The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-05-25
NEW LIGHT ON FISH LAWS
State Game Warden Sends County
Wardcns Law as to Fishing Days.


Wardcns Law as to Fishing Days.
Mr.. f. w. Little, county game war
den, has received the following letter
from the state game warden in regard
to fishing laws, which will no doubt
&c read with interest by local fisher
men: %
In the pamphlet Of Bird, Game and
Non-Migratory Fish Laws Of South
Carolina, published by authority Of w.
H. Gibbes, Chief Game Warden Of
South Carolina, in April 1920. there is
a failure to incorporate Act No. $50,
Of the Acts Of 1918, which Act, in part,
says:
There shall be close time in all
the creeks, streams and inland wa
ters of the State from the setting Of
the sun each Saturday until the ris-
ing of the sun each "Wednesday, dur
ing which time all scines, nets or any
plan or device for the stoppage or col
lecting Of fish, which obstructs any
portion OF any creek, stream or inland
waters other than dam for manufac-
turing purposes, shall be removed
from said creek, streams or inland wa
tcrs; and any person or persons using
such seine, net, plan or device in vio-
lation Of the provisions Of this Act
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdc-
meanOr, and upon conviction thereof
before any court OF competent iurS-
two hundred dollars, one-half Of which
shall go to the informcr 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 dis
erection OF the court trying the case.
Nothing herein contained shall apply
to fishing with dip nets used by hand.
And wherever any seine, net or any
plan or device for the stoppagc or col
lecting OF ish.sas above stated. shall be
used, the Chief Game Warden or any
Warden shall have the authority, in
the namo OF the State, to seize and
hold said seine. net or plan or device
for the stoppage or collecting OF fish,
and to use the same as evidence for
the purpose Of convictipg any person
violating the provisions OF this Sec
tion; and upon conviction Of the per-
son so using said seine, net or plan
or device for tho stoppage or collect
ing OF fish. tho same shall be foreited
to the State and sold, the proceeds OF
said sale to be transmitted to the
credit Of the Game Protection Fund"
Approved tho 18th day of February,
a. ID. 1915"
On May l2, 1921, ! took this matter
Up with tho 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 streams, creeks and
inland waters OF the State In my
opinion this provision is still in effect.
(Signcd) Sam'l NJ Wolfe, Attorney
General"
On account of this law not having
Eccn enforced for the past few years.
it Is very probable that many people
may lc under the impression that the
law has been repealed and for this
reason, wish you to publish this let.
ter in your county newspapers in or
der that the people may be advised
hereby advise that you vigorously
c?forcc the provisions Of the above
mentioned law, after you have publish
ed g2mc in tho county newspapers.
Tic is very important law, and if
pre- 2erly enforced, will do more to pro-
tcct the fish Of cur State than any 9th
Or one "w upon the statute books.
Very truly yours,
A. A. RICHARDSON,
Chief Game Warden.