1874

1874 N.J. Laws 137-38, An Act to Amend and Consolidate the Several Acts Relating to Game and Game Fish, ch. 525, ยง 4.

New Jersey

That no person shall at any time kill any wild duck, brant, or goose with any device or instrument known as a swivel or punt gun, or with any gun other than such guns as are habitually raised at arms [sic] length and fired from the shoulder; or shall use any net, device, instrument, or gun other than such gun as aforesaid with intent to capture or kill any such wild duck or goose, under a penalty of fifty dollars.
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