time.
(g) All domestic birds not named
above are non-game birds, and shall
not be destroyed in any way at any
time.
(h) The open season for hunting