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wliich fish have been or sliall be placed at the expense of tlie 

 state, proliibit or regulate the taking of fish from public inland 

 waters therein, for not exceeding five years, from the first of May 

 next after such fish have been furnished. At least thirty days 

 before such prohibition or regulation shall take elTect a copy of 

 the same shall be filed in the oflfice of the clerk of the town to 

 which the prohibition or regulation a])plies. and ])riiUc(l copies 

 thereof at least one foot square shall be posted along the shores 

 of the waters aftected not more than fifty rods apart." 



CLOSE-SEASOX FOR FISH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 



1900. 



FISH. UNLAWFUL TO KILL. 



Trout Sept. i to April 1 5 



Lake trout Oct. i to April 30 



Black bass Jan. i to June 15 



Pickerel and pike March i to April 30 



Muskalonge Alarch i to May 30 



Salmon Aug. 15 to March i 



The examples of these three states will probably give about 

 the average for the Eastern and Xorthern States, and as I have 

 not the data from other states which is required for a complete 

 paper on this subject, I will simply bring out the points which 

 seem most worthy of debate in the different states at the present 

 time, and the imperfect workings of the laws which are not har- 

 monious in the different commonwealths. 



For instance, we find in the Philadelphia markets, extend- 

 ing over quite a season beyond the limit set for the killing of cer- 

 tain game and fish, an abundance of such upon the market stalls, 

 for a considerable time after our close-season ; the law simply 

 prevents their being caught and killed here, while just across the 

 border the close-season may extend to two. three or four weeks 

 longer than ours, and they could be thus and are unfairly sold 

 in our markets on account of such an extended season. This 

 point, however, the commissioners and those interested in the 

 enforcement of our fishing and game laws are aiming to prevent 

 bv having an enactment passed which, will prohibit their sale or 



