The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-29
AN ACT
For the Preservation of Fish and
Game.

person who, between the 18th day
of March and the 18th day of Au-
gust in each year, Wilfully takes,
kills, destroys, or offers for sale,
quail, cartridges or grouse, or who,
between the 18th day of April and
the 18th day of August, in each
year, wilfully takes, kills, destroys
or offers for sale, any kind of wild
ducks, or who robs the nests Of any
such birds, or who kills any beaver,
or otter, between the 1st day of
April and the 1St day of November,
in each year, or who sells or
offers for sale the skins of said
animals, that have been killed
within the above prohibited time,
or who shall kill any imported quail
or other imported birds, or their
progeny, for five years next ensuing
the pasSag, of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanOr.
SEC. 2.-EYery person who, bet
ween the 1st day of December and
the 1st day Of August following,
takes, kills, or destroys any elk,
deer, mountain sheep, or antelope,
or who shall, at any time take, Kill
or destroy any elk, deer, mountain
sheep, or antelope for their skins, is
guilty of misdemeanor
SEC. 3.-Every person who buys,
sells, or has in his possession any of
| the game enumerated in the two
preceding sections, within the time
the taking or killing whereof is
prohibited, except such as are tanned
or kept for show or curiosity, is
guilty of misdemeanOr.
SEC. 4.-Rvery person who at any
time takes or catches any fish, ex-
cept with hook and line, and with
seine, except as provided for in the
following section shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor.
SEC. Every person who takes,
catches, or kills fish by the use of
seines, gill or dip nets, baskets,
traps, set-lines, or any device what
ever except as provided in this aet,
shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor; Pr0Uided, That seines
not more than 200 yards long and
twelve feet wide, with meshes not
less than two inches square, for
fifty yards in the centre, and meshes
not less than two and one-half
inches square in the wings or ends
thereof may be used in Green River,
Bear, and Utah Lakes only, between
the 1st day of September and the
18th day Of March following and
that the use Of minnow nets shall
not be considered within the mean
ing of this section.
SEC. 6.-Every person who puts
into the waters of this Territory any
poisonous or explosive substance,
or anything that is injurious to fish,
or that renders the water unfit for
household purposes is guilty of a
misdemeanOr.
SEC. 7.-Indians taking fish or
game for their own subsistence, are
exempted from the penalties pre-
scribed in this chapter.
SEC. s.-EVery person whs, at any
time within the next four years
shall take from any of the waters
of this territory any shad, salmon,
black bass, white fish, silver eel, or
any other fish which has beer or
may be imported, or their progeny,
or any oysters from any private
oyster bed, without the consent of
the owner, is guilty Of misdemea-
nor, and shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding four dollars, for each
fish or oyster so taken.
Sec. EVERY person who shall
construct or continue to keep any
dam across any of the streams Of
water of this territory in which fish
migrate, in such a manner as to
hinder or obStruct the migration of
fish to or from their spawning
grounds, without providing a fish
way and keeping it in repair as
provided in the following section is
guilty of miSdemeaner.
SEC. 10.-The fshway for the pas
sage of fish in large streams of
water, in the dam mentioned in the
preceding section must be made of
plank, or other material equivalent
thereto, in the form of a box, open
at each end, not less than four feet
wide, and three feet high, and it
must be fastened at the top of the !
dam, and the other end must |
extend to, and be fastened |
in the pool below the dam at an an
gle not exceeding thirty-fve degrees. |
Inside this box, fastened at the bot (
tom and at one end to the side of |
the box, there must be pieces Of
plank four feet apart, placed trans
so as to cause a rifle not
less than ten inches high. These
pieces of plank must be thirty
inches long, and so fastened as to be
1t right angles with the sides of the
oox alternately fastened, one at one
tide, the other at the other side of
he box. Whenever the stream is
small, the County Court OF the
county in which the dam is. or is to
De constructed, may permit the box
20 he made Of less dimensions. the
court taking good care to have suit
lble passage.
SEC. 1.-THE County Courts of
he respective counties Of this Ter
'itOry shall, at the December term
# each year appoint a fish and game
commissioner, whose term of Office
hall be for one year and whose duty
{ shall be to see to the enforcement
IT the laws for the protection of fish
md game, and one-half Of all fines
collected for the violation of said
avs shall be paid to tie informant
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