Feb. 5, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



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Sec, 44. Houndiiigr. Deer shall not be hunted with does bptweeu 

 the elevpnth day of October a.nd the first day of Septetnber follow- 

 ing. Dogs oonamoiily nsed for huiitiug deer shall not he permitted 

 to run at large, between such dates, in the forest where deer are 

 hunt< d. Deer shall not be hunted with dogs in St. Lawrence and 

 Delaware at nny time. 



Sec. 45. Dogs May be Killerl.— Dogs, while chasing deer in yio- 

 lation of law, may be l<illed bv any person. 



Sec. 4fi. Transportation.— Deer or venison trilled in this State 

 shall not be transported to any point within the State from any of 

 the counties thereof, or possessed for that purpose, except m fol- 

 low?: One carcass or a part thereof may be ti ansported from the 

 county where killed wb'n accompanied by the owner. The pos- 

 session of deer or venison by common carriers, unaccompanied 

 by the owner, is a violation of this aeeiiou. This s^cti^n does 

 not apply to the head and feet or akin of deer severed from the 

 body. 



Sec. 47. Oru.sting and Yarding.— Deer shall not be hunted, killed 

 OT captured by what is commonly known as crusting nor while 

 they are yarded. 



Sec- 48. Moose, Caribou and Antelope.— Moose, cariboti or ante- 

 lope shall uot be hunted, killed, or possessed during t*^e close sea- 

 son for <ieer or venison after the same have been killed. 



Sec, 4ii. Hares and Rabbits.— Hares and rabbits shall not be 

 hunted, shot at, killed, or possessed between the first day of .Janu- 

 ary and the Jittpeuth day of September, escept as provided by 

 section one hundred and sixty-nine, nor shall they be caught in 

 traps, nor shall traps be set i.n citch them. 



Sec.nO. Black and Gray Sqilirrels.— Black and gray squirrels 

 shall not be hunted, shot at, killed, or possessed after th.e same 

 have been killed, between the iirst day of January and the flf- 

 teentli day of September, except as provided by section one 

 tiimdred and seventy-one. 



Sec. 51. Hunting, etc., on Sunday Prohibited.— Shooting, huut- 

 iner, trapping or caging birds or wild beasts, or having in posses- 

 sion in the open air on Sunday the implements therefor, is for- 

 bidden. 



Sec. 5^. Penalties.— An attempt to \nolate the provisions of this 

 article shall be deemed a violation thereof. A violation of its 

 provisions is a misdemeanor, and in addition the violator of 

 aectious forty, forty-one, forty-two, forty-three, forty-four, forty- 

 six, forty-seven and forty-eight is liable to a penalty of one 

 hundred dollars for each violation, and the violator of sections 

 forty-nine, fifty and fifty-one to a penalty of twenty- five dollars 

 for each violation. 



Sec. .53. Bears, Wolves and Panthers. Bounty.— A bounty of ten 

 dollars for each bear, thirty dollars for each grown wolf, fifteen 

 dollars for eaoh pup wolf, and twenty dollars for each panther 

 shall be paid to any person who shall kill such animals in this 

 State. 



Sec. 54. Claim for Bounty, How Proven.— The killing of a bear, 

 wolf or panther shall ho proved by afBdavit satisfacory to the 

 supervisor and one oC the .iustices of the town where the animal 

 was killed and the delivery to them of the skull and skin thereof, 

 which skull shall be by them burned and the skin branded so as 

 to be capai)le of incntification. 



Sec. 55. Certificate to be Issued.— The stipervisor and justice so 

 acting shall issue to the person making such satisfactory proof a 

 certificate directed to the county treasurer of the county, stating 

 the kind of animal killed, the date of killing and amotmt of 

 bounty to which the person is entitled. 



Sec. "56. Cotmty Treasurer to Pay Certificate. —The county treas- 

 urer to whom such certificatf is directed, shall pay the amotmt of 

 bounty specified in said certificate to the peraonholding the sa,mp, 

 out of the funds of the county, and on the presentation of said 

 certificate to the comptroller, he shall allow the amount thereof 

 to the county by which it was paid in settlement of taxes due 

 therefrom, 



ACT. lA^— BIBUS. 



See. 70. Wildfowl, Close Season.— Web-footed %vildfowl, except 

 geese and brant, shall not be pursued, shot at, hunted, killed or 

 possessed between the first day of March and the fifteenth daj' of 

 September except as provided by section one hundred and sixty- 

 one, and shall not be pursued, shot at, hunted or killed on any o° 

 the waters of this State bet ween sunset and sunrise. 



Sec. 71. Manner of Killing.— Web-footed wildfowl shall not be 

 pursued, shot at, haated, killed or caught in any way, save with 

 gun raised at arm's length and fired from the shoulder without 

 other rest; nor from any boat or floating device except as provided 

 by section onehnndredandgixty-twn; nor by the use of any bough- 

 house at a greater distance than fifty feet from either the shore or 

 a natural growth of grass or flags. Sttch fowls caught or killed, in 

 any ms.nner prohibited by this section, shall not be brought to the 

 shore, sold or posses-^ed. 



Sec. 7^. Quail, Close Season.— Quail shall not be pursued, shot 

 at, Inanted or killed between the first day of .Jantiary and the first 

 day of November except as provided in section one hundred and 

 aixty-flve. , , , ^ 



See. 73. Unail, When Not to be Possessed.— Quail shaU not be 

 possessed, he.t wren the first day of February and the first day of 

 NovemVwr, but possession thereof between the first dav of January 

 an.i the first day ot Feljruary shall be deemed a violation of this 

 section, unless it be proved by the possf^ssor that said, birds were 

 ki'led within the lawftil periods for killing the same or outside the 

 State. 



Sec. 74. Woodcock. Partridge and Prairie Chicken,Clo.so Season. 

 —Woodcock, part.ridee and prairie chick'-n shall not be pur.sued, 

 shot at, hunted or killed between the fi.rst day of January and the 

 fifteenth day of September, except as provided by section one 

 hundred and sixty-four. 



Sec. 75. Woodcock, etc., When Hot to be PosseBsed.—Woodcock 

 or partridge shall not be posse.ssed between the first day of Febru- 

 ary and the fifteenth day of September, and possession thereof 

 between the first day of January and the fir.st dav of February 

 shall ho deemed a violation of tliis section, unless it be proved by 

 the possessor that said birds were killed within the lawful period 

 for killing the same or nut of the State. 



Sec. 76. Woodcock, Partridge, etc.. When Not to be Trans- 

 ported.— Woodcock, partridge, or quail killed in this State, shall 

 not he transported to any point within this State from any of the 

 counties thereof, or possessed for that purpose, exct pt that such 

 birds may be transported from the cotinty where killed, when 

 accompanied by the owner thereof. Possession of the birds 

 named, by a common carrier, unaccompanied by the owner, is a 

 violation of this section, unless it be proved by such common 

 carrier that the birds were killed out of the State. 



Sec. 77. Plovf^r and Other Birds. Close Season.— Plover, rail, 

 mud hen, gallinule, Etrebe, bittern, surf bird, snipe, cuiievv, water 

 chicken, bay snipe or shore birds, shall not be pursued, shot at, 

 hunted, killed or possessed between the first day of January and 

 the fifteeath day of September, except as provided by section one 

 hundred and sixty-three. 



Sec. 78, Certain Wild Birds Protected.— Wild birds shall not be 

 killed or caught at anytime or possessed after ttie same have been 

 killpd. T'his provision does not affect any birds the killing of 

 which is prohibited between certain dates by the provision of this 

 chapter, nor does it protect the English sparrow, crane, crow, 

 raven, hawk, shrike, owl, crow-blackbirds or kingfisher. It does 

 not apply to any person holding a certificate under the provisions 

 of this chapter or to anv person who shall on his own premises 

 kill any birds in the act of destroying fruit. 



Sec. 79. Eobins, Blackbirds and Meadow Larks, Close Season.— 

 Robins, blackbirds and meadow larks shall not be shot at, hunted, 

 killed or possessed after they have been killed, between the first 

 day of January and the first day of November. 



Sec. 80. Destroying or Robbing Nests.— The nests of wild bir'ls 

 shall not be robbed or willfully or needlessly destroyed, unless 

 when neoesBary to protect buildings or prevent thsir defacement. 

 This section does not apply to the English sparrow, crane, crow, 

 raven, crow-blackbird, hawk, shrike, owl or kingfisher. 



Sec. SI. Snaring, Netting or Trappins Certain Game Birds For- 

 bidden.— Partridge or quail shall not be trapped, netted or snared, 

 nor shall any person possess any of said Dirds so taken, nor shall 

 any net, trap or snare of any kind commonly used for taking par- 

 tridge or quail be set. Any such net, trap or snare is declared to 

 be a public nuisance and may be abated and summarily destroj ed. 



Sec. Penalties.— An attempt to violate any of the provisions 

 of this article shall be deemed a violation thereof. A Aiolation of 

 any of its pro^nsionsis a misdemeanor, and in addition the vio'a- 

 tor is liable to a, penalty of twenty-five dollars for each bird 

 killed, trapped or possessed contrary to the provisions of this 

 article. 



Sec. 83. Authority to CoUect Birds, etc., for Scientific Purpo-^es. 

 —Certificates ma,y be granted by any Incorporated society of 

 natural history ia the state, througn such person or ofifiv.er8 as 

 6aid society may designate, to any properly accreditpd persoQ of 

 the age of eigVi teen years or upward, permitting the hoMer thereof 

 to collect birds, their nests or eggs, for strictly scientific purposes 

 only. In order to obtain such certificate the applicant for the 

 mme must present to the person nr persons having the piwer to 

 grant said certificates written testimonials, from two well-known 

 scit-ntiflc men, certifying to the good character and fitness of said 

 applicant to be intrusted with such pri^ilepe. 



Sef'. 84. Steps to be Taken to Procure Certificate.— Such persor. 

 muBt pay to said peraons or officers one dollar to defray necess^irv 

 SXjpensps atpeBiiiiig tlJe granting of sueft ceiftificate^ and must file 



with said persons or oiticera a properly executed bond in the sum 

 of two hundred dollars, signed by two responsible citizens of the 

 state as sureties. This bond shall be forfeited to the state and the 

 certificate become void upou proof that the holder of such certifi- 

 cate has killed any bird or taKen the neat or eggs of any bird for 

 other than the purposes above named. 



Sec. 85. Time for which Certificates Shall be in Force.— Such 

 certificates shoU be in force for one year only from the date of 

 their Issue and shall not be transferable. 



ACl' V.~JP1SH. 



See. lOU. Polluting Streams.— No dye stuff, coal tar, refuse from 

 gas-houses, sawdust, tanbark, lime, or other deleterious or poison- 

 ous substance, shall be thrown or allowed to run into any of the 

 waters of this S^ate, either private or public, in quantities de- 

 structive to the life of or disturbing the habits of the fish inhabit- 

 ing the same. 



Sec. 101. Taking Fish by Drawing ofl; Water. Forbidden.— No fish 

 shall be taken by shutting or drawing off any waters for that, 

 purpose. 



Sec. 103. Unlawful Devices and Explosions Prohibited.— No fish 

 shall be fished for, caught or killed in any of the inland fresh 

 waters of this State, in any manner or by any dev'ce, except 

 angling, save only as provided by sections one hundred and thirty- 

 six, one htindred and forty-nne, one hundred and forty-three, and 

 one hundred and forty-six. The use of dynamite or other explo- 

 sives in such waters isprohibited, e.xcept for mining and mechani- 

 cal purposes. Fish taken contrary to the provisions of this sec- 

 tion, shall not be knowingly possessed. 



Sec. 101. Waters Not to be Stocked from Streams.— No trout of 

 any kind, salmon trout or land-locked salmon shall betaken from 

 any of the waters of this State for the purpo.se of stocking a private 

 or public pond or stream. 



Sec. 104. Fishin.g Through the Ice in Waters Inhabited by Trout, 

 etc., Forbidden.— No fish shall be fished for, caught or killed 

 through the ice in any waters inhabited by trout, salmon trout or 

 land-locked salmon, nor shall any attempt be made to so catch the 

 same,exceptas permitted by sections one hundred and thirty-three 

 and one hundred and fortv-two. 



Sec. 105. Trout, Close Season.— Trout of any kind shall not be 

 fished for, caugbt. killed or possessed between the first day of 

 September and the first day of May following, except as provided 

 by section one hundred and sixty-six. 



Sec. 106. Trout Not to be Taken unless Six Inches in Length.— 

 Trout of any kind, salmon trout or land-locked salmon, less than 

 seven inches in length, shall not be intentionally taken or pos- 

 sessed, and in case any such fish is taken, the person tskine it shall 

 immediately place such fish back In tne waters from which it was 

 taken, without unnecessary injury. 



Sec. 107. Trout, etc.. Not to be Disturbed while Spawning - 

 Trout of any kind, salmon trout, or land-locked salmon, shall not 

 be willfully molested or disturbed while upon their spawning beds, 

 during the close season, nor shall such fish or any spawn or milt 

 from any such fish be taken or carried away while upon the spawn- 

 ing beds. 



Sec. Iii8. Salmon Trout and Landlocked Salmon, Close Season.— 

 Salmon trout and landlocked salmon shall uot he fished for. 

 caught or killed in the inland waters of this State between the 

 first dav of October and the first day of May following, nor shall 

 such fish so caught be possessed, except as otherwise provided by 

 sections one hundred and sixteen and one hundred and sixty- 

 seven. 



Sec. 109. Certain Fish Not to be Transported.- Trout of any 

 kind, salmon trout or landlocked salmon, caught in any of the in- 

 land waters of this State, shall not be transported to any point 

 within the State from any of the counties thereof, or possessed 

 for that purpose, except when accompanied by the owner. Pos- 

 session thereof by acommon carrier, unaccompanied by the owner, 

 is a violation of this section. 



Sec. 110. Black Bass and Oswego Bass, Close Season.— Black 

 baas, or Oswego bass, shall not be fished for, caught, killed or pos- 

 sessed between the first day of January and the fifteenth day of 

 Jttne, except as provided by sec ions one hundred and forty-four 

 and one hundred and sixty-eight. 



See. 111. Bass to Weigh Three-quarters of a Pound.— No black 

 bass weighing less than thre* -quarters of a pound shall be inten- 

 tionally taken from any of the waters of this State, nor posses.sed, 

 and in case any such fish is caught or taken the person taking it 

 shall immediately return it to the waters from which it was taken 

 without unneccessary injury. 



Sec. 112. Muskallonge, Close Season.— Muskallonge shall not be 

 fished for, caught, killed or possessed between the first day of 

 January and the twentieth day of May. 



Sec. H3. Salmon, Close Season.— Salmon shall not be fished for, 

 caught or killed between the fifteenth day of A.ugus(: and the first 

 day of March following, nor shall such fish taken between those 

 dates in tliis State be possessed. 



Sec. 114. Salmon Must Weigh Three Pounds.— No salmon 

 weighing le s than three pounds shall bs intentionally taken 

 from any of the waters of this State, nor possessed , and in case 

 any suc*i fish is caught or taken, the person taking it soall immo- 

 diatf-ly place such flsh back in the waters from which it was taken 

 without unnecessarv injury. 



Sec 115. Size of Mesbes Regulated.— The use of seines, pound- 

 nets, gill-nets, or fykes for taking fiah, the meshes of which shall 

 bo less than two and a quarter inches, is forbidden, except a= pro- 

 vided by sections one hundred and thirty-four, one hundred and 

 forty-six. one hundred and forty-seven and one hundred and 

 seventy -three. 



Sec. 116 Sale of Sulmoii Trout. When Permitted.— It shall ho 

 lawful to possess and sell at any time salmon trout, sometimes 

 known as lake trout, if said fish have not been taken from the in- 

 land waters of this state during the close season, hut possession 

 of suob flsh between the first day of October and the first day of 

 May following shall be deemed a violation of section one hun- 

 dred and eight, unless it be proved by the possessor that such 

 lish were not caught in such inland waters during the close 

 season. 



Sec. 117. Signboards Near Fishways.—The commissioners of 

 fisheries are required to maititaln, fifty rods from any flshway and 

 on both sides of the stream, .signboards, containing substandally 

 the following notice: "Fifty rods to the flshway: all persons are 

 by law prohibited from fishing in this stream between this point 

 and the fishwav." 



Sec. lis. Fishine Near Fishwavs Prohibited.— Fishing or at- 

 tempting to take flsh by any device whatever, within fifty rods of 

 a flshway, and any interference with the signboards there main- 

 tained b.v the commissioners of flsheries, is forbidden. 



Sec. 119. Fish Propagation Not Interfered With.— The opera- 

 tions of State and public hatcheries, the removal of deleterious 

 fish from the waters of the State under the direction and super- 

 vision of the commissioners, the propagation or distribti'ion of 

 fish by State or public authority, and the transportation and pos- 

 session of fish fry therefrom, the operation of private hatcheries 

 confined entirely to the premises of the owners, and the transpor- 

 tation or possession of fish therefrom for purposes of propagation 

 are not atfeoted or prohibited by this chapter. 



Sec. 120. Pensliies.— An attempt to violate the provisions of 

 this article shall be deemed a violation thereof. Violation of any 

 of the provisions of this article is a misdemeanor, and in addition 

 the violator of sections one hundred and three, one hundred and 

 four, one hundred and five, one hundred and seven, one hundred 

 and eight, one hundred and nine, one hundred and ten, one 

 hundred and twelve, one hundred and thirteen, one hundred and 

 fourteen, one hundred and fifteen and one hundred and eighteen 

 is liable to a penalty of t wenty-five dollars for each violation and 

 ten dollars for each fish so caught: the violator of sections one 

 hundred, one hundred and one and one hundred and two, to a 

 penalty of one hundred dollars for each violation, and the vio- 

 lator of section!! one hundred and six and one hundred and eleven 

 to a penalty of ten dollars for each violation. 



AHT. VI.— MISOELTjANEOUS AJSD iOCAL PROVISIONS. 



Sec. 130. Certain Fish Not to be Placed in the Waters of the 

 Adirondacks.— No flsh, flsh fry, spawn or milt, except speckled 

 trout, brook trout, brown trout, salmon trout, raintaow trout, 

 Adirondack frost fish or landlocked salmon shaU be placed in the 

 watersof the Adirondack region unless the flsh so deposited g.re 

 indigenous to the particular water where placed, or are non-prey- 

 ing or non-destructive flsh, such as usually constitute food for the 

 species above named. 



Sec. 131. St. Lawrence River, Niagara River and Lake Cham- 

 plain, Fishing by Certain Devices Prohibited.— No flsh shall be 

 fished for, caught or killed in .my manner, or by any device, 

 except angling, in th" waters of the St. Lawrence River, Niagara 

 River or Lake Champlain, in this State, nor shall flsh taken con- 

 trary to the provisions of this section be knowingly possessed. 



Sec. 133. Lake Ontario, Lake Erie and Niagara River, Fishing 

 by Certai n Devices Within Ouft-Half Mile of Shore Prohihited.— 

 No fish shall he fishfd for, caught or killed in any manner, or by 

 any device, except angling, in the waters -^f Lake Ontario or Lake 

 Erie, in this State, mthin one-half mile of shore thereo*'. or 

 within one-half mile of the shore of any of the islands thereof, 

 nor shall fish taken contrary to the provisions of this section be 

 knowingly possessed. , _ 



Sec. 133, Exception as to Lake Ontario, Lake Erie ana the 

 ^on and jji^gara Rivers-— Tbe prffylsioBB of ^e^.tiion pRe hnndred 



and four, against fishing through the ice, do not apply to Lake 

 Ontario, Lake Erie, the Hudson and Niagara rivers. 



Sec. lat. Meshes of Nets in Lakes Erie and Ontario.— The 

 meshes of nets used in Liikes Erie and Ontario shall not be less 

 than four and a half inches. 



Sec. 135. Nets Prohibited in Hudson River above Spuyten Duy- 

 vil.— No fish shall be fished for. caught or killed in any manner 

 nf>T by any device, exc<'pt angling, la the Hudson River, north 

 of Souyten Duyvil Creek, save as provided by section one hun- 

 dred and thirty-six; nor shall dynamite or other explosives be 

 used except for mining or mechanical purposes In the Hudson 

 River, north of Spuyten Duyvil Creek. Fish taken contrary to 

 the provisions shall not of this section be knowingly possessed. 



Sec. 136. Taking Shad and Herring in the Hudson and Dela- 

 ware Rivers Regulated.— Shad and herring shall not be taken 

 from the Hudson or Delaw-ire rivers between the fifteenth day" of 

 June and the fifteenth day of March following, nor from sunset 

 on Saturday until sunrise on the following Monday, at any time. 

 Between the fourteenth day of March and the fifteenth day of 

 .Inno shad and herring may be taken from said rivers by nets. 



Sec. 137. Salmon Taken in Nets from tcie Hudson River to bo 

 Thrown Back.— Salmon caught in nets, in flahing for other fish, in 

 the Hudson River, shall be thrown back into the water without 

 unnecessary injury. 



Sec. 1.38. Richmond County. Regulation as to Nets. — No device 

 except angling shall he placed, drawn or used for the capture of 

 any flsh in the waters of Raritan Bay, nor in any waters adjacent 

 thereto in Richmond county. 



Sec. 139. Richmond County, Non -Residents Not to Hunt.- It 

 shall not be lawful for any non-resident of the county of Rich- 

 mond to shoot game in said county without a license therefor 

 from a justice of the ppace of the paid county; such license shall 

 be good only during the year in which it is granted and shall be 

 granted upon the payment of the sum of 810. The license fees 

 shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of said county by the per- 

 son recpivine the same. 



Sec. 140, Nets not to be Used in the Harlem River.— Nets, set- 

 nets, pounds or fykes shall not be used in Harlem River or East 

 River, or the adjacent waters or confluent brooks within five 

 miles from Middlegate, or between said Middlegate and Fort 

 Schuyler. 



Sec. 141. Exceptions as to St. Lawrence County.— In Black 

 Lake. Mud Lake and Yellow Lake, in St. Lawrence county, bull- 

 heads, eels, suckers, catfish and pickerel may be caught with 

 spear, except during March, April and May. 



Sec. 143. Certain Fish May be Caught Through the Ice in Lakes 

 Named.— Bullheads, catfish, eels, suckers, pike-perch, perch, 

 pickerel and sunfish may be caught by hook and line through the 

 ice intakes Champlain, Sen"ca, Cayuga and Canandaigua. 



Sec. 143. Ooeida River.— Eel weirs of which the lath are not less 

 than one-half inch apart may be maintained in Oneida River. 



Sec. 144. Black Bass, Certain Localities, Close Season.— Black 

 ba=s shall not be fished for, caught or killed in L^ke George be- 

 tween the first day of January and the first day of August; in the 

 St. Lawrence River and Lake Outario between the first day of 

 January a,nd the thirtieth day of May; in Black Lake, St. Law- 

 rence county, between the first day of Janttary and the fifth day 

 of May, or possessed on said waters or the shores thereof during 

 such close season. 



Sec. 145. New York City.— Nothing contained in this chapter 

 shall affect the provisions of chapter four hundred and ten, laws 

 of eighteen hundred and eighty-two, known as the consolidation 



Sec. 146. Taking Minnows for Bait by Nets, when Allowed.— The 

 provisions of this act prohibitine the use of nets and unlawful de- 

 vices in the inland fresh waters of the State, shall not apply to the 

 taking of minnows for bait in ponds, lakes and rivers, but nets 

 used foi- tha.t purpose must not exceed twenty feet in length and 

 shall not. be used in streams inhabited by trout. 



Sec. 14V. Size of Meshes in Coney Island Creek Regulated.— The 

 meshes of nets used in Coney Island Creek to the inouth thereof, 

 exten'^ing out into Gravesend bay one-half mile each wa.v, shall 

 be not less than four inches square, except that for eel and flotm- 

 der fishing hoop-nets with suitable meshes may be used within 

 said bay between the fourteenth day of October and the first day 

 of April. 



Sec. 148. Penalties.— An attempt to violate the provisions of this 

 article shall be deemed a violation thereof. A violation of any of 

 its provisions shall be a misdemeanor and in addition the \iolator 

 of sections one hundred and thirty-one, one hundred and thirty- 

 two, one hundred and thlr^y-fnur, one hundred and thirty-five, 

 one hundred and thirty-six, one hundred and thirty-eight and one 

 hundred and forty, is liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars 

 for each violation; the violator of section one hundred and thirty, 

 to a penalty of five hundred dollars for each violation; the vio- 

 lators of sections one hundred and thirty-seven, onw hundred and 

 forty-four and one hundred a.nd forty-sis, to a penalty of twenty- 

 five dollars for each violation and te-" dollars for each flsh so 

 caught; the violator of section one hundred and forty-seven, to a 

 penalty of fifty dollars for each violation. 



ART. VH.—SPEtHAL PBOVISIONS AS TO QtlKENS AND SUFFOLK. 



Sec. 160. Article to Apply to Queens and Suffolk Only.— This 

 article applies exclusively to the counties of Queens a.nd Suffolk. 



Sec. 161. Close Season for Wild Fowl.— Web-footed wildfowl, 

 except wild .geese and hrant. shall not he shot .•^t, hunted, kilhd 

 OP possesspd between the first day nf March and the fl'st day of 

 September. Such birds may be killed, pitraued or shot at from 

 any boai^ propelled by hand. 



Sec. 163. Exception as to Wild Fowl.— Floating devices may be 

 used for thfi purpose of shooting web-footed wildfowl therefrom 

 in Great South Bay. w^st of Smith's Point, and in any part of 

 said counties said birds maybe killed from boats propelled by 

 hand. 



Sec. 163. Plover and Other Birds, Close Season.— Plover, snipe, 

 rail, sandpiper, mud hen, gallinule, grebe, bittern, surf bird, snipe, 

 curlew, water chicken, bay suipe or shore birds of any kind, suall 

 not be shot at. hunted, killed or possessed between the first day of 

 January and the first day of July. 



Sec. 164. Woodcock and Partridge. Close Season.— Woodcock 

 and partridge shall not be bunted, shot at or killed between the 

 first day of January and the first day of November, nor poss<=ssed 

 between the fii^t day of February and tbe first day of November, 

 and possession thereof between the first day of January and the 

 first day of February, shall be deemed a violation oF this section, 

 unless it be proved by the possessor that said birds were killed 

 within the lawful period for killing the same, or one nf the state. 



Sec. 165. Robins Island.— Quail may be shot upon Robins 

 Inland so long as it remains the property of the Robins Island 

 CI ub, between the fourteenth day October and the first day of Feb- 

 ruary following. 



Sec. 168. Trout, Close Season —Trout shall not be fished for, 

 caught, killed or possessed between the first day of September and 

 the first day of April following. 



Sec. 167. Salmon Trout and Lmdlocked Salmon, Close Season. 

 —Salmon trout and landlocked salmon shall not be fished for, 

 caught, killed or possessed between the first day of October and 

 the first day of April following, except as otherwjse provided by 

 section one hundred and sixteen. 



Sec. 168. Black Bass, Close Season.— Black bass shall not be 

 fished for, caught, killed or possessed between the first day of 

 Janttary and the thirtieth day of May. 



Sec. 169. Hares and Rabbits.- Hares and rabbits shaU not be 

 shot at, hunted, killed or possessed between the first day of Jan- 

 uary and (be first day of November. 



Sec. 170. Deer.— Deer shall not he shot at, hunted or killed for 

 five years from the fourteenth day of August, eighteen hundred 

 and ninpty-c^e. 



Sec. 171. Black and Gray Squirrels.— Black and gray squirrels 

 shall not be nun ted, shot at, killed or pessessed between tue first 

 day of January and the first day of November. 



Sec. 172. Jamaica B.ay.— Fish shall not he fished for, caught or 

 killed bv any device except angling, between the first da.y of April 

 and the flrst day of December in the waters of Jamaica Bay or the 

 waters running therein. No striped bass, sea bass or blaokfisU 

 undpr six inches in length shall be ta ken in said waters; if any are 

 taken, the same shall be returned to the water without unneces- 

 sary injury. The inlet of Jamaica Bay shall not be willfully ob- 

 structed by any net or device so as to prevent the passage of flsh 

 therein at any time. This Sfctiou does not prevent the catching 

 of eels by the use of spear or eel weir, or ttie capture of flsh for 

 bait or shrimp by means of hand or cast-nets. 



Sec. 173. Supervisors of SuEf jlk, Po vers Conferred.— The board 

 of supervisors of Suffolk county shall, in addition to the powers 

 herei a conferred up m boards of supervisors, have power to pass 

 rules, regulati ns, law* and ordinances, ree-ulating, controlling or 

 prohibiting the taking of fish and sh-llBsa f roin or in the salt 

 waters of eaid county, 



S'^c. 174. Penalties.- An attempt to violate the provisions of 

 this article shall be deemed a violation thereof. Violation of any 

 of the pro^asions of this article is a misdemeanor ■ nd in a^ditioa 

 the violator of section one hundred and seventy is liable to a 

 penaJtv of one hundred dollars for each violation The violator 

 of Sf ctions one hundred and sixty -six, one hundred and sixty- 

 seven, one hundred and sixty-eight, one hundred anri seventy-two 

 to a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each viplatlon and ten 

 dollars for eaclj flsh p*pht The yiplato^ feet|9/i^ 



