Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-14
THE FISH LAW.
Protection and Propagation - County
WardensA Timely Measure.


Among the more important new law
enacted by the 2Sth legislative assembl
is the following entitled an act for tn
protection and propagation of fish:
Section THAT it shall not be Lawful
for any person to kill or take or fish 70
any trout or other fish in any of tn
waters of this territory, within 100 yard
of any fsh-way or artificial obstruction
nor to take or kill in any of the waters o
this territory any speCkled trout or fooc
fish at any time by the use OF any poison
GUS or deleterious or stupefying drug, o.
by the use Of any explosive substance, OF
by the erection Of any weir, dam, or Other
artificial obstr Lotion, or by the use Of any
net, seine. or device whatsoever, except
by hook aud line. And it shall not be
lawful for any person to empty or allow
the emptying of sawdust or any substance
that shall foul or cause to foul, into any
of the waters of this territory containing
food fish, or to deposit the same within
such distance that it may be carried into
said waters by natural causes.
Sec. 2.-lt shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to kill or take any trout
or other fish, in any manner whatsoever
from any private lake, pond or stream,
used for the propagation OF such fish, eX-
rept by the consent OF the proprietor Of
such lake, pond or stream.
Sec. 3.--Any person or persons, or the
officers and servants Of any company or
corporation, maintaining or keeping W
any dam, weir or other artificial obstruc-
ton, in or upon any stream Of water in
this territory, shall erect, keep up, and
maintain at such dam, weir or other arti.
| fetal obstruction 4 sufficient sluice or fish.
way for the free passage of fish up and
down any such stream; provided, how
ever, that this section shall not be con-
strued to apply to any stream of water
that contains no food fish, nor to any
| stream of water the whole volume of
| which is used for irrigatiny purposes.
Sec. 4.-That it shall not be lawful to
kill, take or have in possession any trout
or other food fish taken or killed in any
of the public waters of this territory dur
ing the months Of November December,
January, February, March, April and
May, or either Of said months, in any
year, and the possession of trout or other
food fish during the months above men
toned, shall be prima facie evidence OF
the violation of the provisions OF this Sec
ton.
Sec. ct shall be unlawful to kill,
destroy or have in possession any trout
or food fish taken in any of the public
waters OF this territory, except for food,
and then only when necessary for i'm
mediate use, governed in amount and
quantity by the reasonable necessities
Of the person or persons catching such
fish.
Sec. G.-Any person or persons, officers
or servants of any company or corpora
ton, convicted of violating any of the
provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined in a sum
not less than $50 nor more than $500
provided however, that any person or
persons convicted OF using any poison or
deleterious or Supplying drug, or by the
use of any explosive substance for the
purpose Of killing or taking any food fish
in any OF the waters Of this territory shall
upon conviction thereof be fined in
sum not less than 500 nor more than
$500 for each and every otfense, or be
for not more than sixty days
in the county Jail, or be both fined and
as aforesaid The court shall
IN all cases of conviction under this act.
when any fine is imposed, order as part of
the judgment of the court that the offender
shall be committed to Jail, there to re-
main until such fine and the costs are
fully paid or otherwise legally discharged;
provided, the term of imprisonment shall
not exceed six months for each ohense.
Sec. Each and every month that
any person, persons, company or corpora
ton shall neglect or refuse to keep up and
maintain sufficient. sluice or fshway. as
prescribed in section of this act, shall
aseparate oiTense.
Sec. S.-All fines recovered under the
provisions OF this act shall be paid one
half to the person giving the information
Of the offense and the other half shall be
paid into the treasury of the county
wherein such fine or fines are assessed.
Sec. 9.-It shall be the duty OF the
governor OF this territory, after the pass
age of this act, to appoint - fish war
dens in each county Of this territory, who
shall hold their Office during the pleasure
of the governor, and shall serve without
compensation. 1t is hereby made the
duty of such wardens, and OF all county
sherifTs and constablcs,
in their respective counties, to see to the
enforcement of the provisions OF this act,
and to cause complaint to be made and
prosecuted when aware of their own
knowledge, or credlbly informed, OF any
violations of its provisions. And the
said officers in this section named are
to arrest without warrant any
person found violating the provisions OF
this statute when detected in the act, or
found with the fish in their possession at
the time OF arrest, and to take such per-
sons before the nearest justice of the
peace for further proceedings in accord
ance with law.
Sec. l0.-Ths act shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage.
Approved by thegovernor Feb. IA, 1889.
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