Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-12-08
MONTANA GAME LAWS.
The Latest Legislative Enactments Relative
TO Hunting and Fishing.

Hunters will be interested in the lat
est game laws of the state. They are
as follows and were approved March
4, 1891:
Section l.. That any person who
shall willfully shoot or otherwise kill
Tor the period OF ten years from the
passage OF this act, any bison, buffalo
or quail within this state shall be
deemed guilty OF q mIsdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than 5000 nor more than
$500, or be imprisoned in the county
Jail not less than two months nor
more than six months, or both such
fine and imprisonment for each o~fiense,
in the discretion OF the court, and the
possession OF meat of any animal
above mentioned, killed during said
period. shall be presumptive evidence
that the person having either in his
possession, killed the same in viola
ton of this section.
Section 2. That any person who
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to be killed any white-tailed deer,
black-tailed deer, mule deer, mountain
sneep, Rocky Mountain goat, ante
lupe, elk or moose between the 18th
day Of January and the 10th day OF
September oil the same year shall be
deemed guilty OF a mlsdeIneanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
any sum not less than twenty dollars,
nor more than fifty dollars for each
olfense committed.
Section 3. The provisions of this
and the preceding section shall not be
deemed or held to apply to persons
who have raised or own the animals
they kill.
Section 3. That a fishing tackl,
consisting OF a rod or pole, line ana
hook or spear shall be the only Lawful
means by which fish may be taken il
any OF the waters of the state. THAI
said hook shall not be baited with any
poisonous drugor substance and tina
it shall be unlawful for any person o.
persons to make any dams or use any
fish traps, grab hook or similar mean.
OF catching fish, and no speckled o.
mountain trout shall be caught at any
time for IA speculative purpose, or 10
market or Tor sale, and ii shall be un
lawful for any person to sell or ole
for sale any speckled OF mountain
trout caught i'll the waters OF thi
state; provided, that "A seine or catch
net having II mesh OF not less than on,
mel squire may he used in the Mis-
souri, river below the great falls there
of, and in the Yellowstone river below
Clarke's Fork thereof, and nothin
herein contained shall prevent the us
OF seins or nets for the purpose of tax
ing fish to be transplanted into priv
ate ponds, fish pools, fountains o
aquuriuas. Any person or persons
company or corporation, offendin
agninst this section shall be deeme'
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and, upoI
conviction thereof, shall be fined j
any sun not less than twenty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars
or shall be imprisoned or period c
not less than six months, or by bot
such line and Imprisonment.
Section 1. Amy person or person
who shall use any giant powder q
other explosive compoundfor the pui
lose OF catching or killing fish, sha
he deemed guilty of felony, and upo
conviction thereof shall be punishe
by "a fine OF not less than 5000 No
more than $500, or by imprisonmer
in the state prison OF rot less tina
one year nor more than three years.