State v. Waite

The respondent was charged in the Bennington municipal court with illegally fishing in waters inhabited by brook trout. By general and special demurrers he challenged the sufficiency of the complaint, and brings the case here for review on exceptions to the overruling of his demurrers.

The charge is based on G. L. 6375, as amended by No. 141, Acts of 1931, which provides, among other things, that one who takes brook trout between two hours after sunset and one hour before sunrise shall be fined. It also provides that one who, during the close season for brook trout, fishes in waters inhabited…