The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-07

OF the law may at any time seize and take
into his custody any game or fish or any car
caSs thereof, or any portion of same which
any person or corporation during the period
when the capture of such game or fish Is not
permitted by the laws of this state provided.
that this section shall not apply to any
stuffed carcass, or stuffed heads or skins OF
animals, which was taken or captured dur
lug the season allowed therefor.
SEC. %. The wanton obstruction or the
wasting of the game and fish OF this state
during any period Of time when the taking
or capture of such game or fish Is permitted,
is hereby prohibited and declared a misde-
meanor: and any person who shall 1T any
time take, capture or destroy any game or
fish in excess of the number or quantity there
Of which he can Immediately use for food
purposes shall be deemed guilty Of misue.
meanor and. upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by fine of not less than ten Q0)
nor more than fifty G5O) dollars and costs Of
prosecution for each and every animal. bird
or fish which he may take or destroy con-
trary to the provisions OF this section; pro-
vided. that not more than twenty five (23
birds shall be killed by any one gun in one
day.
SEC. 20. In any prosecution or judicial
proceeding under the provisions Of this law
or any other law OF this state for the protec-
ton and preservation Of the game and fish
thereof, any participant in any violation of
such law shall be allowed to testify as wit
ness therein against anv other person with
out eliminating himself
SEC. ~ All hshways heretofore or hero
after erected in any dam or dams across any
of the streams for this state shall be at all
times under the supervision and control Of
the board of game and fish commissioners.
SEC. %. Every artificial obstruction built
upon and across any river, stream or water
course III this state in which. before the
building of such obstruction, fish were in
the habit of passing between the waters be-
low and The waters above the location OF
such obstruction, shall be provided by the
owner or occupant OF such obstruction with
a durable and suitable fshway for the pas
sage of fish of such form and capacity and
In such location as may be determined by
the board of game and fish commissioners
who. when they shall have determined upon
the form, capacity and location Of any such
fishway, shall give written notice thereof to
one OF the owners or occupants OF the OBJ
structon over which such fshway is to be
built and require the same to be built within
a time to be therein specified.
SEC % After the completion of any fish
way to the satisfaction of the board Of game
and fish commissioners, the owners or occu-
pants thereof shall change, alter or repair
the same whenever so required by said board,
and shall keep the same open and free from
manner and during such period as the said
board may require; ana if no period shall be
specified by such board, every such f>bway
shall be kept open and free from the first
QsD day of April to the first QsD day of
october in each year. Every person who
shall fail or neglect to comply with any Of
the provisions of this or the preceding Sec
tons, or with any lawful requirement of the
board of game and fish commissioners in the
premises. or shall neglect to build and COM
plete 10 the satisfaction of said board. within
the time specified by him. any fshway
which may be required by said board, shall
e fined not less than five (O nor more than
twenty five (25) dollars for each day Of such
neglect.
SEC 80. Every person who shall at any
time take or capture any fish from any stream
or water within four hundred (40O feet Of
any tishway. shall be guilty Of INSIDE
meanor, and. Oh conviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than TWENTY-FIVE C25) or more
than one hundred 10 dollars together with
the COSTS OF prosecution.
SEC 81. All fines collected under the pro-
visions of this act shall be paid into the state
treasury. and be placed to the credit of the
board OF game and fish commissioners, to be
expended by them in the discharge Of their
duties and the enforcement of the provisions
of this act.
SEC 81. The board of game and fish COM
missioners shall have the right at any and all
son. any animals birds, fish or spawn or
eggs that may, in their Judgment, be
required for the purpose of stocking any
of the fields or waters of this state. anything
SEC. IS. The sum Of ten thousand 10
0OD dollars annually is hereby appropriated
for the purpose of the maintenance and en-
forCement by the board OF game and fish
commissioners eff the provisions Of this act,
to be paid for such purpose out of the mon
eys in the treasury not otherwise appropri
ated.
SEC. 81. Sections one hundred and three
003), one hundred and four 900, one hun
dred and five Uv5), and one hundred and
six (l06) of chapter six g. Of the General
Statutes of eighteen hundred and seventy
eight 1873, and chapter twenty (2D of the
General Statutes of eighteen hundred and
seventy eight Qs7S, and chapters Two hun
drcd and five (2)5) two hundred and six
cos and two hundred and seven (20D Of the
General Laws OF eighteen hundred and
eighty nine 1880 are hereby repealed.
SEC. 81. This act hill take effect and DO
in force from aud after its passage.
Approved April 20 1891.