The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-13
AN ACT -JdlEJi.
For the Protection Of Fish
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SECTION L. Be it enacted by the
Governor and Legislative Assembly
of the Territory Of Utah, that every
person who, between the Fl teenth
DAY of March and the fifteenth day
of August, in each year, wilfully
| takes. KILLS, destroys, or offers for
sale quail, paruidges. or grouse; or
who, between the fifteenth day Of
| April and the fifteenth day of Sep.
| tember, in each year, wilfully takes,
kills, destroys, or offers for sale any
kind of wild ducks; OF who shall at
any time rob the nest of the above>
mentioned birds; or who shall kill
any wild duck between one hour
a. er sunset and one hour before
sunrise; or who S all kill any quail
or any lmpo tsd game birds or their
progeny for three years next ensu-
ing the pa4sag OF .tbis at, shall be
guilty o. nj de;ns amor.
Sec. 2. Every pers VINO, between
the first day Of d cember of each
year and first day OF the September
following, takes, Kills, or destroys
any elk, deer, mOuntain sheep or
al slope; or who shall at auy time
B II any Of the above amin ais for
their skins. is guilty of a misde-
meauor. PTooided that per ons
ca nlping in the mountains may,
during the months Of July and Au-
gust, kill sufficient OF the males Of
the above ami m> Is to fErnish them
selves food while so camping. =.
Sec. 3. Every person who buys,
sells, or has in his possession any
of the game enumerated in the two
preceding sections, taken or killei
within the time during which the
taking or killing thereof is prOhib-
tied, except such as are tanned or
kept for show or curiosity; and
every person who buys, sells, or
offers for sale the skin of any ami.
NAL, the killing of which is herein
prohibiteI is guilty Of a misde-
meanor. o- o.-c.I asf- 81
Sec. 4. Every person who at any
time takes or kills any fab, except
with hook and line, or with seine, as
hereinafter provided, or who shall
ca Oh CT kill any trout in ane way
between the fifteenth day Of March
aid the fifteenth day Of june o!
eaen year, is guilty. of m,sde-
ID eanOr. ProoideG, that seines net
more than 200 yards long AMI II feet
wide, with meshes not less than IL
inches square for fifty yards in the
centre, and meshes nor less thsn 2
inches square in the wings or end.
thereof, may be used 10 Green
River and Bear and Utah Lakes
only, between the first day of o..
tober Of each year and the first day
OF June following. Provided fur
ther, that nothing in this act shall
be so construed as to Irevent any
person from taking fiji from the
pubic warers of thu Territory for
the purpose Of stocking p ivate fish
ponds, or to, prohibit any person
from managing and controlling his
private pond or TAXI g fish there's
from. 10 ---. az,
Sec! 5 Every person who at any
time catches or kills any fish with
set line or lines is guilty OF "a mis-
demeanor. 1c,H 81
Sec. s Every person who puts
into the waters OF this Territ Dry any
poisonous or explosive su bs 'anceyOr
anything that is injurious to fish, or
that renders the water unit for
househOl purposes, is guilty of a
misdemeanOr.
Sec. Z. Every person who at any
time takes any fish from any prl-
vate fish. pond OF stream with
out the consent Of the owner, is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 8. Every person, corporation
or association who shall construct
OF. continue to keep any dam across
any of the streams of this Territory
in which fish m CRATE, In such
manner as TO hinder or ohstruct the
migration of fish to or fr5m their
spawning grounds. without provid~
ing fshway and keeping it in re-
pair, as provided in, the following
section, is guilty Of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 9. The fishwsy for the pas
sage Of fish in large streams of
water, mentioned in the preceding
section, must be made in the form of |
q box, open at each end, not less
than four feet wide and three feet |
high, and Ct plank not less than |
two inches thick; and it must be
fastened in the water at the top OF |
the dam, and the lower end must |
extend to and be fastened in the
pool below the dam at any argyle not |
exceeding So degrees. Inside this |
box, fastened at the bottom and at
one end to the side of the box, there
must be pieces of plank four feet
apart, placed transyerssly 30 as to
cause a rifle not less than ten
inches high These pieces o. plank
must be thirty inches long, and go
fastened as 10 Re at right angles
With the SIDES Of the box, alter
nately fasts ned, one at one slice the
other at the other sid OF the box.
Whenever the stream is small, tie
County Court OF the county in
which the dam ia, or is to be c3n-
struc ed, may perm the box TO be
o. less dimensions.
Sec. 10. That any es on, corp ia