Milford chronicle., 1919-05-30
CHANGES In OUR
GAME And FISH LAWS
GAME WARDEN JAMES HALL ANDERSON
TELLS OF CHANGES in OUR GAME
AND FISH LAWS.
SEINES OVER 500 YARDS IN
LENGTH PROHIBITED ON THE SHORES
SOUTH OF MISPILLION RIVER TO
FOWLER'S BEACH.

FUWLEk bEAIh.
Our recent Legislature made some
important amendments and additions
to our game and fish laws which l de-
sire to call to the special attention of
the public.
I will take up first the changes in
our fish laws.
A. 1t is now unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation at any time
of the year to barter, sell or offer for
sale or buy any game fish protected
by the laws of this State.
B. 1t is unlawful to take or catch
any game fish at any time except with
hook and line and it is also unlawful
to set or place any net, trap seine or
fke or other device at any time of the
year in any of the fresh water ponds
or fresh water streams in this State
except where the lunar tide ebbs and
flows and except in the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal for the purpose of
catching any kind of fish whatsoever
or for any other purpose. This is de-
signed to absolutely stop the netting
of all of our ponds for any and all
purposes. All special laws which
heretofore permitted nets to be used
in certain ponds were entirely re-
pealed.
c. A daily limit has been placed on
our game fish as follows: Large
mouth and small mouth bass, black
bass and rainbow, brown or brook
trout, 10 a day; calico bass, crappies,
strawberry bass, yellow bass, rock
bass and white bass, 20 a day; pike
perch, pike, pickerel and wall-eyed
pike, Is a day.
d. 1t is unlawful to fish for food
fish in the Delaware Bay from the
mouth of the Mispillion Creek south
ward to a point known as Fowlers
Crossing with a seine longer than 500
yards.
The following are the principal
changes in the game laws:
A. 1t is hereafter unlawful to either
buy or sell any game birds or game
animals whatsoever at any time of the
year which are caught or killed with
in this State, the only exception being
that a person who has himself law
fully killed or trapped rabbits in the
county of his residence may, himself,
sell said rabbits within such county,
provided they do not exceed the num-
Der of 20 in any one open season. This
entirely prohibits the sale or purchase
of quail among other game.
B. Turkey buzzards, black birds,
crows, English sparrows, starting and
hawks Except fishing hawks), are
made unprotected birds and they may
be killed, sold or shipped in any num-
bers at any time.
c. Perhaps the most important
thing the Legislature did for the pro-
lection of game was the enactment
of a good law which applies to the
whole State outside the City of Will
mington and outside incorporated
/ towns. This law makes it unlawful
| for the owner of any dog to permit
such dog to run at large off his own
home premises unless accompanied by
its owner or custodian and under his
or her immediate control between the
/ first of March and the first of October.
1t is also unlawful to permit any
female dog while in heat to run at
/ large at any time of the year any
where in the State.
/ The owners of all dogs are warned
that they must strictly abide by this
law or become subject to arrest. The
simple purpose of the law is to put
a stop to dogs running wild through
the country and killing young quail
and rabbits and squirrels. If a per-
sons dog does not go off his home
farm he need not be chained or kept
locked up, but if he trespasses on
other persons farms, his owner is
liable to arrest.
ID. All State, county and municipal
parks of Delaware are made game
refugees and it is hereafter unlawful
for any person to kill or injure any
game therein at any time of the year
E. 1t is unlawful for any minor
under Is years of age to hunt any
kind of game anywhere in this State
either with rife or shot gun unless
accompanied by an adult lawfully
hunting with him.
F. Non-residents of Delaware who
own or lease property at the bayside
and seaside summer resorts of Della
ware and their friends, relatives and
patrons while temporarily sojourning
at such resort for the purpose of fish
ing for nOn-game fish and of hunting
on the shores of said summer resorts.
and only during the months of June,
July, August and September, shall be
classed as residents. This means that
if they come under the paragraph
above stated they do not now have to
take out hunting or fishing licenses. I
G. The muskrat law has been made
uniform throughout the whole State, I
the open season now being from De- /
cember 1st to March 10, next follow
ing.
H. The open season for SQUIRRELS
was changed. Heretofore the open
season was from September 1st to
October 18th, but the new law made
the open season from September 18th
to November 1st.
The new game pamphlets are in
course Of preparation and as soon as
they come from the printer, which will
be in the course of two-or three weeks,
they will be ready for distribution and
may be procured by applying to the
]. Hall Anderson,
Chief Game and Fish Warden.
May 26, 1919. Dover. Del.
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