The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-03-28
The Amended Fish Law.

Sec. |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Tennessee
That section Of said act be 50 amended
as to read as follows: That it shall moi
be lawful for any person to catch, kill,
destroy or take fish in or from any of
the waters Of the State, whether II run.
ming stream or lakes or ponds having
outlets into running streams, in high or
low water, by means of any seine, trap,
net, OF to use fsh-berries, lime or giant,
powder, dynamite, gun powder or any
other explosive substance for the de,
struc'ion Of fish in any of said waters, or
ny any other means than by angling
with hook and line, and without line
gig, spike. gun, grab-hook or snatch.
hook. provided, that none of the proyi.
slons OF this act shall hinder or prevent
the commissioners Of fisheries or their
agent from catching or taking fish from
any OF said waters ut such time and in
such manner as to them may seem prop
err, and to them only for the purpose Of
stocking or restocking the waters of this
State, and provided further, that this
act shall not be construed so as to pro.
hibit the Use Of hand or mnnow NET
in taking small fish or minnows for bait;
and provided further, that any citizen
OF this State, owning lake, pond, bay
on or slough or stream, that he or she
may wish to stock with fish, shall have
the same rights and privileges, as to the
mode and time Of taking fish for said
purpose, as the commissioners Of fisher
les have under this act and provided
further, that any person possessing or
owning Il private pond may have the
right to catch or take fish thereirom at
any time and in any manner he or she
may wish, whether ,the same have an
outlet into running stream or not.
See. 3. BE it further enacted, That
section 2 he amended SO as to read as
follows: That it shall not be lawful for
any person to place any trap Of any kind
whatever in any stream, Grin the mouth
Of any stream or tributary thereof, or
in any lake, pond, bayou or slough
which has an outlet to any running
stream in low water, thereby preventing
the free ascent or descent up and down,
to and from said waters.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted, That il
shall! not be lawful for any person to
modest, disturb or damage in any way
whatever any fish eggs or young fish in
any Of said waters in said State, except
as stated in the first section Of this act.
sec +. BE it further enacted. That
section 1 be so amended as to read Us
follows: That any person, company or
violating the 1st, ID or Sd
sections Of this act us amended shall be
guilty Of misdcmeanor, and on con
vicion thereof before any court Of com
pcIent jurisdiction shall be fined not less
than five dollars nor more than twenty
i>c dollars, and shall forfeit all boats,
nets, scncs and all other contrivanccs
used in violating the provisions Of this
act, which contrivances shall be sold at
public auction by the sheriff Of the
county in which the oiIensc is commit
ted.
Sec. .. Be il further enacted. That
all fines collected ard money arising
from sales Of contrivances forfeited I'M
der this act shall be paid to the County
Trustee for the use Of the public schools
Of the county in which the olItnsc is
See. 6. BE it further enacted, That
all lakes, ponds, bayous and sloughs in
this State, that have no outlet
into any running stream in low water,
arc exempt from the provisions of this
act, and all lakes, ponds, bayous and
sloughs covering an area of more than
fifteen square miles in low water.
Sec. Z. BE 1t further enacted, That it
shall lie the duty Of the Judges of the
Circuit and Criminal Courts of this State
TO give the provisions of this act in
special charge to the grand juries of
their respective Courts at each and cv-
cry term thereof.
Sec. $ BE it further enacted, Tia.
the grand jurics ofthc Circuit and Grim
inal Courts Of this State shall have, and
arc hereby granted, inquisitorial powers
in all matters coming under the provi,
sions Of the foregoing enactment, with
powers to send for witnesses and papers
md make prosentments, to the end that
this act may he fully enforced; and 70
prosecutor shall be required i'll prosccu-
tons under this act
Sec. 8. BE it further enacted, That
all laws and parts Of laws in conflict
with this act be, and the same are hereby
repealed, and that this act take effect
from and after its passage, the public
welfare rcquirngi'.
Passed March rs, 1888.
W. l.. LEDGERwooD,
Speaker of House Of Representatives
b. +. ALEXANDER,
Speaker of the Senate
Approved March 81, 1888.
WM. Il. BATE, Governor.
/, d. A. Num-, Secretary Of the State
of Tennessee, certify that the foregoing
is true copy of an act passed by the
Forty-third General Assembly Of the
State of Tennessee. ID. A. NUM-,
Secretary Of State,
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