Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
aRNFRS AND SPORTSMEN
INTERESTED IN GAME LAW
Dill PROPOSED TO BETTER
c,uT STATE CONDITIONS
LEGISLATURE as Substitute, One
'Os D.Jncirg State License Fee From
$500 to $1.OO.

paducirg State License Zee FROM
$500 to $1.OO.
pocause of objections advanced by
sbors of the Legislature, partic-
p' I.1r from Kent and Sussex counties,
-tbe came license bill pending in the
T.a;.lature, at Dover, it has been de
Ia # was learned last week to have
Institute game and fish bill drawn,
h;cb will be introduced in the Legis-
,.h,re shortly. The bill, which was
I-,wn bv several of the Assembly |
D.on,bers. simply requires 81 year
,;..Dse which will permit both hunt
;no and fishing throughout the State,
L,rt which will exempt every resident
s. b,,nt or fish in his own election dis
.,;.t or upon his own lands or upon
Iords Immediately adjacent thereto,
ond which will also permit hunting
and fishing anywhere in the State on
rbristmas and Thanksgiving without
license.
This new measure seems to over
.oroe all the objections that were made
AGAINST the bill that required State
pide license to hunt, costing So, and
seems that the members are now so
yell satisfied that the passage of the
Eal is almost assured. 1t has been
eaid bv several of the legislators that
there are many Kent county people
living very near the Sussex county
line. and the same being true about
Sussex county, who opposed seriously
tbe paying of 81 to hunt outside the
county of their residence. There were
also many objectors that declared that
one license should give the privilege to
both hunt and fish. To meet these OBJ
iections, therefore, it was decided to
introduce in the House the substitute
measure.
General Amendment to Game Laws.
Now regarding the general amend
ment to Delaware's game laws, which
is known as House Bill No. 113, and
which contains 27 sections, it has been
found that this lengthy bill is very
confusing to the members, so it has
been deemed best to redraw the essen
tial parts of the bill and in such way
as to make it as clear and brief as
possible. Therefore some of the mem
bers of the House are about to intro
duce the substitute, which shall en-
body only the following parts:
First-That crows and hawks, whicl
aIe now protected, may be killed an
bounty may be offered by the commits
sioners on these two birds and also o.
English sparrows; second, that tn
sale of game fish, game birds an
game be permitted, provided that an
resident may not sell over II rabbit
a season, if killed by himself; thirC
that section be inserted providin
for a penalty for violating any gam
or fish laws in cases where the law
now defective and does not prescrE
any penalty; fourth, that dogs outsiC
OF corporate towns shall be kept
their own premises and houses ar
that female dogs shall not be pei
mitted to run at large at any time (
the year when in heat; fifth, that Il
game commissioners may catch gan
birds, animals or fish at any time
the year for strictly restocking pu
poses; sixth, that minors under fiftet
shall not be permitted to hunt with
mile or shot gun unless accompani
by an adult; seventh, that netting of
fresh water ponds for any purpos
Whatever shall be prohibited, exec
that the owner or tenant may cat
for his family use non-game fish in
net with mesh not less than TIN
inches, stretch measure; eight, tt
the daily limit on black bass and bro
trout shall be 10; on calico bass a
crappies 20, and on pike and picker
Is.
These shortened and simplifed bi
stand good chance of passage, it
believed, as they are redrawn in {
s|er to a strong demand from seve
members of the Legislature.
1t is also asserted that the lice
law of 81, Statewide, will prod
enough revenue for the purposes
needs of the game commission. /: