Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-12-23
No. S0-AN ACT REVISING, IN AMENDMENT OF
IN ADDITION TO THE FISH AND GAME LAW

IN ADDITION TO THE FISH AND GAME LAWS
u is hereby enacted by the General assembly of the State Of
Pernont:
SECTION L. Words and phrases under ahs act and in pro-
ceedngs thereto SHALL unless
text mean as follows:
1. Angling is defined to taking fish with hook and
line rod held in hand and does not include set lines
g. Close that period of time during which act
B. Where prohibited between two dates is not
full the first date named and lawful upon the date last
named
Private preserve is defined to natural pond the
OF which not than twenty owned
artificial pond made solely for the purpose of fish
culture f owned v1Y9 by common owner
Public waters is defined to all waters which
posted waters the term posted waters meaning all
Waters Of this State defined to mean ali the waters over
which Vermont has Jurisdiction
import the plural number and words importing the plural number
may import the singular number.
FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONERS AND wARDENs
DUTIES.
Sec The governor in the month preceding the date first
named shall appoint two be styled fish and
day December and thereafter bienniay
Der of br shall board appointed for the four place
of the member whose office expires day Of
cmber following each biennial General Assembly
Vacancies in the office of fish and game commissioner shall be
SEC From the passage of this act till the first day of De-
cmbe 1885, the officers known before the of this
fish and their shall be termed desg
mated and known fish and shall
all the mgh powers and privileges and be subject to the same
commissioners described in this And the phrase fish
porting the both of the same shall apply
with equal force until said first day of December 1885, Off
heretofore known fish commissioners their SUCCESSORS
one or both Of them, as the may be.
SEC The fish and game commissioners may confer with the
States and Canada direct their discretion the construction
fshwas and at the of the State Introduce trout had
as thew deem suited to the snccessu cntvst;on 8h d @
this and other purposes they shall have conduct
such fish Matching stations owned operated by
Of
OF such station staons they shall adopt suitable
fish and game, and shall make biennial report the governor
containing record Of their expenditures
game they advsbe but the expense Incurred under
the provisions contained in this section, such expense
Matching station stations shall not exceed two thousand dollars
SEC Waters stocked by the fish and commissioners
shall thereafter be treated public provided that person.
company corporation which might otherwise make such
private posted waters, do five
ing filed with the fish and commissioners written
Such notice shall contain reasonably definite description Of the
stream portion stream pond so intended be made private
posted and shall be the files
SEC When the fish and game commissioners place fish in
that fishing therein in specified portions thereof is prohibited
for period not exceed three and they shall give
stream wherein fishing prohibited is located by publishing
such notice in said for three successive weeks and per-
thereafter fishes attempts in waters within the
time specified he shall be fined fifty dollars proecu
after the offence is committed.
Sec The fish and game commissioners may pub
lie waters and the of private preserves fish
preserves any manner as may be most
tor purposes or sciences
within the close The fish and commissioners may
commission for time specified eserving power
revocation take kill capture and have species
of birds other than domestic and the eggs thereof
scientific purposes ony but the number of such
force at any time shall not exceed fve
SEC The selecmen Of any appoint and
pleasure resident in such be fish
den Whenever the judgment of the fish and game
sone the enforcement Of the provisions this will
secured thereby said appoint
town he fish and warden whom they also may
any expense the State beyond the
provisions of this Ut III
SEC. The of Office all fish game shall
expire the first Tuesday March in each year. All appoint
ments of fish and wardens shall be in writing and shall
filed in the office of the clerk Of where
resides and it shall be the duty the clerk Immediately
upon the appointment by the seecmen of
game warden notify the fish game commissioners
thereof in writing.