Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-04-10
THAT NEW FISH LAW,

The following Is the draft Of the new
fish law, in letter aud form in winch il il
believed il will be passed before the sd.
journment of the legislature. Preserve it
uutiIl It becomes law and then paste il
in your hat and see that it is fully OBJ.
served in letter and spirit:
A BILL, to amend section 6e6S OF the Revised
Statutes of Ohio, us amended April 20. 1881,
as amended April IL, 1883 70. l.. V. so p. 1922
rs amended April l, 1884 %. L., v. 81, p. 9ij
and to add Supplementary section thereto to
be designated section 696S u.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General As.
sembly of the State of Ohio, That sixty-nine
hundred aud sixty-eight of the Revised Statutes
of Ohio as amended April ~, 1881, as amcndcd
April llth, 1855, as amended April l, 1854, %. L..
v. 81, p. 81 be so amended as to read follows:
SIC 696S. Whoever shall, In any boil of wat.
er, whether natural or artificial, lying in the
State OF Ohio, or part therein, except in private
fishing waters, Lake Erie, sandusky Bay, Maui
NEE bay, Mercer county reservoir, and the Lick
ing county reservoir, catch In any way other
than by hook und line, any fish, except min.
shall, on INV ,c.ion, be punished US he inAfter
provided. Whoever draws, sets, places or To-.
cntcs any pound net, seine gill net, trap, or any
fish net or other device for catching fish, except
for minnows, or catches, except with hook and
line, any fish except minnows, Aforesaid, in any
OF the inland waters of the State of Ohio or part
Bay, Maumee Bay, Mercer county reservoir,
Licking county reservoir, and in private fishing
waters, west Of Avon Point, from the first day OF
June to the first day of October of each year, or
in the waters OF Lake Erie, east OF Avon Point,
from the tenth day of June to the tenth Of 0cto-
ber, shall be guilty of mis,lemeanor, and shall.
OH conviction, be punished rs hercinufter pro-
vided. All stationary devices for fishing in
Lake Erie or the bays, shall be placed at such
distances from the mouths Of rivers rs the Fish
Commissioners may direct. Whoever SHALL AT
time Of The uDOn tile shoals and reefs
in Lake Erie, by means of amy device whatever,
except hook and line, and whoever In the Mer.
Ger county reservoir with the device known rs
trammel or pocket net, fish for or catch any fish
shall be guilty oi a misdemeanor, AMI, on con.
viction, punished US provided here after. That
nothing In this section shall be so construed as
to prohibit the fishing with seines aud dip nets
in the rivers tributary to Lake Erie, except be-
tween the tenth day OF May and the first day OF
October Of zach yeSr MMhoeyeT e. any e a
the purpose Of killing fish In any OF the waters
In the State OF Ohio, shall be guilty ola misde.
ara shall ga oe
or offers for SALE any fish caught out Of season
or In any manner prohibited by thia act. shall
punished as hereinafter provided, provided thai
nothing in this section or the several statement,
OF olienses herein contained, shall prevent the
Fish Commissioners OF this State or their agents
from taking fish ut any time or place ior stock
lug ponds, lakes and rivers, and for the main
tenance aud cultivating fish artifcially, and fol
no other purpose; ana provided, iurtner, ~ II
hereby made the duty Of said Fish Commission
er, on complaint OF any person or otherwise, I,
prosecute all violation OF this section, and an,
person may make complaint OF any violation 0
this section before any mayor or Justice OF thu
peace, having jurisdiction OF the same. Ant
whoever shall violate any Of the several provs
ions herein contained, shall, for each and ever,
such offensc, be lined not more than one hund
red dollars and not less than ten dollars, ar i'm
prisoned not more than sixty days, or both, n
| the discretion OF the court.
See. 6y6Sd Whoever. in the waters Of an!
brook. creek, river, pond, reservoir, mill'race
| tail-race, or In any body OF water. natural o
artificial, lying In the State OF ohio. during til
spawning season OF brook trout, or salmon, Q
| land-locled salmon, or California salmon, whic
season is hereby defined 10 extend from tn
| fifteenth day OF September OF each year, 10 tn
fourteenth day OF March, inclusive, In the yea
following shall catch in any manner with intell
10 kill, or offer for sale, any brook trout, salmol
| land locked salmon, or California salmon, sha
| be punished by the same penalties hSed In se'
! ton sixly-nino hundred and slxty-eight for III
misdemeanoA therein dedned.
| SECTION q That section 6y0S, as amende
| April ~, 1881, as amended April IL. 1888, I
amended April !. 1854. be and the same Is her
| by repealed; and this act snail take effect MI
be in force from and alter Its passnge.