Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-24
NOTICE..
In Regard to the Fish and Game Laws
of South Carolina.

In Regard to the Fish and Game Laws
Of South Carolina.
THE following letter from the office
of the Chief Game Warden Of the
State, dated at Columbia, May II. is
of special interest to hunters, fisher
men, landowners, ETC.:
All Game Wardens:
In the pamphlet of Bird, Game and
Nom Migratory Fish Laws of South
Carolina, published by authority Of w.
H. Gibbes. Chief Game Warden Of
South Carolina, in April, 1920, there is
q failure to incorporate Act No. 3S6 of
the Acts of 1913, which Act, in part.
says: =,
There shall be a close time in all
the creeks, streams and inland waters
of the State from the setting of the sun
each Saturday until the rising of the
sun each "Wednesday, during which
time all seines, nets or any plan or de-
vice for the stoppage or collecting OF
fish, which obstructS any portion or
any creek, stream Or inland waters
other than a dam for manufacturing
purposes, shall be removed from said
creeks, streams or inland waters; ana
any person or persons using such
seines, net, plan or device in violation
Of the provisions of this Act shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before any
Court Of competent jurisdiction, snail
be fined in the sum of two hundred
dollars, one-half Of which shall go to
The informer and the other half to the
Court in which the case shall be tried.
or be imprisoned for q period OF not
less than three nor more than SIX
months, or both, in the discretion OF
the Court trying the case. Nothing
herein contained shall apply to fishing
with dipnets used by hand. And
wherever any seine. net or any plan
or device for the stoppage or collecting
of fish, as above stated, shall be used.
tho Chief Game Warden or any War
den shall have the authority, in the
name Of the State, to seize and hold
said seine, net or plan or device FOR the
stoppage or collection Of fish, and to
use the same as evidence for the pur-
pose of convicting any person violating
the provisions of this section; and up
on conviction OF the person sn using
said seine, net or plan or device for the
stuppage or collecting Of fish, the same
shall he forfeited to the State and sold.
the proceeds of said sale to be trans
mittod to the credit Of the Game Pro-
lection Fund" "ApprOved the 18th
day of February. A. d.. 1915"
On May u. 1927, took this matter
up with the Attorney General, and his
opinion is:
II find no amendment or repeating
Act changing the provisions of this
section in the respect that it requires
close time in creeks, streams and in
land waters OF the state. In my opin-
ion this provision is still in effect.
{Signed) Saml NJ. Wolfe, Attorney
General.
On account Of this law not having
been enforced for the past few years.
it is very probable that many people
may he under the impression that the
law has been repealed, and, for this
reason l wish you to publish this letter
in your county newspapers in order
that the people may be advised.
I hereby advise that you vigorously
enforce the provisions of the above
mentioned law. after you have publish
cd same in the newspapers.
This is very important law, and II
properly enforced, will do more to pro-
tect the fish of our State than any 9TH
or one law upon the statute books.
Very truly yours,
a. a. Richardson.
Chief Game Warden.
The above is published as directed
by Mr.. Richardson and for public m
formation. D. T. WOODS.
Came Warden for York County.