1879 N.C. Sess. Laws 360
| dc.coverage.spatial | North Carolina - Duplin County | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T13:37:46Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T15:34:45Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T03:42:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1879 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ch. 204, §§ 1-6: It shall be unlawful to take any fish of the kind known as perch or bream by shooting or netting in the day time or in any manner by fire light from any of said streams between the first day of May and the fifteenth day of August in each year. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person to take any fish from the waters of any stream in the county of Duplin by stirring or muddying or poisoning at any season of the year. SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful to take any fish of the kind known as perch or bream by shooting or netting in the day time or in any manner by fire light from any of said streams between the first day of May and the fifteenth day of August in each year. SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful to take any fish by hand seining from the waters of Limestone creek in said county. SEC. 4. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten nor more than twenty days. SEC. 5. All laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 6. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law prohibits taking fish in Duplin County by muddying or poisoning streams year-round, or by hand seining in Limestone Creek. It also makes it illegal to catch perch or bream by shooting, netting in daytime, or using firelight between May 1st and August 15th each year. Violators commit a misdemeanor punishable by a fine between $5 and $20, or imprisonment between 10 and 20 days. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4866 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://ncleg.gov/Files/Library/sessionlaws/1871-1880/pubs_lawsresolutionso1879.pdf | |
| dc.subject | FISHING REGULATION | |
| dc.title | 1879 N.C. Sess. Laws 360 |