Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-08-05
NEM GAME and FISH laH.

rriation Ia the ncw Fish and Guu,
I.iW. enacted by the last Legislator,
There MAS u delay in printing thi,
new LAW and hence the County
Clerks nave been br>icgrd by fisher
men. who desire to obey ii. 10 set
Il chance to learn the chief pro
visions.
. The following synopsis ~ The
july Doth. covers ali the principal
ipointS:
Provides Cor Il game ana fish COM
mission OF three members appoint
cd by The Governor with power 10
appoinl - chief game protector and
additional other competent men -
deputy game protectors and 10 h\
the salaries of protectors and to
have charge of the enforcement of
all game provisions Of the State.
Chief game protector and pro-
tcctor> including Shcrili>. deputy
Shcrlii>. con>tablc>. state police
and police officers while engaged
i'll enforcing provisions of the new
act. small have the power in man
ncr provided by law to search and
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conveyance, express, railroad cars,
fish box. fish buckets or crcclS. game
bag or game coat or any other re-
ceptaclc in which game birds, game
animals. fish or frogs, could be
placed, conScaled or conveyed.
No person mol citizen of the
United States shall at any time hunt
pursue. kill or catch any wild game
animals. game birds Of fowl, in this
State, Or have in his possession fire.
arms of any kind for any of said
purposes.
| License requirements are same as
under old law. but more specific.
Licenses arc not transferable. Lii
censc fees paid 80 into game and
fish fund OF State Treasurer to be
expended for conservation, pro-
lection, propagation and distribu-
ton of fish, frogs. wild game and
Wild birds and fowls, and for tho
enforcement Of the game laws.
No person may kill or catch frogs
IN the State without hunters liccn-
Sc in his possession.
NO person may hunt. pursue. CAP
turc. kill or wound any elk in West
Virginia for Il period of ten years
after passage of the act.
No person shall kill any deer at
any time i'll this State until October
III, 1928. The open SaSon for deer
thereafter is from October - to No.
rcmbcr 30. each year. No dogs
may be used to hunt either elk or
deer. Bag limit on deer is one per
season. No deer may be killed be-
tween nightfall of one day and DAY
light Of the following. Any person
killing deer during an open seas
on when it is lawful. must report
same TO commission within twenty
days thereafter i'm writing. giving
time and place of killing. length of
horns or antlcrS and disposition of
deer. No fan or doc may be killed
With antlers or horns over four
inches in length.
| Closed season on wild turkey is
from December of any one wear
until October IJ of the following
year. No wild turkeys may be
cought Or killed between nightfall
and dawn. Bag limit one per day.
four per season. During month Of
December. amy person killing wild
turkey must report same to COM
mission. giving number killed dur
ins open season and designating
whether male or female.
| Closed season on RULED grouse
from December Of one year to
October - of The following year.
Closed season on quail or Virginia
partridge from Dcccmber of one
wear to November Of following
near. Daily bag limit ten quail and
four rulIcd grouse. Season BAG
limit sixty quail AMI twenty ruTld
grouse.
Closed season on wild ducks,
COOS" or brani from January | Of
one year 20 October IL of same
wear. Wood duck cannot be killed
at any time within the State.
Closed season on wOOdcOrk from
November 30 Of one year TO Octo-
Der - of the following year.
Closed season on piovrr. oriuIa.
or >andpipcr from December 81 Of
one year 10 September IL Of the fol
flowing year.
NoScd season on >nipc from De
crInbcr IS Of one wear to October
- of The following year.
Closed season on gray, black. fox.
or red squirrel from December of
one year TO September Of follow
ing year. Daily bag limit on SOUR
rel. eight. Season bag limit sixty.
ClOhrd season on frogs between
April and first day Of June of any
year.
Closed season ON rabbits between
Jantary | and October Of any
year. Persons may Kill or hunt