Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-27
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In Resatd't to the Fish aid i'd Game me, Laws
., .--. OF. South Carolina ..!j

| In Regard to tEiS; Fish and Game Laws
., of South Carolina. 49,
THE following letter from the office
-. of the Chief Game Warden Of the
State, dated at. Columbia, May IT, Is
of special interest to hunters, fisher
men, landowners, etc: ~ -.
All Game. .Wardens: ~ .:'.'.. :. :.
In the pamphlet of Bird, Game and
Non Migratory Fish. Laws of South
Carolina, published by authority Of W.
II. Gibbes, Chief Game Warden of
South Carolina, in April, 1920. there is
failure to incorporate Act. No. 386 of
the Acts Of 1918, which Act, in part,
says: ;'--
There shall be 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 OF
,any creek, stream r, Or. inland waters
other than a dam for manufacturing
purposes, shall be removed from said
creeks, streams or inland waters; and
any person or persons using. such
seines, net, plan or device in violation
deemed guilty Of a mlsdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before. any
Court of competent. Jurisdiction, shall
be-. fined in the sum Of two hundred
dollars, one-half of which shall go Ito
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, meteor any plan
or device for the stoppage or collecting
of fish,, as above stated, shall be used,
Game Warden for York County. !.
the 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
sroppage :ot 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 80 using
said seine, net or plan or device for the
'stoppage or collecting Of fish, the same
shall be forfeited to, the State and sold,
the proceeds Of said sale to be trans
mitted to the credit of the Game Pro-
lection Fund. "Approyed the 18th
day Of February, A. D., .191S.n
On May II, 1921, took this matter
up with the Attorney General, and his
opinion is: ,:s +.
II find no amendment or repeating
Act changing the, provisions OF this
section in the respect that II, 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. Wdlfe,' Attorney
General.
On account of this law not having
been enforced for the past few years,
it is very probable that many people
may be under the impression that the
law: has, been, repealed, and for this
-eason 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
ed same in the newspapers. r. :
This is a very important law, and IL
properly enforced, will do more to pro-
tect the fish of our, State than any 9TH
er one law upon the statute books.
Very truly yours,
A. A. Richards on,
Chief Game Warden.
The above is published as directed
by Mr.. Richardson and for public in
formation. d. Z. WOODS,