Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-12-19

hereby amended so AZ 70 read as follows.
SEC' 1910. Any person who takes or catches
awakened pike or pike perch In any Of the wa
ters OF this State Or has In his possession any
such fish takoi' in the waters of this
state between tho first dav of Febrno.
ry and the fifteenth day OF June in any
year. shall pay To the State fine Of tive dollars
tor each fish so takeH, caught or possessed
with costs Of prosecution.
SEC. o. Section thirty-elght hundred and
seventy seven $50 is hereby repealed.
SEC. I. Section $3.50 Of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended 81 us IN read as follows;
SEC. $3.50. All pound-net, trap net, set-net
and fyke fishing, or any other device for en-
trapping or ensnaring fish in the waters Of
Lake Chhmplain or the tributaries thereof
are hereby prohihited; and any pe.son
or persons who shall fish IN said waters
with ary such pOund-uets, trap.uets, gill
nets, set-nets, fykes or any other device for en-
| snai1ng or entrappng fish shall pay to the
STATE line nt one hundred dollars and the costs
OF prosecution. Any person dscoye ing any
such net or nets or devices for eusnatiug fish,
set or being used IN the waters hereiubefOro de-
scribcd, on the shores thereof. contrary ~ the
| provisions Of chapter 10 ct the Revised Laws,
| or any amendment thereof may seize and de-
| struN the same. Provided, however, that seine
| fishing shall be allowed during the months Ut
| October ana November in each year, and fish
| ing with hook and line between the fifteenth
day OF June aud the first day Ut February next
| alter, and nOthinge,Ontained in this sect N
| Shall prohibit the capture OK minnOws for halt.
! Any persOn who takes or catches any black
| bass, pike, wall eyed pike, shad or pond pick
erel from any OF the waters, pubic or private ui
| thts state, or from the waters OF Lake Cham
plain, or has any OF said fish in bis posscss sion
between the first day of February aud the it,
tenth day OF June in any year, shall pay to the
state tine OF five dollars for each fish 81
caught, taken or possessed, with costs Of pros
| ecutiOn.
SEC. 8. Possession Of any black bass, pike
wall eyed pike or shad, 10y any person in thi.
state between the first day of February and the
! qlteeutl day of June IN any year, shall I've pre-
| sumptive evidence that the person So IN posses
sion or custody OF the same, took or caught
| such fish in violation oil the laws OF State, and
that such fish were caught or taken from the
waters Of this State within the time abOy,
| stated.
SEC. 0. Between the first day Of February
and tho fifteenth Gay Of June In any year, any
| fish warden may cause to lie opened, or in any
case the party having the custody or possession
thereof refuse, may himself open any parcel
chest, box, trunk barrel or other receptacle
| tuund in any wagon, cart, sled, car or other We
hicie OF transportation, or on any wharf, rail
| road platform or IN any stOrehuuse OF any rail
road, steamboat or transportation company, o
in any other place not the dwelling house or i'm
mediate dependencies thereof VI the person o
party having possession, control or authority y
such parcel chest box, trunk, barrel or othe
receptacle, in Which he has reason to suspec
that black bass, pike, wall eyed pike or chad
caught In the wa ers OF this state or LAX
Chumplain are contained, and may seize All!
black bass, pike, wall eyed pike or shad by hin
50 discovered; and ii said fish warden Is salts
fed that the same were ought in any OF til,
waters " this state or OF Lake Champaign, Il
violation Of law, he may sell the same and pa.
the proceeds arising from such sale to til
| cuuuty CLERK of the county in which such seiI
ure is made, one-hdlt to 20 TO the person max
inR such seizure aud sale, aud One-half to To
State.
Approved Nov 25, 1884.