The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-07

company, common carrier or any other COM
pany, corporation or q person carving on
business i'll this state or any servant or agent
or employee OF any such company, receiving
or having IN It's, his or their possession, or that
shall carry, ship or transport for com pensation
o )otherWiSe any birds or animals mentioned
in this act Except alive) whether for trans
portation or otherwise, and killed within this
state during the time that the killing of any
such bird or animal is prohibited by this act
Except during the first three CD DAYS of such
close season or time, and except as to ami
mails us otherwise provided in this acD, shall
De guilty. OF mSdemeanor, and, upon con-
Vlrtlon thereof, shall be punished bya fine
OF not less than twenty COY dollars nor more
than two hundred (2lU) dollars, and costs of
prosecution, for each bird or animal so re-
ceiVed, possessed, held carried or trans
ported and may be prosecuted before any
luSuce OF the peace, police magistrate or
district or municipal court in anv county
where such birds or animals are found so I'M
lawfully possessed, transported or disposed
OF possession of any such bird or animal by
amy such company, corporation, servant,
agent or employe shall be prima facie evil
dence that such bird or animal was killed,
held or possessed contrary TO the provisions
OF this act.
SEC. 10. No person shall at any time enter
INTO any growing or standing grain not his
own, with sporting implements about his
person; nor TO permit his dog or dogs to enter
into any such growing or standing grain,
without permission OF the owner OR occupant
theitpi aiu no person Sna! at any Time
hunt or shoot upon any lands of another
after being notified not to hunt or shoot
thereon, and any person who shall without
the night SO to do hunt or shoot upon any land
Of another after having been notified not to
hunt or shoot thereon, shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by fine of
not less than ten Qol dollars. nor more than
hity (00) dollars, and costs of prosecution for
each and every offense, to be recovered by
action before any justice of the peace of the
county where the offense is committed. or Of
the county where the defendant may reside,
TO be brought by and in the name of the
owner or occupant of the land; or in the de-
fault of the payment Of such fine shall be
lmpFlSoned in the county Jail not less than
ten C0) days nor more than thirty (50) days.
but nothing i'll this contained shall be so con-
strued as 10 limit or i'll any way affect the
remedy of The owner or occupant OF any such
grain or enclosed land or unencloSed land.
or OF the person injured. at common law, for
trcspass Any owner or proprietor of land
may give the notice provided for in this sec
ton by maintaining The sign boards at least
one foot square containing such notice, upon
at least every forty Cio) acres OF the premises
sought TO be protected, on or near the Dor
ders thereofor upon or near the shores of any
waters thereon, in at least two (2) conspicU-
Gus places, or by giving personal written or
verbal notice.
SEC. II. 1t shall be lawful for any person
to shoot or kill any dog while such dog is in
actual pursuit of any elk, moose deer ante
provision Of this act: and any complaint or
objection made by the owner of such dog or
an! other person against such killing shall
be prima tacle evidence of the fact that such
complaining party encouraged such dog in
such pursuit.
SEC. Is. 1t shall be lawful for any game
warden or any other person 10 burn or other
wise destroy any fish house erected or MAIN
tanned upon the ice or in the waters or OH the
shore of any lake or stream for the purpose
OF lsnlng. or any net. set-line, trap or other
contrivance placed or maintained in or upon
any Of the waters of this state at any time
when the taking Of fish from such waters is
forbidden by the law of this state: and any
compla mt or objection made by any person
to the destruction of any of the said articles
Shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that
the person SO objectinS was then and there
engaged III violating the provisions of this
act
SEC 49,, Whoever, intentionally in any
musk-rat. otter or beaver during either of
the months of May, June, July, August, Sep
TENDER or october in any year, shall be guilty
OF miSdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined in the sum OF five (5) dollars for each
such otfense; provided, that this act shall
not be so construed as to prevent the de-
Struction Of any such animals when found
lions under this act shall be commenced
within sixty (6J) davs from the time the Of
tense was committed and shall be by com
plant upon oath before any justice of the
peace or municipal court in the county
where such ohense was committed or Of the
county where the defendant may reside, and
all fines imposed and collected under this act
snail be paid as hereinafter provided.
SEC. II. No person shall catch, kill or
take by any means, continuance or device
whatever, or expose for sale in the state Of
trout, save only during the months of April,
May, June, July, august and September in
any year; and any person or persons offend
ing against any provision of this section shall
IA of i-1n,,
Iiction thereof shall he punished by fine of
not less than five 90 dollars nor more than
l5O dollars, and by the forfeiture Of all fish |
ing tackle, baskets and other sporting imple-
gether with the costs of prosecution.
SEC: u.s. No person shall catch, kill or
taNe by any means. contrlvance or device |
whatever. any fish from any of the lakes, |
ponds, rivers or screams in any of the coun-
ties OF the state of Minnesota in which the |
taking Of fish is now regulated by law, |
save only, during the periods within |
ing of such fish is now allowed by law. |
No person shall catch, kill or take by any |
means, contrlTance or device whatever, any |
hsh from any of the lakes. ponds, rivers or
streams in any of the counties of the state of |
Minnesota not included within the preced- |
ing part OF this section, save only between |
the first day of May and the first day of |
March, and then only by taking the same by |
hook and line or spear. Any person or per |
sons offending against the provisions OF this |
section shall be. punished by fine of not |
less than tive Is, dollars nor more than fifty !
ClO) dollars for each fish SO taken. and by the |
forfeiture OF all fishing tackle and other |
sporting Implements found in his or their |
possession, together with the costs Of prose- !
cution.
SEC. 10. No person shall at any time catch |
or kill any speckled river or brook trout in |
any other manner than by angling for them |
with hook and line. NO person, except |
United States and state fish commissioners, !
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of any kind. except white fish, from any of |
the waters in the state Of Minnesota, except |
ing Lake superior in any other manner than !
Angling tor them with hook and line or
any waters within the state of Minnesota
any fish berries, dynamite or any deleterious |
substance whatever, or explode any dyna-
mite therein, with intent to kill or take fish. !
Any person or persons offending against any
OF the provisions of this section shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor and, on conviction
thereof. shall be punished by a fine of not
less than tiIty 3 j dollars nor more than one
hundred lOO) dollars, and by the forfeiture
OF any device. implement or substance used
in the commission of the offense, together
with the costs of prosecution.
SEC. 70. NO person shall break up or de
stroy, take away or i'll any manner interfere
with any nest, or the eggs therein, OF any
Woodcock, snine: quail, partridge, ruflled
grouse prairie chicken, pheasant. plover, or
any species Of wild duck, wild goose or
brant nor sell or expose for sale any of such
eggs. nor have any Of the same in his posses
sion for any purpose. Any company or cor
poration, and every employe or agent of the
same shall be deemed persons offending
against any provisions of this section shall
be guilty Of q msdemeanor, aud, upon CON
yictlon, shall be punished by a fine of not
less than ten 1D dollars nor more than one
hundred U0D dollars. and by the forfeiture
OF such eggs in his OF. their possession, TO-
gether with the costs of prosecution.
SEC. Fl. No person shall kill. cage or trap
any Whip-poor-will. night-hawk, blne-bird.
finch, thrush, lark, linnet, wren. martin,
swa How. bobolink, robin. turtle-dove, cat.
bird. or any other harmless bird not elsW here
mentioned in this act, excepting black-birds
sparroWs and wild pigeons. Any person or
persons offending against the provisions of
this section shall be punished by a fine of
not less than ten 0O) dollars nor more than
fifty (5O) dollars. or the forfeiture of any gun
or guns. cage. trap, net or other device or
sporting implement in his or their posses
sion together with the costs of prosecution.
SEC. %. No person shall sell any game or
fish which has been taken or captured in the
state of Minnesota at any of the times or