The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-02
Chapter 1872.

AN ACT to amend chapter seventy five of the Pub
lie Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight
relating to the Protection Of Fisheries and Propa-
cation of Fish.
Be 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
SECT l. Section eight of said chapter is hereby
in the fourth line, the words and shall have the
same power sherfS and deputy sheriffs, to serve
all criminal process for the violation of any of the
provisions OF this act, so that amended the first
paragraph in said section shall read follows, viz:
SECT s. The governor with the advice of the
may be necessary who shall enforce the provisions
of all public laws relating to sheries prosecute all
ofenses that come to their knowledge, and shall
have the same power sheriffS and deputy sherifs
to serve all criminal process for the violation of any
of the provisions of this act; and they shall have
other apparatus for taking fish, and in the exercise
of their duties shall have the same right to REQUIRE
aid that sherfs and their deputies have in execut-
ing the duties of their Office and any person neglect
ing to render it when required shall forfeit ten
SECT. 2. Section thirteen of chapter seventy-6ye
of the public laws of the year eighteen hundred and
seyenty-eight, is hereby amended so as to read as
SECT. Is. There shall be an annual close.time
for land.locked salmon, commonly so called, trout
togue black bass, Oswego bass and white perch, in
Locked salmon, trout and togue, from the first day
OF October to the first day of May following except
ing on the ST. Crox river and its tributaries and all
the waters in Kennebec county, in which the close
time shall be from the fifteenth day of September to
the first day of May following; and for black bass,
Oswego bass and white perch, from the first day of
April to the first day of July following
SECT. 3. Section fifteen of said chapter is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
SECT. 10. No person shall take, catch, kill or
fish Tor, in any manner, any land-lccked salmon,
trout or togue, in any of the waters aforesaid be.
tween the said first day of October and the first day
of May following, in the ST. Croix river and its
tributaries, between the fifteenth day of September
and the first day of May following; or 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
thirty dOhars, and further fine of one dollar for
each fish thus caught, taken or killed as aforesaid
ruary, March and April, in each year, it shall be
lawful for citizens Of this state to fish for and take
land-locked salmon, trout and togue and convey
the same to their own homes, but not otherwise
SECT. f. Section sixteen of said chapter is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
SECT. 16. No person shall sell, expose for sale or
have in possession with intent to sell, or trans
port from place to place in this state any land
of October and the first day of May following or
any black bass OsWegO bass or white perch be-
tween the first day of April and the first day july
following, under penalty of not less than ten dol
SECT. 5. Section seventeen of said chapter is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
SECT. II. Any person persons having in DOS
session. except alive, any landlocked salmon trout
or togue between the first day of October and the
first day of May following any black bass, Oswe-
go bass or white perch, between the first day of
April and the first day Of July following, or who
shall transport from place to place within this state
first day of October and the first day of May follow
ing, or black bass, Oswego bass or white perch be.
tween the first day of April and the first day of Juk
following, shall be deemed to have killed caught or
transported the contrary to law, and be liable
to the penalties aforesaid
approved February 81, 1871