Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-02-17
THE FINNY TRIBE.
Friends are Fl0cking to It's Re
lief and Pr0tec-
ton.
Legislation to Be lnaugurated
as Soon as Practi-
cable.
The Provisions Of a Bill Set
Forth in Full
Detail.

Our fish have friends and they are
moving in the right direction A bill
restricting the catching of the members
Of the finny tribe will be introduced into
the legislature today Quite likely each
house will have a bill, which has been
prepared by the Madison Improvement
association. Many persons interested iii
the sport of fishing have been instru-
mental in aiding In preventing the
wholesale slaughter that has been going
on in our lakes for years. The bill in
question prevents the catching of pick
erer, Wali-eyed pike black or yellow bass
between the first of November and the
succeeding first day of June, and prohib-
its the use of nets of any kind except
for catching minnows for bait If the
bill passes it will be unlawful for any
transportation company to receive fish
for shipment during the season named.
The provisions of the bill are as fol
lows:
1t shall be unlawful for any person TO
take or catch by any means other than
hook and line, except snatch hook or set
line, any food fish in any of the waters
of Dane county, Wisconsin, provided,
that minnow nets or seines mhy be used
for the taking of minnows for bait, but
no black or pellow bass, pike or pickerel
minnows shall be taken for that purpose.
1t shall be unlawful to sell OF expose for
SALE between the first day of Novem-
Der and the first day Of June, any pick
erel, wall-eyed pike, or large or small
mouth, or black or yellow bass, within
the limits of Dane county, Wisconsin;
if any of the above NAMED fish shall be
found in the possession of amy person,
between the dates above named, such
possession shall be deemed prima facie
evidence of the violation of the section.
1t shall be unlawful to transport, or for
any railway, transportation or express
company to receive for shipment in or
beyond the limits Iof Dane county, Wis
consin, any of the fish caught in any of
said waters between the first day Of
November and the first day of June;
and any sheriff, police officer or consta-
BILE shall have power to open any box,
barrel, package or parcel suspected of
containing such fish, put in such way
as to do no damage thereby. 1t shall
be unlawful for any person to use more
than two lines at one and the same time,
for the taking of fish in any of the
waters of Dane county, Wisconsin.
All nets, spears or other appliances
whatsoever which may be found in the
possession of any person unlawfully
taking fish in the waters of Dane
county, Wisconsin, shall be confiscated
by any warden, deputy warden or other
officer, aand shall then become the prop
erty of the state. 1t shall be the duty
Of any sheriff, constable, policeman,
game.or fish warden to arrest any person
found violating the provisions of this
act. Any person found violating the pro-
visions of this act shall be fined, for the
first offense, not less than $50 nor more
than 500; for the second offense, not
less than 5000, or Imprisonment in the
county jail for not less than thirty days,
OK both by such fine and imprisonment
One half Of the amount Of each fine col
lected forthe violation of this act shall
be paid to the officer making the arrest.