Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-17
ANOTHER FISH LAW.

1he annual change IN the hSh laws oil
Ohio is now under consideration at Colum-
bus. We give below the revised text OF
the new law which will probably pass.
As we have not had the time to watch the
habits of the inny tribe, nor Try TO catch
them Tor many years past, we are not pre-
pared to say whether The change proposed
are Improvements or not, ba, would like to
hear from our river fishermen Oh the sub
Jet {:
SECTION 1. No person shall. in any
of the waters, either natural or artific-
iai, lying in the state of Ohio, or part
therein. shoot or spear fish. No person
shall draw, set or place, or catch fish
with the device known as trammel or
pocket fyke. No person shall draw, set
place or locate any pound, seine, net,
trap or fish-net in lake Erie, Sandusky
bay and river, and Maumee bay and
river. and Portage river, from the Goth
day of June 20 the 14th day of Septem-
ber inclusive. No person shall catch
fish in che Licking, Lewiston, or Mercer
comfy reservoirs, with any device ex-
cept hook and line, between the first
day OF April and the first day of octo-
Der.
No person shall, in any of the waters
either natural or artificial, lying in the
state of Ohio, or part therein, except
those heretofore named in this section.
catch fish with any other device than
hook and line.
No person shall catch or kill, or pur-
sue with such intent, with any device
whatever, in any Of the streams of the
state, the fish commonly known as black
bass, from the 20th day of June unit
the 18th day of September, inclusive.
No person shall draw, set, place or
locate any trap, pound net, seine, or
any device for catching fish, as in this
section forbidden, and any nets, seines,
pounds, OF other devices for catching
fish, set or placed in violation of the
provisions of this section, shall be con-
fiscated and destroyed wherever found.
No person shall buy, sell, or offer for
sale. or have in possession any fish
caught in any of the waters lying in the
stale of Ohio. out of season or in any
manner prohibited.
Provided that nothing in this section
shall prevent the taking of minnows for
bait, with nets not more than ten feet
in length, nor shall prevent the fish and
game com mmissioners of the state or their
agents, from taking fish at any time OF
place for stocking ponds, lakes or rivers
and for the maintenance and cultivating
of fish artihcia!ly, and for no other pur-
pose land. provided. it ia hereby made
the duty of said fish and game commits
| sioners and wardens, on complaint OF
any persol. or otherwise, to prosecute
all violations of this section, and the
proceeding sections of this act before
any mayor, or justice of the peace, hav'
ing jurisdiction of the same and who
ever shall violate any of the several
provisions herein contained, shall f"I
each and every offense, be fined moi
/ more thanone hundred dollars nor les'
! than twenty-five dollars, which shall gc
to the county fund in the county where
: in the offense is committed, to bs called
I the fish and game fund and any person
convicted of any violation of any pro
vision of this act, and refusing to pay
the fine imposed, shall be imprisoned 81
days unless the fine is sooner paid.
SEC. Q. That section sixty-nine hun
dred and sixty-one and sixty-nine hun
= dred and sixty eight, be and the sam,
a are hereby repealed, and this act shal
take effect from and after its passage.