The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-24
Fish Laws.

At 4 MEETING ~ THE BOARD ur
~ county ton II t>Sslners Tor Putnam tsun
+ ~, FL rsii, held on ths = ttiy at july. i>>.,
u Mas ordered, the piblt,atou tor th. term al
faur weeks of sections - To IA. inclusive, al
/ Chapter NJ. Mcclellan. Digest, he aud th,
same IL authorized. which SAID sections are a,
/ Toll ws. tn Wit:
>tV. - M person shall Use ia thu. Ii,e,s at
this State any giii net To. the capture at th.
ti>h ki.own IA >ha,i. wtth mesh less ths n ~ q
inches trom knot to kno'. measured hrngth
~ l>e; that Is ta say, me>h. wheu truiight q.
square, the sides at the mesh not to liz. hes
than two MI n half inches. az Use s.'iie for
| the capture at any OF the f,sst fishes with "A
mesh lees than three inches fruui knit q.
| Knot, measured lengthw iSs-; thst Is to ss,,. "A
mesh when brought tn "a ,'itiar, the s.is-. shall
uui ts' !, - than o',e AMI ut. halt IN hes, un
der IsnaIty at thirty dollars t,f ga, Ia ,,tf, u,,.
Provided, thai this SECTION shall h,t appi, O.,
ANY tsrs.n " ho shall uss' "A seine ur U.t " an "A
smaller mesh than the ~ ,ienu III tor the ex
elusive pnrpsseof catching mlnnoss for halt,
or fish tor his osn pfiNateu use.
sat. ~ M lsrson shalt catch ur capture
amy shad. or Use "A gili net ~ S.iu, tur Ib..
capture 1T the iish known as shad, ts.tw.eu
the hrst daN ut April aud the hrst ,is, ot ID.
semtsr. al ANY Year. Cnsicr u ltnaity al
twenty hNe dollars ior each offence, and th,
conhs,att"n of Al. nets, seluss. b.mts aud
tack Is used IN such unlawf / acts.
sn, ~ M person shall place. construct ~
er, II. IN any al the rivers or STRAINS ot this
>titt, dtiy lsNuuu, uN ~, br tut Sc u Tor Iht
captuit ~ tuat hsiits. under Y p.uaIty ,,t
forty dollars tor each offence; hut this shalt
not apply Ia any lersnn constructing an,
p"uhd. Ne ~ purse ne Tor the Sapture ,,t
ti>h tor his or her private use.
StC n M l.'rsuu who has not rest,ie, in
this state twelve months PIE, ious u crete
IA I'll engage IN The nettins. capture ur catch
INK an! i1,d ti>hts IA the pubilr Wa e,s at tins
state, Tor the ptrlt'ss' ot selling, ~ ut tNp.ut
my ~ shipping IL other STATE, ur tu foreign
A., A t,,s
VIII" shail violate the prov Visn,is ot this "a,
tion shall hr NJ e,i IN the sum ot three hun
drrd dollars for each uffrn,e " ith conn cat ION
ot all nets, ismts, tarkie and app ,unyss ,s,,i
iu such unlawful act; fro> heed That this
section shall not app, to s,i,utih, pe, suns
who siptll capture iood fishes exclusively for
>stniihc purposes,
-, y. u, q sisiins Ot the several vo,int.rs
ot this state In and they arr hereby nI,a,iut
al special agents, who shall br knuwn n. tish
is,lih-, win, shalt have p'wrr u Ipoini u
deputy or .i.put"s, and To summon u sum
cnnt FIs.e when necessary to enforce th.
pro, ls,ons OF sections - ~ u, NJ ami -; aud
such Mlif or his deputms shall have ls,wrr
to arrst and take before u magistrate. and
subject to trial ccnriinv to law, ANY srsuu
Niointiap any al the proNis ~ said sec
tions ahd the magistrate may order the stix
urc nt any implements uaad by the Offender
~ Offenders IN Violating sail pro, islo =, aud,
In ease 1T conviction III thu accus4 Il, inu,
make an o,oer conhs,ating su h itipleiirnts
to tho use Of the state And ,hr County tUm-
missiOnc,s of each county shaii ave auihnr
ity To tay such bailif and his Il, putlcs .,rh
reasonable remuneration ~ they iuay ,ir,ti,.
upon Ms right.
St,. a.s ANY person yioatins any Of the
pro, Isions I said sections shall lG dt,n med
HuiIiy ~ missh neHhOi, Ani shall, upon
roi> Gtlon. lT punished b, hne ani c,ets, or
I'M" is,nntnt and ro,ts ~ at",Nc dire cir,i;
AND IN deiauit 1T the pRyin,nt of nny tine
the offender shan @ committed To tlr county
t.1.AN a. A. a. A