Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-28
Sec. 5. Thi, act shail take eiec: from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 10. 1866.


An Act to provide for the restoration and
preservation of fish in the State of Ver-
mont.
II Is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. The Governor of the State is here
by authorised and empowered to appoint TWO
persons to be styled fish commissioners. whose
duties it shall be to confer with the fish COM
missioners of the New England States and
Canada to direct and superIntend, in their
discretion, the construction OF tish-ways that
may be built in the streams of the State and
also, at the expense OF the State to introduce
shad and salmon. or other good varieties of hsh,
into such streams, lakes or ponds as they may
deem suitei to the habits and successful cui,t-
vation OF such fish. Provided the entlre ex-
pense incurred under this act shall not exceed
five hundred dollars
Sec. 2. Said commissioners shall hold their
offices for the term of Eve years, unless OF ers
shall be sp pointed to fill the vacanc es occasion
ed by death, esignatlon, inabIIIty to attend
TO the duties required.
Sec. 8. No person shall be allowed to take
any shad or salmon in any of the va ers OF ,his
s ate o contiguous thereto for the term OF i've
years from the date of the passage of this act.
Provided the ats adJo ming aOd the prov
ince of tanada enact similar prohibnory laws
respecting the waters tt. butary to and flown
from the lakes and streams of tn.s tate ana
Povided furthermore, II the States of New
Hampshire and Massachusetts each enact slml-
lar prohibitory laws, ten this section shall
prohibll the taking of shsd or salmon in the
Connecticut River and the streams, lak-s or
;,ol,ds tributary thereto and provided further,
if the Government of Canada and the state of
New York shall each enact a similar law, then
this section shall prohib the takirg Of shad
or salmon in Lake Champlaln ana Like Mem
phremagog and The ponds and streams tributary
thereto, but not otherwise.
Sec. 4. No person shall be permitted 10
take any trout or lunge IN this Stale, with any
hook, net, or other device, for the term OF h'e
years from the date of this act, except from
the first day of May to the hf eeuth day OF
| August of each year provided however, that
noIning in this section shall be construed to
| prohibit The taking OF FISH IN private ponds con-
| structed expressly for the raising OF hsh oy the
| owners thereof aud provided further, that
any person wanting sPaw- tor the propagation
| OF fish, may take fish from then spawning beds
or elsewhere during the spawning SEASON. pro-
vIded such person first obtain wrItten per
mission from a majority OF the board Vi civil
authority of the town In which such hsh aFs to
! be taken.
Sec 5. Any person violating the third or
| fourth sections OF this act shall be liable TO
prosecution before any Justice of the Peace tor
| the county III which the otirpse Is committed, /,
and shall be fined not less than five dollars, nor
| more than hn ldred dollars. or Imprison-
| ed rot less than ten days nor more than three
months, in the jail of the county in wnica the
| otfense is committed, or botn prnai,Ies, IN The
discretion OF the court, toget her WI Gusts OF
prosecuilon-one half OF the fine 10 60 TO the
person making the complaint, and Tue other
halt to the treasury of the State. Provided ::
that nothing in this act contained shall prevent
any person from taking Trout or musksinnge
with hook and line, from the hf'ee..tn day OF
May to the thirty first Gay of August in each
year.
/ Sec. .. This act shall take effect from to
passage.
Approved Nov. l9, 1866.