Not going to mention any specific place but I have a question.
What takes precedence by law.
Old posted signs or what is stated in the latest printed regulations book?
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Not going to mention any specific place but I have a question.
What takes precedence by law.
Old posted signs or what is stated in the latest printed regulations book?
I don't know the answer to your question but....I would think old or new if it's posted then it's posted.:twocents
So if it is posted at the site in some old hand painted sign that the limit on crappie is ten under 10" and ten over 10" but the state book says ten over 10". I can just ignore the book and go by some sign?Quote:
Originally Posted by oldgoat188
OK I presumed wrong. I thought you were asking about a different situation like posted "No Hunting" sign on private land. I don't know if you could post a creel limit on a private pond. I'm over my head here :Doh:. Would that be like posting you can only keep 1 bass but it has to be over 24"??
If you hadn't read the book and only read the sign, the sign takes precedent. They may try to give you a ticket, however your defense is that the sign is still posted and you obeyed the sign. However, since you read the book and posted it on a public site, the book takes precedent. They have evidence you knew better. :cheers2
The sign means nothing, its whatever the regs are. I can put up a sign at any boat ramp but doesn't make it the law.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanr3
actually, it doesn't matter whether you read the book or know the regulations, they still must be followed. Ignorance of thr refs is no excuse. It is every hunter and fisherman's responsibility to know the laws of game and fish. No excuses! nononoQuote:
Originally Posted by Hanr3
I'm confused, which takes precedence?
I have always heard that ignorance of the law is no excuse. I was pretty sure that the game code is what is going to count when Mr Green Jeans shows up. Just curious about what other guys thought.
And welcome to Illinois.... I think our Conservation Officers are just as confused as we are the way the regulations are written.
Yep land of the free. Just pay your fine and move along with no fuss. It's all right there plain as day if you have a law degree or green pants.
I assumed the sign in question is a state posted sign, then it is the states responsibility to change the sign, failure to change the sign gives the judge grounds to dismiss the case. Just like when the speed limit went from 55 to 65 on the interstate in Illinois. The speed limit was changed over night. However, the posted speed limit is the limit that you must obey, regardless what the new law said. If the posted sign showed 55, you would get a ticket for doing 65 in a 55 zone even though the law was changed on the books.
I heard that MR. Green Jeans was Frank Zappa's dadQuote:
Originally Posted by mildot1
The way Illinois is going, they might have regulations, but nobody to actually enforce them. They may find it difficult to get people to work for free!
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