No person shall draw, set or use any net, seine, pound net, fyke net or set net in the waters known as Milford Harbor, north of a line drawn from Welch's Lane on the east shore to the northeasterly point of Charles' Island and then in a northwesterly direction to the westerly end of the bridge or trestle crossing Great Creek in the town of Milford, from August first to November first, both inclusive. Nothing herein shall prohibit the catching of menhaden or the taking of eels, crabs or bait fish in nets.
(1949 Rev., S. 4994.)