OOTOBBR 31, 1880.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



227 



l^m^ gdq Httd ^tai 



ii/r77'c.is all OommuniQatmui to 

 .'■iaff Company, New Turk." 



' Fn)-est and fit-ream 



«AiWE IN SEASON IN OCTOBER.' 



WoiKlcoelc, Pkilohela iinnar. 

 BUif:k-ijL'lilO(l plover, ox-eye, 



S.nirilarula lielpetlea. 

 I.oiiK-iiileil cuiif-w,.V«7?i«H,<i/« imu/i- 



VeUow-Kluiuks, Tui 



I Ice unicridflna. 

 '. llangl/er earibou. 

 1 ptti, Ccrvun miuidenaix. 

 iiglniadeev, C. uirgtnian- 



'Hiiuii'ipls— rea, Wack and gray. 

 ■" — 5— Urowii and g"'" 

 or rice bird, j 



hTmkey, ilelmgHngaUopmo. 

 feitea grouse or pr.ilrle obk- 

 |U. thipititmin ettpido, 

 Id grouse or pheasant, Eo- 



hiiinbe'iim. 



I nr parUWgf^ Orij/x n'rgin- 



i,TaIl, Porzatut Carolina. 



WS eniuiieration i» goucral, i 



a lawK. 



Saj Ijlvils" j;eiieraU;, , i 



er, srnpc. cuilcw, ov i. i 

 1, comiriK uiuli-r ilie ^i"' • i ' ' 

 Tllli ))1 ;iUlf luwl (piurmii.il l lii.i 



[Read belore tus Long^ Islatid Sportsmen's Association.] 

 THE NEW YORK GAME LAW. 



A.VALVSIS OF ITS PROVISIONS. 



BuooKr.VN, October 8, 1880. 

 Ti> the Lnlig Inland Bportsm-en's J .tmdfUmn : 

 f:ir\TLEMEfr — The time isapproachini; when, as the warrlenB 



iiiti.TcstK 'if tlic "Nev,- Vork StiiLu Association for the 

 iMiiof Fisli.-iini (Jiiim-," we shall lie rciji.irril to iiceoimt 



, -:i. wr,r.l=0:;]i. riiiki' our ;iu^pifes iiiiirh r:iii and f'liould 



' ' , ■ •■ •••r- I,:,.,.' . :-:'i.iv.;.l ilu, toniier action 



.1 .i;!: I . ,'l'..j' ..I jii-il;- ..li.ii.'llial Its prime 



uliitcls u:i:r iM-r], ni.M MyliT ut Lu I Ue iuelceliary COlltCSlS for 



prizes at the traps. 



The niiniaifcnient of cadi notiveiitioa is within the control 

 Of the ciilertHiiiiMg organization. What can ami oushl we to 

 do to remove the odium and establish 1 he credit of our State 

 Association V The oeeaaion Ik afforded tis to (ic^inonstrate oiu- 

 mnceiity and unite our local societies in u work of coumion 

 lienefit 10 the large liody tif sportsmen lhroni:;lioiil the slale. 



No sulijeef is of more immediate importance (han the exist- 

 ing lepslalion [or the preservation of animals, birds and lish 

 nf'the Idnds couunouly lermed "same." 



DnriinT the interval since oin last meeting I have collated 

 the recent slatules upon that subject and, so far as |wacticable, 

 have analyzed their existing provisions to afford you an in- 

 telligible iitisis for examination and reconimeudaliou of aiiiend- 

 meiiis. 



The special laws for shell-iish, regulating the ttildug of 

 elanis ami o\sters and the sale of lobs'fers. seem liardU- w'illiin 

 Oiir purview: niir hiivo f inrhuied the laws eslablishimr fi'^h- 

 Ways, the e<-insl,nu-;(ioi-i of il:ims over rivers, those relalin.ii- to 

 Couiniissioners of Fisheries or tlie incorporaiion of companies 

 for the proliidioii ,,r pi-oija.iiali.iii of tisli anil iranic, Uiosc iiro- 

 vlding for cicelioii of liav eonslalilc-s, (hose contcrriiiLf powe,s 

 (tn Supervisors to leu-i'slate. nor the laws regidaling shad 

 fishing, exce|)t as these subjects are siiecLflcallj- referred to iu 

 tlle.lawsof 1879 and 1880.' 



The senerai laws are Chapter .'i:J4 of the Laws of 1879 and 

 Chapters 531, 584 and 501 of the Laws of 1880. They are pro- 

 hibitory in their nature, and propose to preserve •j::in\ij by 

 punishing those who kill, sell or have it in prissLSsioii during 

 certain specified periods. They do not provide feir propaga- 

 tion in any other manner. While general, the exceptions to 

 their operation in localities are nnuiy. 



Without atricth' followdug the order or technical verbiage 

 of the acts, the provisions can be better stated by dividing the 

 subjects into : 



1st, Animals. 5th. Civil remedy. 



2d. Birds. (ilh. Criminal proceedings 



3d. Fish. 7th. Hpecial game officers. 



4tli. WiMcelhmeous provisions. 8(li. Local legislators. 



lu nearly all the prohibitions as lo birds and fish the language 

 U.sed is as "follows : "No person shall kill or expose tVa- sale or 

 have in his or her possession after the same has been killed." 



With the c.\cepl ion of the amendments introduced by Ihe 

 Laws of 1880, the violalion of ['no. probihiled acts is in terms 

 made a mi.^demeanor, anfl a peeimiarv penally is added. In 

 the case of slajoliim certain birds specified in Chapler ."1^4. 

 Laws 18S0, the provision making it a inisdeineanori^ omitted. 

 These are the "eagle, woodpecker, nigbthawk, yellowbird, 

 wren, martin, oriole or any son": bird " and the "rribin, nif-a- 

 dow lark or starling." fChap. 584, L. 18SU, §S 3 and 3, 



I" .ling s§ la and 13. Cha|). 534, L. 1879.) 



.■..MMAts, HIHOS .\S'n nsH PKOTECTED. 



aiiiiiials uliich by these laws are considered game are 

 >M I a deer, moose, hare or rabbit, 8i[uiiTelg, black or gray." 

 The water or bay birds so declared game are " wild duck, 

 goose or brant." 



The upland birds specified are "quail, woodcock, ruffed 

 grouse, commonly called partridge, pinnated grouse, com- 

 monly called prairie chicken, spruce grouse, commoidy called 

 Canada partridge." 



Also prctlected are " eagle, woodpecker, night hawk, yel- 

 lowlriid, -wren, martin, oriole, song birds, robin, meadow 

 lark and starling." 



The specified" fish are "speckled trout, salmon trout, lalte 

 trout, California trout, black bass, striped bass, Oswego bass, 

 Tiinaculonge and salmon." But there is no close season for 

 6almon. 



CLO.SE SEASONS. 



T17W flrvr.— From November 30 to August 1, and for chas- 

 ing with dogs except from August 15 to November 1. 



In St. Lawreu.. c couut-i doirs cannot, be used at any time. 

 In the counties ot S\iffrVik and Queens wild deer pot to be 

 killed within five years after act of ,Jime 20, 1879. Fawn in 

 spotted coat protected. Use of traps, spring guns and other 

 devices for trapping or killing deer prohiiiited. Crnsting and 

 entering deer yards forbidden. Violation is made ir.isdeaiea- 

 Tior, wilh penally of s-'SO adde-I, ■--.;'; !i, ,m-.- . .' • 1 m-' i,,:- 'a- 

 yarding it is 6TK1, and d^'a- :.•. • :•■! • -i . 

 killed. Possessinn 1:1' fiasli .,;!,,-. ■ ;,-■■.■ i::_,^il 



January 1 exeu.SMi i-n jir.n.f i..l ..^.laaa .,ai]ii,i l,,'„;'a, ,..ai i.ji,.-. 



Jf(W.w. -Not t.. be elaiSed v.ith dog^ nor killed at any lone. 

 Violation is misdemeanor arat added penalty is *50. 



Han or MnH'it.—Fnni\ February 1 to November 1. 



Himtiug with tenets prohibited. Owners or occui)aul8 of 



nur.series or orchards may trap or hunt with ferrets within the 

 limits of such nurseries or orchards or in forest or Held ad- 

 joining. ViolfUion is misdemeanor and added penalty of ?25. 

 .SV/«//v(7.v, Shirk ,„■ 6'jvoy.— From February 1 to August 1. 

 Violation is misdemeanor, witli added penalty of t25. 



BIKDS. 



Wildlht-ek, Goose or Brant.— From May 1 to September 1. 

 On Long Isltmd from May 1 to October 1. 



Violation i.s ndsdemeanor, with added penalty $25. Kill- 

 ing between sunset .and daylight, pursuit or firing at with aid 

 of lantern, lieing framd on the water with a gun and lantern 

 in act of attempting to pursue, fire at or kill bef\yeen sunset 

 ;uid sunrise, made misdemeanors, with added penalty -SSO. 



KillinL^ with ST^ivcl or punt gun, or with anv .imi other 

 than such as a- ' :iatn:il'" r;;is,.d at arm's lenglh'and tired 

 from the sboiiM. - ' I'l or device or instrnmenl other 



(han such u-nn. , 1, aiior. with added penalty .*50. 



Use of lloatirii, iMii. ,;. , i, aliine or device whereby gun- 

 ner is concealed, yr shooting tlierefroni, use of decoy or 

 construction of how house "at distanec from shore 'more 

 than twenty rods, made mfsdemeauor, with added penally 

 -:"'V ;':-:•.;'{ in Great South Bay, west of Smith's Point. 

 ','..;■; ii PoconieBay, Shiniiccock Bay, Lake Ontario, 

 ■>i I.- :-ir-i i-tiycr, Hudson Biyer below Albany. 



.Saii'mu .-nr (liian, (ir shooting from .sailing or steam vessel, 

 or structure attached to same, made misdemeanor, with added 

 penaUv of .-^10. K.rypf in laaej: Island Sound, Lake Ontario 

 and Hudson l^iecr below Nyaek^ 



Q«f«V.— From January l" to Novendier 1. In counties of 

 Montgomery, Scheuccledy, Saratoa-a and Albany y^ilhin two 

 years after act of .Jime 3.5, 1880. prohibited." Violation is 

 misdemeanor and penalty is added $35. Sale or po.ssession 

 lietweeii January 1 and February 1, may be excused by proof 

 of killing within lawful period. Netting, trapping anil snar- 

 ing prohibited and madi^ misdemeanor, with .flO penalty. 

 Nets, etc., to be desiroj^ed when found set. 



ll''..crte>,'y!-.— From .Ta'unary 1 to August 1. In counties of 

 tJneida and Herkimer, .Taiuiary 1 to September 1. Violation 

 made misdemeanor, \yiih added penalty ,$25. Sale or posses- 

 sion between .lannaiy 1 and February 1 excased on proof of 

 killing within lawful period. 



liujf.d nro'isr. or /-;irfrli/r,r, ,inr1 PhiiKflfd OrouRf, »v 

 Prairie ("irkkai.- Fr'ui .lannary 1 to Septemli'a- 1. Viola- 

 tion made misdena-nni: r, with penalty ^'.'5. Nrctinc. trapping 

 or snaring, and ..::ettingiait, (rap or snare for them, or for 

 spruce grouse or (Janada partridge, made luisdemeanor, 

 with penalty added of .tlO. Heslmction of nets, traps and 

 snares authorized when found set. [Note — No provision 

 tigainst shooting Cmuidti partridge at tiny time (;xigts. j Sale 

 or possession of ruffed or pinnated grouse from Janutiry 1 

 to February 1 excused upon proof of killimi yvithin lawful 

 l,eriod. 



E,„i!f, \\'-.>ilir.-Icrr. :\';,iH n.u'd.; Tcthnn B!r,l, Wrrn Mar- 

 tin, Dri.Hr.jH'i S^,a.;/ C/rrf,s-. — ivilling jn'ohibiled at all times, 

 except for studying habits or history, oi' to be set uji. Pen- 

 idly f 5. 



JioUn, Meadow laH:, BtarUnff. —From January 1 to Octo- 

 ber 1. Penalty f S, Sxeapt for studying habits or history, 

 or to be set up, and except that robma, iii act of destroying 

 fruit or grapes, may be killed by person on his own premises. 

 Fisrr. 

 Hp,:d.hd Tr<„:i. -FiMc ,~, i, (ember 1 to April 1. 

 Calcliing li.'. : J '■■ 'ii. angling and use of net, seine 

 or set line, or ;••_-■. : ame on shores, prohibited, and 



nets, etc., declaicd c.noao.and and destruction authoiized. 

 Violation made misdemeanor, wilh.v35 penalty added. Enypt 

 in waters wholly private, by owner's pernussion, the net or 

 device may be used. 



Saimon'TrouLor Lal.r: Trout. ~ln the inland lakes from 

 October 1 to .'ilareh 1. In Lake George from October 1 to 

 April 1. Violation made misdemeanor, wdili pcnaltv SIO 

 added. 



(MUfarmn 7',v.»r-Frnn, May 15 I o .September 1. Viola- 

 tion made misdeuicanor. Iiesides peualt', A35. 



BUtrl: l-:i-r<K fi,,ry,y; />',/,„w/rt-f J/)i.„v.^,i,/, .— From .January 

 Ito.lu! i' ' ■anigip, alive for artificial propagation or 



the st..u I .., :•! !-i a Tiers. 



In il..; ;-i l.iv. i^iice, Clyde, .Seneca and Oswego rivers. 

 Lake Erie, Lake ' .bitario, Lake Coiiesus and Nifigara liiver 

 above Niagara Falls on the American side, protected from 

 January 1 to May 20. 



Black Bftss in L.akc Mahopac and Dutchess Conpty in 

 Schroon lakeor rivaa-. and Para.lo.N lake in rh,. counties of 

 Essex or Warren, i-rutected fruni Januarv 1 t^ July!. In 

 Lake George from .January 1 to July 30. 



Black nr striped ba.ss, under oiit-half pound Weight, not to 

 be caught at any lime. Violations made lUisdemeiinor, with 

 penalty of .f 10 added. 



si'EoiAL maivp^iONs rsKisriiOTisfi n$ii, 

 Shutting or drawin;; oil' waters tO catCh t3ah, made misde- 

 meimor, with added penalu- of iSao. 



Tonawanda (reek, between Monlton's dam in G .a-, . 

 County and Colton's dam in Wyonuug County, ma ,, '. 

 fished within live years trom act of J une 30, 1879. \'i l.i i j. n 

 a misdemeanor and ,-r'a >.. i, il';. 



In Lake Ontario, o , '- • .: ,.a ^ide, for three miles trom 

 the mouth of Ihe Niaa i > , , , , , ■, lataidago. Oneida, Seneca 

 and Cross lakes and ri,. !_ , aii/i:; .,.aj Iribularies. and Niasiara 

 River and Ameri! an waters above Niagara Falls, no tisircx- 

 cept miimows to be caught bv any de\ice but hook iind line. 

 Violation a misdemeanor, and also a penalty of 8100. 



Fish not to be caught (excepting miimows. bullheads, eels, 

 •suckers aud catfish) by any device but hook and line m the 

 other fresh waters and canals, and violalion made misde- 

 meanor with penalty of S3o. 



E'temipicd loralitii'a where nets, etc., may be used ; Hudson 

 River, below the dam at Trov : Bkiok Lake, in St. Lawrence 

 County ; St. Regis River, Gra.ss Riyt r and Racket River, be- 

 low the line of the Ogdensbmg and Lake Champlain Rail- 

 road ; Lake Ontario (cxcluihug Great Sodiis Bay, Port Bay, 

 East Bay in Wayne County, Henderson Harbor or Bay "in 

 Jefferson Conniy); Lake Cliamplain, from October 1 to No- 

 vember 15 ; Lake Ontario, with its bavs and inlets within the 

 Comity cl Jeliersou, and in that part of Oswego County Ijine 

 aiits Jefferson f^-,.nr.r,- i;,-,,-, .-,,,r] the wes'teriy hue of the 

 if Mexico, and ■ - '\f ndle of the outlet or 



of Salmon Rd, ■ , pe shoals adjacent to 



t-son Lay on t.v- , ,, Uie main shore (o and 



including f,u,oke lslr„„i, ..,.,,; ,o: m- Ibc months of Novem- 

 ; bar and Diaaaplaa-." Jn «.,;;.,, II itiver. «i|l,in Ll.sier fount v 

 la-.nseli..lder.=. during :1a' uajniii.-; of 3Iarcl, and April, (.ict'o- 

 liei .and Noycmbcr, may fish for suckers aud eels with sinitle 

 I fyke of not less than one inch mesh. 



<sf;-,; ,'f n,,:-:!, f,a be pot less than two and one half inches e,\- 



cept m the aljovo exempted lucalitics. In waltra OTer which 



I Richmond Couftl^' haii cwl iurisdictloii lueshea to lie jnotlfiBB 



than two inches ; in Long Island bays, salt waters, estuaries 

 and rivers, to be not less than two and one-half inches, ex- 

 cepting for menhaden and in ponds where permitted by law ; 

 in Coney Island Creek to the mouth thereof, extending out 

 into Gravesend Bay, one-half mile each way, lo befour inches 

 st|uare, except hoop nets for eel and flounder fishing between 

 Oct 15 and April 1 ; in Great South Baj- potmd or trap net 

 prohibited, except that portion within juri.'diction of the town 

 of Isllp and not in Brookhaven and Smith patents: in Lakes 

 Erie and Ontario, to be not less thsm four and oni' half inches; 

 in Lake Erie, no pound or trap net to be used; in Hud.son 

 River, below dam at Troy, not less than two and one-half 

 inches, except for liait fish ; in Hudson River, between the 

 upper dock at the village of Sing Sing and Croton landing in 

 the town of Cortland, and in the wale»i-s between those pobils, 

 drawing .seine prohibited: in Croton I{iver, between June 1 

 and October t, drawing seine prohibited. Violation made 

 misdemeanor Iiesides added penalty of if 50, and unlawful nets 

 declared eontriiband aud their destruction authorized. 



l'aii,^ei<.-<i'!ih '.if siiare-t, nets, stake-poles aud milawful devices 

 (.during the elo.sed sea.sun) on the shores of lake or waters in- 

 habited by salmon, s.Hlmou trout, lake trout, black or Oswego 

 bass or muscalonge, without the permis.sion of the Commis- 

 sioners of Fisheries, made misdemeanor, with penally of tf25 

 added, evr^ptlng Hudson River south of Troy dam. Lake On- 

 tario and WalkiU River, in Ulster County. 



Net% poundH or device, by wliich fish may he captured or 

 taken, set, put, floated, haci or maintained in any of the State 

 waters in violation of any law, declared a public nuimnce, to 

 be ajiated by any eitizen'of the Stale. The game protectors 

 are reqiured to seize and remove them. Expenses of seizure, 

 removal and storage a county charge, to be repaid by sale by- 

 sheriff. 



Dye-stitf, Goal ror.— Refuse from gas-houses, sawdust, 

 lime or other deleterious substances, not to be deposited or 

 caused to flow into any of the "rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, 

 (U- any of the bays or inlets adjoining the Atlantic Ocean." 

 Penaity. misdemeanor, with $50 added. Not applicable to 

 streams constituting motive power for manufactories where 

 neces.sary to run the refuse into the stream. 



l<H.ihwayH and Sta.te Fisherij. — Commissioners of Fi.sheries 

 to maintain sign-boards at a distmice of eighty rods fropr fish- 

 ways constructed or est, i i '. :■ Slate pro'hibiting fishing. 

 Board.s to be on both n- i i : ream, :il)Ove aiid below- 



Fishing within such in.-ani^i; .ii^ranee, or destruction or injury 

 of sign boards, made misdemeaiua-, besides added penaltv of 



MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

 Dentroi/i>ig or BiMirr ".-.'. ';.'■ "V',: J'^rr. - Pa .^i' .ii.;!. 



whe 



/■'..' 



le maiut. 



lined by owner i 



r occupant of laud. 



■e, upon 



everv 50 acres 



upon the lot lines. 



liter, in 



at least two ( 



:oiispieuona places. 



occupant to be appended to notice forbid- 



their defaeemcpt 

 owls: and violat^ 



fiign-hmrdK to 

 size (aie foot st|U; 

 or on shores of 

 Name of owner < 

 ding fxespassiug. 



Trespaitmrx on such lands for piu-pose.s of shooting or hunt- 

 ing or taking fish from private ponds or private streams, not 

 slocked in wliole or in p.art by the State, liable to exemplary 

 damages not exceeding iif25, besides actual damages. Injur- 

 ing or destroying sign-board made misdeua.ianor, besides pen- 

 alty added of $35. "^ 



Private Parks. — Dedication of lands and water for pri\'atc 

 park by owner or lessee for propagation or protection of fish, 



ized. 



dings. —Notice describing 

 rpose, to be published in 

 of general circulation, once 

 i or .sign-hoards during such 

 ifter final publication^ to be 



bet' 



llend 



bh-ds or game ailthori 



the properly, and stating the 



county paper where property- is, 



a week for three mouths. Noiice 



publication, or within .six months 



posted or put up warning off trespassers. Notices or boards 



to be not less than one foot scpiare, and not more than forty 



rods apart along entire boundary, if park be all land. If 



both laud and water, then in ccai.spicnous places — at least one 



notice for every 100 acres. If pond onl}', then in at least 



four conspicuous places on the shore. If the park be in- 



clo.sed by fence of reasonable capacity for lirotcctiou, notices 



to be on" fences not over half a mile apart. ^Vfter property is 



dedicated, all fish, birds aud gajiie to belong to the owners or 



le.ssee.s. 



Catebiiig, taking or killing fi.sli, birds or game therefrom ; 

 piitlipg deleterious substances or piscivorous fish; letting off 

 the watias with, intent to fi.sh or destroy fish or eggs placed in 

 such w;il' !-, : defacing or de.slruetion of sign or noiice posted ; 

 phieing olijcii aaainst or pear fiaiee to aiiT animals lo get m 

 or escajie tiierefrom : entering with implements for catchmg, 

 taking or killing fish, birds or game therein, made mi.sde- 

 meanor. and guilty person also liable lo owner or le,s.see to ex- 

 emplarv damages not exceeding S'25, besides actual damages. 

 Walrrx and y'e/o'/».v,v.— Bounty for grown yyolf, ^30: 

 bountv ba- |iup wolf, S15: bounty for panther, S20. if 

 killeiriii State. Proof-Satisfaetory aflidavits i*id skull aud 

 .-kin lo be presented to supervisor and a justice of the peace 

 i lowii in wliieh killed, they lo burn the skidl and brand the 



.^iindaj/ nkootiiiy, hunting, trapping or ca.giug birds or wild 

 beasts, or possession iu open air for such ptu'poseof the imple- 

 ments therefor, made lidsdemeanor, with added penaltv of 



$25. 



ClVn. REMEDY. 



Penalties, with cost of sitit, may be recovered by any per- 

 son in his own name or by any society in its name. The so- 

 ciety to give security for costs. 



Dislriet attorney to bring actions in name of The People 

 upon reliable information or when requested by the game 

 protectors appointed by the Governor. Person giving infor- 

 niation entitled to one half penalty ; balance to go to Couuty 

 Treasurer. Game and fleh protectors appointed by the Gov- 

 ernor empowered to bring action in the laaim- r.f Tlie la nple. 



(JrmrtH Ha'cing Jurisdiction. — Justiceof it) ' ui-ty 



where offense committed or adjoining cih - in of 



usual jtuisdiction. In New York city: Ib-iii' mn ami 

 Marine Coiu-t : all Courts of Record in the State. In Kings 

 County : County Couri; and City Court of Brooklyn in actions 

 by game constables. 



(JostsandDi.'ihm-.icmfnt.it.—BrMiTerywnAn ij'50 in Coiu't of 

 Record, including KinM County Coml and City Court of 

 Brooklyn. Coat to equal recovery in amount. 



Jn aciiou bv The People, commenced by District Attonicyat 

 rerpiest of die !;-:Lniu protectors, if the plaintiff succeeds, to" be 

 ar rtili-s fixi'd bv ,i 307. '_'■"'. -■/' /■■aci'-eoo'v 'old Code), besides 

 wi'.nesses :ind o'lkarfces and dislan pciccms, without regard to 

 amount (f reeoverv . IJisiiict attorney maj' discontinue^ lioliou 

 without costs. 



Expends: iu such actions to be advanced by County Treas- 

 m-er on requisition of Uiatricl Attorney. On recoveiy, ex- 

 penses lo be paid hack -with all fines to Ooualy Treasurer, hut 



