Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-16
FISH AND GAME ACTS
Are Discussed BY . Grand Rapids
Sportsman.
THE LOCAL HUNTERS IDEAS


Secretary Charles r. Rood Of the Val
ley City Gun club has prepared the fol
lowing statement Of the begislstive
measures which the Grand Rapids al
vocates Of fish and game projection have
decided Ia insist upon
The sentiment 10 that the first thing
necessary is Ia perfect the present sys-
teta ii enforcing the fab and game laws.
With all its sckno~ lestged defects. the
game warden system hss proved It's
great value Ia the state and has secured
in most u the counties an Observance II
law that has already resulted in an in
crease II game and fish. Grand Rapids
spnrtsmen and fishermen ART well salts
fiei with the efforts 81 the present state
warden. and considering tho meager as
sistance be has received from deputies.
the results achieved are really surpris
ing but il 10 impossible for any one
man TO look after all the violations. The
state warden should BE- eIapowSsed To
appoint deputies " ho can act anywhere
IN the state. To secure the best results
To- the least expense they should lie
paid by the state for the work
they actually do under the
ent system III county deputies should
be- retained as an auxiliary. but not AZ
the principal reliance. The warden
should he explicitly authorized to con.
duet prosecutions. Game and fish are
state property. and the state. instead II
the counties. should protect that prop
erty. Provisions must be made Tor
search and seizure so that violations
4. 4. Il. u. a
All II these provisions are contained In
Weiss bill No. .S. Representative
Smiths substitute bill. house files 2i1.
would be equally satisfactory il section
three was amended 50 rs To authorize
search without warrant. This provision
is included In the laws OF several states.
AMI Is absolutely necessary In enforcing
the law.
The prohibiting the shipment out of
the state and prohibiting the sale dur
ing the closed season are two very i'm
portant requirements. The former was
the Law in this state for years. until re
pealed by mistake by the legislature Of
81. and the latter was forbidden by the
general game law of the same year. but
rendered imperative by a decision OF
the supreme court because IL wac not
properly Incorporated in our laws. Both
81 these provisions are included in
Representative Hammond's house bill No.
6.I and Senator Weiss senate bill No.
3l5. copy 81 which was referred to
Grand Rapids sportslnen by State Game
4 Warden Hampton. and which met their
/ hearty approval.
Nothing has been more destructive Ia
fish. both in our inland waters and the
commercial fisheries Of the great lakes
than the throwing Of sawdust in streams
and lakes. For nearly thirty years there
has been law against this, but it ia -
worded to be practically inoperative
Representative Chamberlain's bill. file
| No. l61, Ia earnestly indorsed.
la many places tho citizens are de.
prived 81 their rights by dams which
prevent the passage u fish. The pres
ent law in regard Ia fish ladders or
shutes is a nullity. and our people be-
lieve that the putting in of fish shutes
should be made obligatory. as provided
4 in Representative Smiths bill