Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10

with special emphasis on Valley
angles, written by Bascom Cox, as
sistant county attorney.
The Valley Is a hunters paradise.
Fish and game are plentiful. TO
maintain the status quo in this re-
spect it f. necessary that rules and
regulations be prescribed under
which such fish can be caught and
such game killed. The ideal Sit
uation Is to nave sufficient game
available for the present enjoyment
OF sportsmen, IN the one hand. and
10 prevent the determination nf
game, on the other. A good many
laws have been passed on this sub
lect- These laws are changed from
time 70 time 70 conform to chang
ing conditions. "A few such changes
we're made by the 41st Legislature.
some or them have only local ap-
pllcation, others are statewide ln
tneir scope. Mention will here be
made OF "a few or the new game
laws which nigh be OF interest tn
the readers or the Brownsville Her
aid.
AZ has been "a fairly common prac-
tlce heretofore for hunters 10 shoot
nirus or other game from uublic
roaos or as same crossed such roads.
many N covey or quail has come ro
griel at the hands or hunters as M
Scurried across a ROADWAY and
many IN dove has been Knocked nTg
IN roadside perch by passing game
seekers. Also II has not been IT,
Usual Tor persons other than hunt-
- motorists going through the
country Tor instance 70 take 49,
snotS at coyotes. rabbits. haurkr nr
other animals and birds from en-
on public roads. Tn horSp-and-h,,v--
LAYS sucn procedure might not have
oeen extra : hazardous. although
ven then instances are rrrordp1
oI IL having resulted SERIOUSLY far
travellers suddenly coming around Y
curve onstructed by brush ur other
wise. But, the formulatorS OF nr,r
laws nave decided that such prar-
We AS exceedingly dangerous sr
these times or ra1id locomofior
When persons who 10 all intnrtE ard
purposes are nowhereS around ear
De rapidly and suddenly propelled
within gunshot range NV fart-
moving vehicles. Consequently ga
new law was enacted ~ the Iast
Legislature and is now In effect
The happy hunting grounds ~
pot-shot hunters has been surround
en- with an impeachment 10 free-en-
Joyn1ent- This new law provides.
ANY person who shoots or dis
charges any gun. pistol or firearrn
LII, on. along or across anv public
road I'm this State shall be fined
not more than One Hundred Dol
lars
White Wing Season
whitening season opens on Au-
gust 9Th and continues until Oc-
tober 3lst. The open season on this
choice fowl was formerly July. Au-
gust. and September. The change
In the law was the result of aRita-
ton on the part of Valley snortsmen
who contend that the season for
merly opened prematurely and at
q time when white winged doves
were nesting. CActs. or Regular
Session. I'd. l73).
Open season for killing wild
mourning doves III Cameron County.
as far as the state law is concerned.
was changed from November and
December 10 October and Novem-
Der. IL is said that this change
IN the law conflicts with the fed
eral law SO that November Ks the
only month open TO Cameron Coun-
ty hunters FOR killing wild mourn
ing doves.
CActs Of lst Called Session, p. 2sD
Fish Shrimp Law
or particular interest to the val
ley iS the Fish and Shrimp law
passed BY the Second Called Session.
"A group on Valley residents made
"a special trip TO Austin &C. se-
cure the enactment or this Law
after the so-called "HolbrO0k Bill
was passed by the Regular Session.
The Second Called Session Act
makes it unlawful for any person
TO place. set, use. or drag any seine.
net. or other device for catching
fish or shrimp other than the on
binary pole and line: casting rod
and reel: artificial bait: tr0t line:
set line; cast net; or minnow seine
OF more than 20 feet N length for
catching bait, 0r t0 have in hss
possession any seine 80 net Or
trawI-in or on the waters of the
Gulf Shore line one-fourth mile
from mean low tide from the South
end or Padre Island tO a point on
i Mustang Island two miles north OF
Corpus Christi Pass. 10 ~ specifl-
calIy provided. however. that nothing
in the Act Shall prevent the use Of
spear or gig and light for the pur-
pose OF taking founders. First Of
tenders are liable to q fine OF from
S25 10 $40, but. on second or sub
seuuent conviction. the minimum
fine IS 500 and the maximum $500.
carrying with ~ also en- cancellation
of fishing license for one year.
Game wardens are entitled W seize
and hold nets. seines. and other
tackle for evidence until after the
trial or the defendant. CActs cf
End Called Session. p. 1901.
sHoIbrook" Law
The "Holbrook Law. while Ieav-
inR out the waters cf the Gulf
Shore line covered hy the Act of
the Second Called Session, ur the
greater part uf such waters. con-
tains identical fnhihitions against
the use OF possession cf seineE. nets.
etc. Inn catching fish and shrimp
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