Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-01-22
LAWS OF VERMONT.

No. Ol.-An act repeating SECTIONS
three, four and FIVE, and amending
section nine Of an act entitled IAN
act regulating the capture of fish and
game" approved November "a. 1874.
1t is hereby enacted, etc
Sec. |. Section three of an act enti-
tied IAN act regulating the capture of
fish and game" approved November "a,
1874, is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
Whoever takes or catches any black
bass in any of the waters of this state,
or has in his or her possession any such
fish captured within the limits Of this
state, between the fifteenth day of May
and the first day of July in any year,
shall forfeit and pay a fine of five dol
lars for each fish so taken, had, or pos
sessed, to be recovered on a complaint
of a town grand juror, before any JUS
tice Of the peace within the town or
county where such offence was commit
ted one half of said fine to 90 to the
person who makes the complaint, the
other half to 60 to the state.
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Whoever takes or catches any white
fish or lake shad in any of the waters
of this state, and has in his or her pos
session any such fish taken within the
limits of this state. between the first
day of November and the fifteenth day
of the same month in any year, shall
forfeit and pay fine not to exceed ten
dollars for each fish so taken, had, or
possessed, to be recovered on complaint
of town grand juror, before any justice
Of the peace within the town or county
where such offence was committed; one
half Of said fine to 60 to the person who
makes the complaint, and the other half
to the state
Sec. 3. Section five of said act is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
Whoever takes or catches any wall
eyed pike or pike perch in any of the
waters Of this state, or has in his or her
possession any such fish taken within
the limits of this state, between the
twentieth day of April and twentieth
day Of May of any year, shall forfeit
aud pay fine not to exceed five dollars
for each and every fish so taken. to be
recovered on complaint of a town grand
juror, before any justice of the peace
within the town or county where offence
was committed one half of said fine to
20 to the person who makes the CON-
plant, and the other half to the state.
p ssta4 .,
hereby amended so as to read as follows
1t shall not be lawful tor any person
to fish for white fish, or lake shad, OF
for wall-eyed pike, or pike perch, with
u net whose lashes are less than one and
one.half inches in extension, knot &c
knot, under penalty Of twenty-five dol
lars for each offence so committed, to bt
recovered by complaint of town CRANE
juror, with confscation of the net Of
nets, before any justice of the peace, OIL
city court within the town, city or coun
ty where such offence was committed
and one half of said fine shall 60 to thu
person who makes the complaint, anC
the other half to the state.
Sec. 8. Section seven Of said act j
hSlSbJ dmShuSu 9O do W ACdu do AOllOWS
Any person legally engaged in the ar
ti6cial culture and maintenance of fsl
may take them in his own waters, how
and when be pleases, or take them il
other waters for breeding purposes pro
vided he shall get the written permit 0
the commissioners of fisheries to do SO
together with the consent of the owne
or occupant Of the land, if such water
are ON the lands enclosed and duly post
ed, but shall not sell them for food q
seasons when their capture is prohibite
by this act.
Sec. 6. The word public" whereve
it occurs in said act is hereby stricke
out.
Sec. This act shall take effect fror
its passage.
Approved, November %, 1876.