The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12
FISH LAWS OF MISSOURI.
Enacted at the Last Session of tbs
General Assembly.
TO GoInto Effect. November 1,Isso.

Section 1924. Destruction of fish bv
poisoniDg.- person placing or
using in any of the waters OF this state
any Inedicated drug. any cocculus ~
dicus or fish berry. or any other poi.
scDous thing or substance calculated to
pvlson, kill or iDjure any fish, or who
shall by any such means catch or take
any fish that may be in said waters, or
who shall place any nitro. gIycerine or
other explosive thing or preparation in
any OF the waters OF the state, whereby
any fish that may be in SAID waters
may be killed, injured or destroyed,
or who shall by such means catch or
take any fish from said waters, shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanOr, and,
iii conviction, shall be fined not less
than fifty nor more than two hundred
dollars for each oflense, and on failure
TO pay such fine and the costs Of pros
ecution, shall be confincd in the Jail Of
the county for length of time not ex-
ceeding one day for every dollar OF
such fine aud costs. OR. s. 1879, 5 l624.)
Sec. 1925. Ii any person shall place
or maintain, or cause to be placed or
maintained, In any OF the waters of the
state, any seine, net, gill-net trammel-
net, bag wire or other device, or by
any such means shall take or catch u
fish in the waters of the state, he shall
be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction thereof, be fined
in SUN of not less than five dollars,
nor more than one hundred dollars.
Provided, however, that during the
months of May, June. July, August,
September. October, November, De-
cember, January, February aud March,
any fish may be lawfully taken with
seines. set nets or any device other than
gill NETS, trammel. nets, wing nets, or
fish traps, the meshes of which shall
not be smaller than two inches square.
Provided, the provisions of this section
shall not apply to persons who own
land adjoining such waters from taking
fish for their own family use; and pro-
vided further, that he shall not prevent
the free passage of fish from passing up
and down such waters.
Sec. 1926. Preceding section con-
strued.-NOthiDg in the next preceding
section shall be SO construed as TO pre-
vent any person from erecting and
maintaining any dam according to law
across any water course for the pur-
pose OF navigation, running mills or
other machinery, "Or from using at
any time dnring the year very small
seine not to exceed fifteen feet in length
for catching very small fish usually
called minnows, which may be thus
caught to be used tor bait or for stock
ing other waters with fish," Or. s.
1879, 5 1926.
Sec. 1927. Taking fish from private
pond prohibited Any person who
shall enter upon any lands for the pur.
pose of taking fish from any private
pond Ur other artificial waters, or shall
take any fish from such pond without
the consent of the owner thereof,
shall, In addition TO any damage re-
coverable by law for trespass. be liable
to the owner, lessee or occupant of the
land on which such pond is situated,
tor the value OF the fish SO taken, and
the penalty OF twenty-five dollars for
each offense: Provided, such owner,
lessee or occupant shall have placed in
conspicuous place near said pond a
written, printed Or painted notice,
stating that such pond was private, ard
notifying all persons that he would hold
them responsible as provided by law
for taking fish thereirom. r. S. 1879,
5 1929
Sec. 1928. Violating preceding Sec
tion -punishment.-Every person who
shall be convicted of wrongiully and
wilfully taking fish from any private
pond without the consent of the owner
thereof, shall be adjudged guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall be punished by
in the county Jail not
exceeding thirty days, or by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars. or by
both fine and Imprisonment. Il. s.
1879, s 1921
Sec. 1929 Justices of the peace, ETC.,
have jurisdiction.-Any justice of the
peace of the county. police Justice or
recorder OF any city or town of the
county where any ofiense is committed,
by violation of the provisions of sec.
tions one thousand six hundred and
one thousand six hundred
and twenty five, one thousand six
hundred and twenty-seven, one thou
sand six hundred and twenty-eigh and
one thousand elk hundred and thirty,
shall have jurisdiction to try aud pun
ish such offenders, proceeding Dy in
formation and warrant, as in other
cases OF misdemeano- within his juris-
diction. (R. S. 1879, s 1929
Sec. 1880. Selling or buying con-
trary to law-EverY person who shall
and wilful sell or give,
buy or accept any fish taken or caught
in violation of this law shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
thereof, shall be fined in a
sum not to exceed one dollar for each
and ever fish so sold or given, bought
or accepted. Or. S. 1879, S 163O)
Sec. 1851. "Waters of state' de-
fined The term waters of this state,
whenever used in this article, shall be
deemed and held to mean all perma-
nent streams, lakes, ponds, sloughs,
bayous or other waters, except sloughs,
bayous or temporary ponds or streams
caused by the overflowin in times of
high water, OF continually running
wholly or in part within the
state. excepting the Missouri and Mis-
sissippi rivers, and all such parts of
said rivers as shall be within five hun.
dred feet of the mouth of any river,
creek, branch, slough, BAYOU or other
water emptying into or connected with
said rivers, or anv island, chute, slough
or bayou through which the waters of
any branch, creek or river may flow
into the main channels of said rivers
within the confines or ON the boundary
lines of this state. Or. S. 1879, S 1851,
amended, Acts 1885, p. 143.)
SEQ. 1852. Duty of sherifIs and
other Officers.-It shall be the Lty of
all sheriffs, marshals, constabes and
other state and county officers to paw
strict and prompt attention to the en-
forcement of the provisions of this law,
and tor any failure so to do by any
sheriff, constable, marshal or other
person charged with the duty of exc
cutting the laws, such officer shall tor
felt and pay into tie county treasury
the sum of ten dollars. Or. 5. 1879,
1922
SEQ. 1888. Informant 10 have half
the fine Any person who shall give
information which shall lead to the
of any person or persons,
guilty of violating any of the provisions
of this law in any of the counties of
this state. shall receive, as compensa-
ton for such service, one half of any
sum of money which may be collected
as fine for such offense. (R. 5. 1879,
1881
SEC. 1854 Nets and other contri-
Vances destroyed.-Any person or per-
Sons discovering, seeing or knowing of
any of the devices, contrivances, OH
or implements prohibited by
his law as means of taking, catching,
killing or injuring fish, being in any of
he waters of the state, may sieze and
destroy the same, and shall not be