Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-05-11
Laws Regulating the Catching ana
Killing or Fish ana Gnme.

SEC, OSOS. NO person snail UfAW, SET
place or locate any pound net, sein, trap
or i4l-ne,, In Lake Erie from the fifteenth
day Of June TO the tenth day OF September,
inclusive; nor in Sandusky or Mudoreek
bay, nor in MOumee bay, as far up as the
Maumee bridge, from tho tenth day OF
May to the 18th day OF October, inclusive.
No person shall set or place, or catch fish
with, y glll-net in any OF the waters Of the
state, except in Lake Erie, ami there only
when the water il over thirty feet IN depth.
No person shall catch 4 III in Mercur coun-
" reservoir between the first day Of july
and the fifteenth dhy Of September, imclu-
sive; or in the Licking or Lewislowu res
ervoirs between the frat day vi June and
the first day of October, incluslve, with
any device except hook and line, with bait
or line; and IN the season in which net
fishing is permitted in the said Mercer
county, Licking aud Lcwistown reservoirs,
the net known ~ fyke or set net only shall
he used, and hoop or mouth of not over
six feet in its greatest width, aud without
use of wings or leads. No person SHALL IN
any OF the waters, either natural or artii-
cial, lying in the stale of Ohio or part
therein, shoot or spear 6sh. No person
shall draw, set or place or catch fish with
a devise known NJ trammel net or pocket
lyke, except at heretofore stated. No
person shall in any OF the waters of the
state, except those heretofore named in
this section, catch fish with any devise
whatever, except hook aud line, with bait
or lure. No person shall kill any fish by
the use OF dynamite or any other explosive
mixture, or by the use of any poisonous
drug, bait or food. No person shall catch
or kill, with any devise whatever, In any
OF the streams of the state, the fish COM
monty known as black bass, or any rock
bass, commonly known as goggle-eye,
from the first day of May until the If
teenth day OF June, inclusive, except in
streams flowing into Lake Erie below the
first dam, next the mouth of those streams
No person shall draw, set. place or locate
any trap, pound net, sein or any device tor
catching fish as in this section forbidden !;
and any metz, seins, pound or other devices
for catching fish, set or placed in violation
OF the provisions oil this section. shall be
confscaied wherever found, and the same
shall be sold to the highest bidder, at pub
lie outcry, at place 10 be selected by the
q 4. ,I, a.
ed from such sale shall be placed to the
credit of the fish and game fund, and snb-
ject to the warrent of such commissioners.
No person shall catch or have IN his pos
session any black bass less than eight ia-
ches in length, buy, sell or offer tor sale,
or have IN his possession any fish caught
out of season, or in any manner prohibited
provided, that nothing in this act shall
prevent the taking OF minnows for bait,
with nets, or shall prevent the f'h and
game commissioners of this state, or their
agents, from taking fish at any Time or
place, in any manner, for til, purpose oil
stocking ponds lakes and rivers, and Tor
| the maintenance and cultivation OF fish in
hatcheries. Any person convicted OF a
violation of any of the provisions Of this
act, shall be fined for the first offense no'
less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than
one hundred dollars, and IN case Of neg.
lect or refusal 10 pay said fine, be impris-
oned IN the county Jail not less than thir-
ty days; and for the second or any subse-
quent violation OF this act, shall be fined
not less than fifty dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars, any default of puy-
ment Of fine and costs, slall be imprisoned
| in the county Jail not less than sixty days
and all fines collected under this act shal
go TO the county fish and game fund in thu
county wherein the offense was commit
ted, unless otherwise directed and ordere,
by the fish and game commissioners o
this state. And it is hereby made TIN
duty OF the wardens and deputy warden
of tins state to prosecute all violations o
this act in connection with the prosecuting
attorneys of the counties wherein sucl
ofIense shall have [heen committed, an
suc, prosecuting attorney shall be enlitle,
the same fees AZ are now allowed b
law for the collection OF forfeited bonds
provided, that nothing in this act shal
apply to artificial fish ponds.
GAME.
SEC. 6961. No person shall, on an
place catch, kill or mjure, or pursue wit
such intent, any quail, except between I'll
tenth day of November and the filteent
day OF December, inclusive, lori an
squirrel, except between the first da
June and the fifteenth day oi Decembe
inclusive, or any woodcock, except b
tween the fifteenth day Of July and Il
f RS, day of November, inclusive, or Al
, , rufiled [tuffed p grouse, or pheasant
prairie chicken, or any wild duck, exec
between the first day OF September al
the fifteenth day of December, inclnsiv
or any wild turkey, except between Il
= first day oil October and the fifteenth d.
= OF December, inclusive; or catch, trap
! snare al any time, any quail Of Tor y vi
ginia partridge, or upon anv bog, estual
:, marsh, mudaat or river, or any cover
. which wild fowl resort, by aid Of Al
swivel or punl-gun, or any other gun III
" n common shoulder gun, or by the aid
- any artificial light, or with the aid Of,
;. from any sink-boat or battery, or wi
any trap or net, kill or wound, or catch
~ pursue with such intent, any wild got
W or brsnt, or any wild duck, or any oil
" water fowl, or destroy or disturb the e.
or nesls Of any birds named IN this sectit
n excepting in the waters of Lake FL
q and the estuaries and bays thereof;
a. person shall in any place, Kill, or inin
ID or pursue with such intent, any wild du
J. on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday Of Il