The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-26
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propagation and maintenance 10 private
ponds.
SEQ. Z. Any person legally engaged in
the artificial culture and maintenance of
fish may take them in his own waters, how
and when he pleases, or take them in the
public streams for breeding purposes, pro-
vlded he gets the written permit of the
commissioners of fisheries to do so, or the
permit OF the selectmen of anv town where
he so takes them, but shall not sell them
Tor food at seasons when their capture is
prohibited by this act.
SEC. 3. all pound-net or trap-net FISH,
ing 10 the public waters of this state are
hereby prohibited and any person or per-
sons who shall be found fishing with any
such pounds or trap nets within the limits
OF this state shall be punished by a fine of
one hundred dollars for each oifense, and
forfeit his net or nets to the use of the state
by any officer making the arrest.
SEC. D. II shall not be lawful for any
person to fish for white fish or take shad
with net whose meshes are less than two
inches in extension, knot to knot, nor less
than one and one quarter inches in extern
sion, knot to knot, for the capture of wall
eyed pike or pike perch, under penalty of
twenty-five dollars for each offense so COM
mitted, to be recovered by indictment. with
confiscaton Of the net or nets before any
justice OF the peace or city court within
the town, city or county where such Of
tense was committed ; aud one half of said
fine shall go to the person who makes the
complaint, and the other half to the state
Sec. TO- 1t shall not be lawful for any
person or persons 10 engage in the stocking
of any public waters in this state with
pickerel. And any person or persons vio-
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demeanor, an upon conviction shall be
punished by fine of one hundred dollars.
or six months Imprisonment in the county
jail, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. /. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person in the state to catch, S!ll or destroy
any fish in private ponds, preserves or
streams where the same are being bred ar
tificially, and cultivated or maintained,
without the consent of the owner or own
ers thereof under a penalty of five dollars
for each fish so caught, killed or destroyed,
to be recovered in the same manner as in
sec ions one and two of this act.
Sec. II. Any person or corporation of
| persons who engage in the culture of fish
| in private enclosures within this state shall
put up notices at convenient places on their
premises, wherein they shall indicate that
no fishing is permitted on said premises
And if after such notice is publicly given.
any person shall enter upon said premises
and catch any fish, Or in any manner foul
the water thereof by any substance delete
rious to the life and growth of SAID fishes
or shall break or destroy any dam, rescr-
voir or embankment, or divert the water,
or do any damage whatever to said prem
Uses, (he) shall be liable to fine of one
hundred dollars or imprisonment for six
months, and shall be likewise liable to the
owner or owners thereof, in a civil SUIT for
the damages occasloned, in any court with
in the town or county where such otfense
was committed.
Sec, 10. No person shall pursue; kill or
destroy any wild deer, buck, fawn or elk
within the limits of this state. save through
the months of September, October, Novem-
Der and December in any year, nor shall
any person kill, catch or destroy any mink,
beaver, fisher, or otter between the first day
of April and the first day of October in any
year, under penalty of twenty dollars fol
each offense, to be recovered on indictment
or otherwise before any justice of thu
peace within the town or county where
such offense was committed; and one-hal
of said fine shall go to the person who
makes said complaint, and the other half t,
the state