Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-09
FISH AND GAME LAW--coNcL'D.

| transportation company, or IN any other
| place not tie dwelling house or immedi,
ate dependencies thereof of the person or
/ party having possession, control or author
/ ity over such parcel, chest, box, trunk,
barrel or other receptacle, in which he has
reason 10 suspect that black bass, pike
wall-eyed pike, shad, or other fish ille-
gally caught in the waters of this state are
confined, and may seize any black bass,
pike, wall-eyed pike, shad or other fish by
him SO discovered; and if said fish and
game warden is satisfied that the same
were caught in any of the waters of this
state in violation OF law, he may sell the
/ same and pay the proceeds arising from
such sale to the county clerk of the county
in which such seizure is made, one-hslf to
go to the person making such seizure and
sale and one-lalf to the stale
Fish.
SEC. IA person who takes or catches
a trout, land-locked salmon, salmon trout,
or longe. in any of the waters of this
State or has in his possession any such
fish captured in this State between the
first day of September in one year aud
the first day of May in the next year, shall
be fined not more than ten dollars for
each fish so taken, caught or possessed.
SIC. 10. Any persons who takes or
catches from any of the water OF this
State trout, land-locked salmon or salmon
trout less than six inches in length, or
black bass less than ten inches in length,
and does not return the same, with the
least possible injury, TO the waters from
whence itwas taken or caught. or has in
his possession any trout, land-locked sal
mon. or salmon trout less than six inches
10 length or black bass less than ten
inches in length, caught or taken from
any OF the waters OF this State shall be
fined not more than ten dollars for each
iish so taken caught or possessed; aud the
possession OF any such fish shall be prima
facie evidence thai the same was caught or
taken from the waters OF this State.
SEC II. A person who between the first
dav OF January and the fifteenth day of
June in any year, takes or catches black
bass in any Of the waters Of this State, or
has Ia his possession any black bass taken
in the waters of this State or who between
the fifteenth day of April and the fifteenth
day Of June in any year takes or catches
wall.eyed pike or pike perch, white perch
or muskalloLge, in any of the waters OF
this State, except Lake Champlain, or has
any such fish taken in the waters Of this
State except Lake Champlain. shall pay a
fine Of five dollars for each fish so taken,
caught OF possessed
SIC IS a person who takes or catches
trout land-locked salmon, salmon trout,
or longe in any OF the waters OF this state
except by angling, or who catches black
bass, muskallonge, pike, pickerel or wall
eyed pike pike perch) in any OF the wa
ters Of this State except by angling or
when fishing on the ice, (ani tlen not
with more than fifteen tended lines,
shall pay IA fine of five dollars for each
fish SO taken or caught
SEC. 10. No person shall fish through
the ice in any OF the waters OF this State
inhabited by trout or land-locked salmoa.
Any violation OF the provisions Of this
section shall be punished by fine OF ten
dollars.
SIC. 60 A person who catches, kills or
destroys, or attempts to catch, Kill or de-
stroy, fish ia the waters OF this State By
the use of gunpowder, dynamite or other
explosive material, shall be fined one hua-
lred dollars, to which may be added ina
prisonment not excee,lingninety dnys
SEC 81 Nothing in this act suali b.
construed to prohibit the shooting Of
pickerel or pike mot wall-eyed pike with
a gun held to shoulder. from the fifteenth
day of March to the first day Of MAY la
each year, or the fishing with seines under
license from the fish and game commits.
sioners as provided IN this act
SEC ~ No fish shall be taken by shut I
ting or drawing off water for that pur-
pose, ano any person violating the pro-
visions of this section shall be fined not |
more than ten dollars for each fish so
taken.
SIC. % No person shall by any screen, |
obstruction or device tor that purpose. so
obstruct any stream. or the outlet or inlet |
10 any natural pond. or the outlet or inlet |
TO any artificial pond on public stream, |
as to prevent the free passage Of fish. un-
der penalty of twenty dollars for each |
ofIense, and further penalty Of five dol |
lars for each day such screen or other OBJ /
s;ruction Is continued after written no
tice by fish and game commissioner or
fish and game warden is given to the per- |
son who placed or caused to be placed, |
such screen or obstruction, requesting the |
removal of the same.
sec q. A person who in any manner I
places in the waters of this State, India |
Coccle iCoculus Indicus) or other drug or 4
poison, for the purpose of catching, kill l
ing or destroying dsh, shall be fined not /
less than ten dollars, nor more than twenty l
dollars
See y a person who engages in the 4
stocking OF any OF the waters OF this State 1
with pike mot wall-eyed pike or pickerel, |
shall be punished by a fiue Of not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars. or by six months
imprisonment, or both.
Sec ~ A person found on any Of the
waters OF this State or the shores thereof,
in the possession Of a net, fish-trap.
spear. jack, light, gun, or other instru-
ment or device with the intent 70 use the
same contrary to law for the capture Of
fish, shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, OF by inn
prisonment not exceeding thirty days. or
both
Sec %. The use Of pond-nets. trap-nets,
seines. gill-nets, set-nets, fykes, set-lines.
fishing offers or travis ia the waters Of
this State is hereby prohibited; and any
person who shall so use for fishing any