The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-04-16

within the state be and remain the property
! of the state.
Section permits killing woodcock be-
tween July and Nov. 1; prairie chickens or
| white breasted or sharp-ailed grouse, quail,
| pheasant, partride or rutfed grouse during
| September and October; wild duck, wild
goose, brant, snipc or other aquatic fowl
from Aug. IS to April Is. Possess ion OF
such GENE is considered prima facic evil
dence OF XII ling the same.
Section 8 prohibits use o. traps snares
! and similar devices, or dccoys except for
ducks, wild geese and brant. Ali birds
must be shot with gun.
Section prohibits hunting with dogs or
hounds any e.k deer, moose, buck, doe,
fawn or antelope at any time. and prohibits
! killing such game cxcel,t during November.
No person shall take, Kill or worry any
moose, reindeer or caribou within five years
alter passage OF this bill.
Section 10 prohibits killing such game cx-
Ccpt with gun.
Section IL provides for punishment of
any person, firm or corporation having in
his possession the animals ia ned durin,
the close season.
Section II applies similar penalties to
railroad and express companies shipping
such game during close sea ON.
Sec. IL. No person shall enter growing
grain, nor hunt nor shoot on private prop
crty without obtaining permission.
Section ii allows amy person to kill any
dog while such dog is i'll pursuit .. game
contrary to this act.
Sec. Is. Game wardens are permitted to
burn or destroy fish houses, traps or net
lines found III use during the close season.
Section lG prohibits killing mink, musk
rat, otter or beaver Letwcen My and
Nov. | following, unless such animals are
destroying private property.
Section II prohibits taking speckled river
or brook trout except from April to Oct
| following.
Section Is prohibits taking fish in cuun-
ties where now prohibited or during the
months y March and April.
Section 10 prohibits use OF any device for
catching Spcckled, river or brook trout OK
/ cept hook and line No person except Il
fish commits .iOncr shall take fish except
whitetish an! fish in Lake Superior except
by angling or with 81 car.
Section - prohibits breaking up nests or
taking eggs Of woodcock, shipe, quail,
partridge, rutlled grouse prairie chicken
pheasant, plovcr, wild duck, grouse or
| brant.
Sec. 81. No person shall kill, cage or
| trap any whippoorWill, night hawk, blue
Bird finch, thrush, lark, linnet wren. mar
tin, swallow. bObOlink, robin, turtlc-dovc
Cat-bird or any other harmless bird not
elsewhere mentioned in this act, except
black birds, sparrow and wild pigeons.
Sec p. No person shall sci or keep
game or fish during prohibited season.
| Sec D Parties having game or fish pro-
hbited during close season, shall turn the
same over to fish or game warden or t.
constable.
Sec "a. Game warden or officer Of the
law may seize game or fish taken during
| close season.
Sec. %. Prohibits Wanton destruction O.
GANG ut any season.
Bee. 20. Amy participant in the violation
| OF the law may turn states evidence.
Sec y. Fishways shall be under the con-
| troll of the commission.
Sec %. Fshways shall be put in by any
one building dams across streams where
| fish go up during the spawning season.
Sec %. Commissioners may order changes
III such tishways, and they shall be kept
! open from April to Oct. following.
Sec. 80. Prohibits catching fish within
400 feet of of any fshway.
shall 20 to the credit OF the board in the
Sec d. Authorizes tho board 10 buy All
finals, fish, spawn or eggs for stocking fields
or waters Of the state.
Sec %, AppFopPiates $4,000 20 carry
out the provisions OIL the act.
Sec, 81. Sections 1903, 1O4, los and LOG OF
chapter OF the General Statutes OF 1873
and chapter 20 of the g cneral Statutes o
General Laws OF 1889 are hereby repealed
Sec IS. This act shall take effect and be
| In orce from aud ter its passage.
| The act provides appropriate penalties
| or the punishment OF misdemeanors as
stated in the various section