The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-05-06
GLAMBERTv1I1.E, n. s.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1874


An Act for the Protection OF Fisheries In this State
of the ssss s rSa after hs
plssase Of shall not &c lawful for sn sou o.
Or to catch Ash n any 81 ths lakes po
OF this state which may have been stocked by the fish
commissioner Of this state with irssh water sn III. aa
any Of such lakes ponds 81 this state In manner atore-
said shall be guilty Of and upon convic-
ton thereof before any having jurisdiction OF such
offence shall be imprisoned in the county jail for term
not less than three months or by fine not less than
by BOTH such ne and imprisonment the discretion
of the before which conviction shall be had
taking catching Of small minnows for bait, with a
seine not over fifteen feet long or to legitimate hshing
With hook, line and rod provided further no person
shall less than four and half inch mesh in fishing
for shad. M. a.
and rod and fish whatsoever from any Of the lakes or
ter be stocked by tn fish commissioners oths state for
three years from the time the stock fish orspawn Is intro
who Shall Violate the provisions Of this section shall up
conviction be punished as provided IN the preceding
section
g. And be it enacted That any lake pond of this
state which, before the passage of this act may have
stocked with fresh water fish which may hereafter be
stocked with fresh water fish by individual or ind-
vduas private enterprise, shall come within the
provisions of this act and fish shall be taken from any
such lake pond for three years from he time suen ase
pond shall have been stocked under the penalty as in
the first section of this act provided.
L. And be it enacted That hereafter ii shall not ne
lawful for any person persons to take catch any
brook trout In any of the streams of this state before the
first day of April or after the fifteenth day OF August oil
s. And be it enacted That it shall not be lawful for any
person or take catch from any of the lakes
or ponds Of this state any black bass or perch between
the first day of March and the first day Of June in each
year. and whoever shall be convicted OF Violating ne
shall be punished as in the first section OF TINS act pro-
O. And be II enacted, That hereafter 1t shall not be
lawful for any person or persons, in any manner, TO
catch, take or carry away any trout or other ns from
any stream pond reservoir belonging to any person. or
persons corporation, except the owner thereof which
stream pond reservoir may have been stocked with
fish by Matching the eggs spawn OF otherwise and any
person 80 offending SHALL upon conviction, be punished
the first section of this act provided and IN addition
thereto the person persons offending shall be iaoe
to the owner or such stream pond reservoir
for the full value ofal fish so taken or carried away TO
be recovered in action of debt before any court has
And be 1t enacted That 1t shall not be lawful for any
person q persons to place In any Of the ponas' Lakes
belonging this state, any lime gas-tar coculus ndicus
otherwise known fish berres any other
substance indicated bait nor shall any person or per-
make of giant or electric powder or any expio
sve whatever for the purpose OF taking hsh
and any person persons offending against the proyis
ions of this section of this net shall he guilty OF mis-
deeanor and upon conviction shall be punished ny im
prsonment for period less than six months more
than two years by fine not less than two hunared
dollars than five hundred dollars, or by both
such fine and imprisonment at the discretion OF the
court before which such conviction shall be had
under this act one-alf shall 80 20 Tie iniormer and the
other half shall be paid the clerk of the county in
which the conviction shall be had to he paid by him up
on demand to commissioner of fisheries in charge of
the district In which such county may be located, which
commissioner shall account for the same to the comp
troer of the state.
g. And be 1t enacted That II shall be lawful at and
at all times any person persons to legtnateiy
take or catch with hook and line with hook, line and
rod any pike or pckerel bass in from the bodies
of water known Lake Hopatcong and stanhope reser
yor situate In the of Sussex and Morris, In This
state and the bodies Of known Cranberry res
ervoir swartswood pond, Decker's pond and cniser1
4 akp n THIS state,
none of the penalties contained in this act shall apply
such legitimate fishing provided Tor In this section
TO- And be it enacted, That this act shall take efec
Immediately.
Approved March II, 1874.