St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-04

and on conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than five dollars nor more than ten dol
lars and costs OF prosecution, or be impriS-
oned in the county jail not less than five
days nor more than ten days for every fish
so caught, taken, killed had in possession or
under control.
Sec. II. That section nineteen of said
chapter be amended so as to read as follows:
No person at any time shall lay, set use or
prepare any drug, poison, lime, Inedicated
tait, fish berries, dynamite or other dele
teriouS substance whatever, or lay, stretch,
or place, any set or trot line, or any wire,
| stTFg, rope or cable of any sort having
thereto attached directly or indirectly more
than one hook, with intent to thereby catch,
take or kill any fish.
Whoever shall offend against any of the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
miSdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof
be punished by fine of rot less than fifty
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars
and costs of prosecution, or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail for not less than sixty days
nor more than ninety days,
sec. 10. That section twenty of said
chapter be amended so as to read as follows
have in possession or under control for any
purpose whatever, any white hsh, Wall-eyed
pike trout or bass, except rock bass, less
than six inches in length, except, for the
purpose of returning the same to the water
flOm which they were taken as soon rs they
are taken therefrom. with as little injury to
the fish as possible.
| Ealled-eyed pike, trout or bass less than six
inches in length, shall at once return the
same to the water from which they were
taken with as little injury to the fish as
possible.
Whoever shall offend against any of the
provisions OF this section shall be guilty OF
| misGCmeanOr, and uIQn conviction thereof
| shall be punished by fine of not less than
five dollars nor more than ten dollars and
costs Of prosecution, or by imprisonment IN
| the county jail for not less than five days nor
| more than ten days for each and every such
fish SO killed, destroyed, had in possession or
| under control, or not returned to the water
with as little injury as possible, as soon as
Sec. 10. That section twenty-one of said
| chapter be amended SO as to read as follows:
| No person at any time shall Wantonly
waste or destroy any of the birds, animals
| or fish in this act mentioned.
The killing Of more than twenty-five birds
by any one person, or the catching, OF more
| than fifty fish, excepting white fish, lake
| trout, lake herring, and sturgeon, plckereI
and any variety Of pike except that common
| ly known as glaSs-eyed Wall-eyed pike,
caught in international waters, by any one
person in one day shall be deemed Wanton
| destruction of all such birds or fish killed or
| caught in excess Of said number.
| Whoever shall offend against any or the
provisions OF this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanOr, and shall on conviction theFeot
be punished by fine OF not less than three
dollars nor more than ten dollars and costs
| of prosecution, or by Imprisonment IN the
! county Jail for not less than three days
nor more than ten days for each and every
|
Sec. 20 That section twenty-five Of said
! chapter be amended so as TO read as 1oloWS:
No person at any time shall eaten, take
! or kill, or have in possession or under con-
! troll any of the birds, animals or fish caught,
! taken or killed in this state except Whlte
! fish. lake trout lake herring and sturgeon,
! pclerel and any variety of pike except
! that commonly Known as gl6Ss-eyed or wall
! eyed pike caught in international waters ne
! the time and in the manner herein allowed,
! until INF DpVnn0
! limits of this state, or with intent TO allow
or aid in their shipment out or this state
or shall ship or Intentionally allow or aiq IN
| their shipment out of this state. Provided,
| however, thnn when any fish other tnan
"White fish, lake trout, sturgeon and herring
caught in international waters are SO taken
or caught as permitted by this act to be
used exclusively for consumption and not
for commercial purposes and not in excess
or the number or amount or quantity eA-
pressly stipulated in the preceding section
| (number nineteen), and when the same are
actually accompanied by the person who
actually caught them in the manner and at
the time herein specified and permitted by
this act they may be transported or taken
out Of the state but not otherwise.
Whoever shall offend against any of the
provisions of this section shall be guilty OF q
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by fine of not less than twenty
dollars nor more than fifty dollars and costs
of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the
county iaiI for not less than ten days nor
more than thirty days for each and every
bird, animal or fish so caught, taken or
killed, or had in possession or under control,
or so shipped so Intentionally allowed or
aided to be so shipped.
Sec q. That section twenty three Of said
chapter be amended so as to read as follows:
No person at any time shall have in pos
session or under control any bird, animal or
fish which has been caught, taken or killed,
outside of this state, which was caught,
taken or killed at. u time, in o. manner or for
a purpose forbidden by the laws of the state,
n lVhnp1
caught, taken or killed, Or which was
shipped out of said state, territory or coun-
try in violation of the laws thereof
Whoever shall offend against any OF the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of Il
mlSdemeanOr, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by 4 fine of not less than twenty
dollars nor more than fifty dollars and costs
OF prosecution, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than ten days nor
more than thirty days for each and every
such bird, animal or fish had in possession or
under control.
Sec. ID That section twenty-four of said
chapter be amended so as to read as follows:
The possession or having under control Of
any bird, animal or fish, of any of the kinds,
the killing OF which is at any or all times
herein prohibited, shall be prima facie evil
deHce that it was the property of this state
al tAe time it WAS caught, taken or killed,
and that it was caught, taken and killed in
this state to dSprOVe which it shall be
necessary to show by the testimony OF the
party, who actually caught, took or killed
taken or killed it was not the, property of
this state or that it was caught, taken or
killed outside of this state.
Whenever it shall appear that any bird,
animal or fish OF any OF the kinds, theHlilling
OF which IS at any Or all times herein pro-
hibited, was caught, taken or killed outside
Of this state, it shall be prima facie evidence
that at the time it was caught, taken or
killed 1T was the property of the state, terri
tory or country in which it was caught
taken, or killed, and that such bird, animal
or fish was caught, taken or killed Mt q time
in maner, and for a purpose prohibited by
the laws of the state, territory or country
where it was caught, taken or killed, and
that it was shipped out of said state, terri
tory or country in violation Of the law there
OF, to dlsprOye which il shall be necessary
to show by direct and positive evidence that
at the time it was caught, taken or killed
it was not the property of the state, terri
tory or country in which it was caught,
taken or killed or that it was killed at
time, in manner and for q purpose per-
mitted by the law of the state, territory or
country where it was killed and that it was
not shipped out of said state. territory or
country in violation Of any law thereof,
See. %. That section twenty-five OF said
chapter be amended so us to read as follows:
1t shall be the duty of every person, when
ever any bird animal or fish Of any of the
times herein prohibited, is offered to him for
transportation out of or into this state, or
had by lin for such purpose, or is so shipped
by him, to at once notify and give full par
tculGrs concerning the same to some men,
Der Of the board of game and fish commits |
siOnerS of this state, or to one Of the game
Wardens appointed by them.
Whoever shall offend against any of the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of q
mifdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by q fine of not less than fifty
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars
and costs of prosecution, or by Imprisonment
in the county jail for not lrss than sixty
days nor moro than ninety days, or both
See. a. That section twerty-six Of said |
chapter he amended so as to read as follows:
Any attempt to violate any provision of any
section Of this act shall he deemed viola |
ton of such provision.
Sec o. That section twenty.seyen Of said |