Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-07

travis weirs, nets, seines, traps, spoons, and
devices other than lair angling as aforesaid, are
hereby prohibited on the fresh water lakes, ponds
and streams OF this staGe; and when found in use
are hereby declared forfeit and contraband. amt
any person finding them in use in said waters is
hereby authorized to destroy The same.
SEC 10. No person shall take catcn kill or fish
for In any manner, any land-lockcd salmon, trout
or togue, Ia any of the waters Aforesaid, between
said twenty first day of September and the first day
OF May following, except as provided in section
thirteen OF This act black bass. OswesO bass,
white perch, between the first day Of April and the
first day OF July following, under penalty OF not
less than ten dollars nor more than thirty dollars,
and further fine OF one dollar Tor each fish thus
caught, taken or killed. as aforesaid.
SIC. ID. NO person shall SELL expose for sale, or
have in possession with intent to sell, transport
from place TO place in this state, any and.!o cked
salmon. trout or togue, between the twentythird
day OF september and the first day Of May follow
ing, or any black bass, Oswego bass or white perch
between the first day OF April and the first day of
July following, under penalty of not less than
ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars Tor each
onense. Provided, however, that persons having
fish legally in their possession under the provs-
ions Of section thirteen, may convey them to their
own homes in this state. but not otherwise.
SEC. II. Any person or persons having in pos.
session except alive, any land locked salmon
or togue, between the twenty third day of Septem.
Der and the first day OF May following, or any black
bass. Oswego bass, or white perch, between the
first day of April and the first day Of July follow
ing, or who shall transport from place to place
witnin this state any .and.locked salmon. trout
LOKue between the LWcnLy-tnlTu udy OI september
and the first day of May following, or black bass,
Oswego bass. or white perch, between the hrsL day
of April and the first day OF July following, shall
be deemed to have killed. caught, or transported
the contrary to law, and be liable to the pen
allies Aforesaid but he shall not be precuded from
producing proof in defence.
SEC. Is. The provisions of this act shall not
apply to white perch taken in any OF the Tide waters
OF this state.
SEC. 49, No person shall introduce fish of anv
kind, except trout, fire IN and salt water salmon,
flesh water smelts. biue-back trout, and mlnnows.
by means OF the live fish or otherwise to any waters
now fequcnted by trout or salmon, except as heie.
mater provided, under penalty of not less than
hity nor more than fl e hundred dollars.
SEC 20. The commissioners OF fisheries may take
fish OF any kind at sucn time and place as they may
choose aud in such manner, for The purposes OF
scien c and OF cultivation and dissemination, and
they may grant written permits to other persons to
take hsh for the same Purposes, and they may in
trOduce permit to he introduced any kind Of fish
to any waters they may see lit.
SEC. q. Tie commissioners of fisheries may set
apart with the consent OF the owners or occupants
thereof, any waters for the parposc of cultivation
of fish, and after notice published three weeks
successfully in some newspaper published in the
county where such waters are located, no person
shall lake or kill any fish therein, under penalty
OF not less than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars and further penalty of one dollar for each
| fish so taken or killed.
SEC. ~. Any person legally engaged In the arti
fetal culture ana maintenance of fishes, may take
them in his own enclosed waters wherein the same
are 50 cultivated and maintained, rs and when he
pleases and may at all times sell them Tor the pur
pose OF cultivation and propagation. but shall not
sell them for lOOd Al seasons when the taking OF
such fish 10 prohibited by law, under penalty of
not less than ten nor more than one hundred dol.
lars, and further penalty Of not less than dol.
! lar for each hsh 20 sold.
SEC. *. Any person engaged in the artificial
propagation Of hsh known rs trout, fresh and salt
water salmon, on any water ia this state when the
parent nsh are taken from public waters in this
state shall retain not less than twenty.hv per cent.
OF all eggs taken from said parent Ash, and cause
the same ~ be properly cared for and Matched, and
when hatched and In proper condition, to be re
turned u . suitable place Tor such young Ash, in
the original waters fiom which the parent sh were
taken, and TO cause said parent Dish to be returned
| to safe locations in the waters from which they
| were taken, under penalty Of not less than hf,y
more than five hundred dollars for each OIensc.
But the provisions OF this section shall not apply
cases in which the hsh culture Is conducted for
ers Of fisheries OF this state, who may ahix such
conditions to their permits they may lit, but
requiring in case less than twenty-five per cent.
OF The young fish to be returned as provided in
this section.
SEC. "A. No person shall fish In that portion of
pond or other water in which fish are artilcially