Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-16
The Foil Text oil tho New Statute 10
Protect Fish and G me
II COVERS THE sUDJEcr WELL
Territorial aud County Fish aud Game
Commissioners. Their nuiies.-
Penalties Provided.


provisions should be studied aud com.
piled with 10y the pooplei
An Act to provide for the protection Of
nth aud game aud Tor tbs app9iui.
ment oil. effitofinl aud county
commissioners
BE Il enacted, utc.
HtCuoN ]. That the Governor o.
the Territory, by aud win the advice
aud consent " the Legislative CuuucIl,
shall nppUintn territorial fsh aud game
c0mmioi0nuf, who shall be d resident
citizen VI this Territory, Whose tenn Of
oilice shall DO two Year,, AMI until his
successor n appointed ami qualified;
Provided, that when n vacancy occurs
In the office OF said commissioner, aud
the Legislative CluuCil n not iu snt-
sion, the Governor shall have tho power
To M such vacancy,
Sec. q. The territorial commissloupf
shall receive an annual salary Of two
hundred anu hfty dollars, lie shall,
before enluiing on the duties VI
his Office, take and subscribe 10
au oath Of Office, ana give a
bond IN tue penal SUN 20 one
thousand dollars Tor the faithful
performances Of his duties. 5uCh bond
shall bu approved by Rnd filed with tho
Secretary Of the Tcrr tory.
sec. 3. Tue territorial Commissioner
shall have control aud supervision OF
the Julie waters for the collection,
propagation, culture and uislrbutlUu VI
fsh Ia Utah Territory, and shall dis.
tr butte all iish, lsh-ry nni spawn
coming into ME hands, Iuifly anu
cquiihuiy among the several counties,
or Otherwise as ihe said commissioner
may determine. He shAli have iuIl
control u all properly Of the Territory
obtained ~ he'd for the IuTp0sp con,
tomplatud by this net. He shall TO.
colvu all nih, nah.ffy and spaWn
do ated ~ this Territory from any
s.utUe Whatever, aud also fish, fish.hy
ana spawn that may be putchnsuI by
this Territory, lie shall make n do.
tailed statement VI his official transact
lions, including the number aud kind
Of nsh distributed, anu the locality anu
namo Of the ageaml, ponds or lake
where the same nave UoUn placed, Aud
submit such report 10 the Legislature
during tho hfst week Of the regular
session.
Sec. Z. Tho county court Of each
county Of this Territory may appoint a
fish anu gamu commissioner, Whose
term OF ofilcu shall he two years, and
| until his successor shall be a pointed
aud qualified. Said county commits
/ ai0net shall, before entering upon tho
duties OF his office, take aud subscribe
10 an oath Of office, anu give n bond la
| the penal sum Ul one th0utnni dollars
| for this iaithful Performance OF his
| duties said bond shall be- approved by
the probate ju 70, aud filed In the
Office Oi the CLERK Oi TIE county court.
The county commissioner snail r..
ceiyu such compensation as shall DO
| determined by tho county court, to DO
/ paid out Of the county treasury, anu
shall perform his dulles under tho
| direction OF tue territorial fish
sud game commissioner It shall
| be tho uuty OF the county
/ commandment aud the teffiloT.
ial commissioners, and each oil
them to see that all laws Of this Terri.
| tory for the protection OF hsh and
game aro faithfully enforced, anu II
shall DO the duty Of the county com.
missioner 10 report bis doings TO the
county court annually.
Sec. o. The said commissioners, by
authority VI ihe territorial commits.
slOner, may take or cause TO DO taken
from the public waten within their
respective counties, at any time, or In
any manner, any Kind If fish Tor the
/ purpose oil propagation or inspectiO n.
/ Zach " said county commission era
shall make detailed report Of his OF.
/ fetal dOiugs 10 the territorial commits.
sioner duung the fret week In Decem.
ber In each year
Bee. q. The sum Of i've hundred
dollars Il hereby appropriated out OF
any money In the territorial treasury
not otherwise appropriated, TO pay the
salary OF the said territorial commits
sloner for tho years 1894 and 1896.
Sec. 7. The owner or owners OF any
dam erected scTOss any Of the streams
Ia this Territory shall, n required by
said county commissioner, erect anu
maintain, nj all times, NJ his or their
expense, suitable fshWHys 10 allow the
free and uninterrupted passage Of fish
up aud down sucu stream; provided,
that this requirements VI this section
i shall not apply 20 cases where all the
waters arc required aud used for irri-
CATION purposes.
Sec. 8. Ii shall be unlawful for any
person to take any hsh, except carp,
chubs and suckers, from any waters of
this Territory by any means or device
whatsoever, except by means OF hook
and liue, commonly known as angling,
and that only lelweon the fifteenth
day Of June VI each year aud the NJ.
tenth day Of February following, eK-
cept ~ hereinafter provided
Sec. cit shall bo unlawful for any
persou TO sell, take, MI, destroy Or
have IN his p0ssessI0ni Al any Time In
any year, any hsh lrss Than l6) six
inches longer any fish Whatever mat IL
taken unlawtully, Or 10 sell, take, NIL,
destroy or have Ia his possession, any
trout whatever, NJ any tune between
February fifteenth and June fifteenth
following, In any year
Sec. lO-lt shall be unlawful for any
person 10 kill or 10 lake any hhh from
the waters OF this Territory by tho use
OF any poison or deleterlous drugsi or
by erection NJ any weir, dam or other
artificial obstruction, NJ by the use OF
any net, seine, set lines, sieve, spear CT
gun, any other device whatsoever
which can or may be USED for the un'
lawful taking OF tlshi provided, that
seinVs not more than Two hundred