The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-07-15
THE FISH PROTECTOR.

The EutI Text at the ttili IhNt Hus ENss-
eel the General Assembly.
BE il enacted, etc., That IL shall be
unlawful for any person or persons to
place, construct or erect any milldam or
obstruction across any of the running
waters Of the State, unless the builders
of said milldam or obstruction shall erect
or cause to be erected and continued,
suitable fshways To enable fish to pass
over said dams and distractions; and
the County courts Of the Commonwealth
shall not grant hereafter permission to
erect milldams or distractions across any
of the running waters of the State with
out requiring the persons applying there
fore TO provide such ordinary and reason
able fishways as said County court shall
approve.
The County courts of the counties in
which any dam or obstruction now exists
are hereby directed, If practicable, with
in six months after the passage OF this
act, TO have erected suitable fishways TO
enable fish to pass over, said fishways to
be erected by the owners Of said dams
and approved by the various County
courts of the counties in which they are
located
That il shall be unlawful for any per.
son or persons TO use, or have located in
any of the running waters Of this State,
any wing net, gill OF trammel net, seine,
rock fishing, gigging or brushdrag, and
any person or persons who shall catch on
take fish in such waters with any such
continuance heretofore named, shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor, and, on convic'
ton thereof before any court OF compe
tent jurisdiction, shall be fined not less
than $40 nor more than $25 for each Of
Tense and in case Of failure to pay such
fine and cost of prosecution, said person
or persons shall be confined in the coun
ty Jail or work house, or worked on tho
streets or county roads of the county FOL
a length of time not exceeding one day
for every g. Of said fine.
That any person or persons who shall
place, or cause to be placed, in any of thu
waters of this State, any drug, injurious
substance, medicated bait, or any dyna
mite or explosive agent, with inten
thereby 10 injure, poison or catch fish
or shall shoot fish during the spawning
season, shall be guilty Of misdemeanor
and, on conviction thereof, shall be fines
$25 for each otiense, and the cost of pros
ecution; and, on failure to pay said fin
and cost, shall be confined in the count.
Jail or work house, or worked on tn
streets and county roads for length o
time not exceeding one day for every 8
!, Of said fine.
That any person finding any wing, set
/ Gill or trammel net, or other contrivance
E in any of the running waters OF tn
| State. put there for the unlawful catch
: ing of fish, shall have the right To destro
: the same.
b That the Circuit courts Of the respect
i've counties of the State, and any Justic
Of the Peace of the county wherein an
, of the offenses herein enumerated ar
a committed, shall have jurisdiction to In
diet, issue warrants, try and punish sue
:, offenders.
That all fines collected for violation q
any of the provisions of this act shall b
. paid into the treasury of the county !
which said fines are imposed.
That it shall lie the duty Of the Judg
in all Circuit courts Of the respectiy
. counties Of this State 10 give this at
!. specially in charge TO each grand jury
n said court.
h That this act shall not be construed
l. prevent any person using minnow seine
u 10 catch minnows for bait. or tr0t line
y or pole and line to catch fish nor sha
. IL apply to any dams over which Il
- State has no control.
That all acts or parts of acts heretofo'
passed in conflict with this act are her
y, by repealed.
A GAMING.