The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
THE FISH Jaw.
What the Statute OF West Virginia
has to say about Fishing.

person 70 catch or destroy any
OF the fish in the creeks or rivers
OF this State by means Of drag or
other nets, fish pots, weirs. traps.
by sledging, shooting or other
devices except by hook and line,
gig and spear); nor shall it be
lawful to place in the rivers.
creeks or streams of this State.
at any time, any fish pots, weirs
or traps; nor shall it be lawful
for any person to catch or destroy
any of the fish in the rivers Of
this State, by meaps of drag or
other nets, sledging, Shooting,
seines or other devices Except
by hook and line and spear from
the first day of April to the first
day of December of each year.
1t shall not be lawful to catch or
destroy any jack salmon, or
white salmon, in any manner. be-.
tween the first day of April and
the fifteenth day of June of each
year, nor to catch or destroy any
brook trout or land locked sal
mon, in any manner, between the
first day of September and the
first day of January ofeach year;
nor shall it be lawful for any.
person to kill fish at any time
with coccalus indicsts, or other
poison, or by the use of explos-
ives. IL shall not be lawful for
any person, engaged at any time
IN catching fish. to trespass upon
or gointo any enclosed field. ad-
Joining or near to the stream in
which said person is fishing; nor
to pass through any inclosed
field for the purpose of fishing,
without permission from the
owner or occupier of such field:
nor shall it be lawful for any
person. at any season. to catch
or destroy fish in any dam or
pond, Improperly of any person.
except with the consent Of the
owner of such dam or pond, un-
less such dam or pond be in some
of the rivers of this State.
Any person, who shall buy, or
receive any brook trout. land
locked-salmon, California sal.
mon, German carp. or any other
fish caught or taken contrary to
the provisions of this act. know.
ing the same to be so caught or
taken, shall be guilty of a misde:
meanor, and shall be punished
therefore as hereinbefore proyid
ed. Any person who shall wrong
fully and wilfully let the water
out of any pond mentioned here:
in, with intent to take or in1ure
fish therein, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall be pun
ished, on conviction, by imprison-
ment in the county Jail not ex.
ceeding six months, or by a fine
not exceeding two hundred dol
lars, orby both tine ard imprison.
ment. The owners or those in
control of land, or rights in lands,
in or bordering upon any pond
designated in this act, shall have
erected and maintained IN a CON.
spicious place along such pond
"heh they are unlnclosed, sign
boards at least one foot square,
and at a distance apart of moi
more than forty rods, and which
shall have thereon the name Of
the party in control and the
words, "Trespassers warned of
under the penalties of the law
Any person who shall wilfully
and wrongfully tear down, deface
or injure the sign boards, pro
vided for in this section, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, an6
liable to a penalty of twenty-five
dollars,
Any person violating the pre-
ceding section, shall be guilty d
a mtsdemeanor, and for every
conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than ten dollars nor ex.