Smyrna times., 1927-06-15
LAST LEGISLATURE MADE FEW
CHANGES IN STATE GAME LAW
CHIEF WARDEN JOHN P.LeFEVRE
GIVES REASONS FOR CHANGES
Under New Law Now in Force Reyn-
ard May Be Chased After Dark
Other Changes Noted in Law

John P. LeFevre, Chief Game War
den, says that very few changes were
made i'll the State game laws by the
last legislature He has been over
run with inquiries concerning the
changes, and has outlined them as fol
lows:
| Changing the laws relating to the
netting Of trout OF weak fish in the
Delaware River and Bay. The law as
amended reads as follows:
"251O Section 153. Trout fishing;
size Of fish; Saturday afternoon and
Sunday fishing prohibited. It shall be
unlawful for any person to catch and
take, Oh to attempt to catch and take,
from the waters of the Delaware Riv-
er and Bay any trout or weak fish
with shore OF hauling seine, the
meshes of which shall be not less than
two inches stretched measure, or with
a drifting gill net, the meshes Of
which shall be not less than two and
three-quarters inches stretched meas
ure. 1t shall also be unlawful for any
| person to catch and take OF to at
tempt to catch and take any trout or
weak fish from the waters aforesaid
with net Of any character between
the tenth day of June in each year
and the first day Of July thence next
ensuing.
It shall also be unlawful for any
person to catch and take OF to at
tempt to catch and take, any trout or
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with net Of any character, between
the hours Of two o'clock P. NJ. of
every Saturday and twelve o'clock
midnight Of the Sunday next ensuing.
It shall also be unlawful for any per-
son to catch OF take, oil to attempt to
catch snd take any trout OF weak fish
from the waters aforesaid under ten
inches in length. Any person violat-
ing any of the provisions of this sec
tion shall, upon conviction thereof be
| subject to a fine Of one hundred dol
! lars together with a forfeiture of all
nets, boats and other appliances used.
| Provided, however, that any small
| fish Of any kind that happen to be
caught in a lawful net, BY any per
son or persons, while fishing in law
full manner, may be retained and used
or sold by such person OF persons
without violation of the law, and pro
vided also that haul seines, under this
| Section, which We're originally made
with mesh two and one-quarter inch
es stretched measure, shall be consid-
cred as lawful under this Section al
| fhn1Iqro +lonvy L1 T,- W Ill
of two inches stretched measure after
tarring and shrinking; and provided
also that drifting gill nets, under this
Section, which were originally made
with a mesh three inches stretched
measure shall be considered AZ law
full under this Section, although thev
may be less than mesh Of two and
three-quarter inches stretched mea-
sure after tarring and shrinking"
The legislature also repealed the
law which prohibits the dredging for
crabs in the Delaware Bay; raised the
fee for nonresident fishing licenses
from three dollars and a half to five
dollars, and amended the law to per
nit lawfully staked shad and pound
nets in the Delaware Bay and River
to remain in the water over Sunday
with q proviso that no fish shall be
taken therefrom from two p. NJ. Sat
urday until Sunday midnight.
The dog laws We're changed bv max
ing the fee for a dog license one dol
lar for every dog, regardless of sex.
and all Of the provisions Of the dog
law were extended to include all Of
the State, outside Of the City Of Viii
mington
Other changes are as follows:
Adding foxes to the list of game
animals which may Be hunted at night
time, and permitting the training of
all kinds Of hunting dogs at night
time as well as in the day time, ex-
cept from the first of March to the
first Of September.
Other amendments simply make
more clear the meaning Of existing
laws, as follows:
Prohibiting aliens from hunting or
fishing without a license; prohibiting
duck shooting from other than row
boats; prohibiting the use of any
noise reducing cOntrivance on any
gun; prohibiting hunting while any
snow is on the ground and further
protecting deer.
No changes were made in the open
seasons or bag limit laws Attention
however is called to the fact that the
Federal regulations on migratory
birds have been changed in relation to
the shooting of reed birds which is
now prohibited at all times.