The record-union., 1895-04-15

time buy, sell, barter, exchange, offer, ex-
pose for sale, or have in his possession
any lobster or crawtish of less than one
pound in weight shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor. Ii shall be no defense in a
! prosecution for violation of the provis-
ions of this section that the loDsters OF
crawtish sold or possessed were caught
outside of this State.
| Any person, or persons, corporation or
| corporations, owning, in whole or in
| part, or leasing, operating, or having in
charge any mill-race, irrigating ditch, or
canal, taking or receiving It's waters from
any river, creek, stream or lake in which
fish have been placed or may exist, shall
put, or cause to be placed saud maintain
over the inlet of said ditch, canal or mill
race, wire screen of such construction
and hneness, strength and quality, as
shall prevent any such fish from entering
such ditch, canal or mlll-race, when re-
quired to do SO by the Fish Commission
ers. ANY person or corporation vioIat-
ing the provisions of this section or who
shall neglect or refuse to put up or main
tain such screen, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeauor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not less
than ten dollars nor more one hundred
dollars, and may be imprisoned at the
rate OF two dollars per day until such fine
be paid or satisfied; provided, that the
continuance from day to-day of the neg
lect or refusal, after notification in writ
ing by the Fish Commissioners, shall
constitute separate ottense.
Every person who shall at any time net
or pound, cage or trap any quail, part
ridge or grouse, and every person who
shall sell. transport or give away, or offer
or expose for sale, or have in his posses-
sion any quail, partridge or grouse that
has been shared, captured or taken by
means OF any net or pound, cage or trap,
whether taken in the State, or shipped
into the State from any other State, Ter
ritory or foreign country, is guilty OF a
misdemeanor; provided, the same may
De taken for the purposes OF propagation, /,
written permission having been first
obtained from the Game Warden of the
county wherein said birds are to be taken.
! Proof of possession of any quail, part
| ridge or grouse which shall not show ey-
idence OF having been taken by means
other than net or pound, shall be prima
! facie evidence in any prosecution for vio-
! laJion of the provisions OF this section
! that the person in whose possession such
| quail, partridge or grouse is found, took,
| killed or destroyed the same by means OF
net or pound.
Every person who, at any time, takes
or catches any trout except with hook
and line, is guilty OF misdemeanor.
Any person who shall place, or cause
to be placed, in any waters of the State.
dynamite, gunpowder or other explosive
compound, for the purpose OF killing or
taking fish, or VINO shall at any time
take, procure, kill or destroy any fish of
any KIND by means of explosives, shall
| be guilty OF d misdemeauor. Every per
son found guilty OF violation OF any OF
the provisions of this section shall be
! fined in sum not less than one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the County
Jail, IN the county III whicn the couyic-
| ton shall De had, not less than one hundred
days, or be punished by both such fine
! ana Imprisonment.
/ Every person who shall at any time.
/ except with hook and line, take or catch
! fish OF any kind, from any river or stream
/ within tile state, upon which "A United
states nsh hatchery is in operation, shall
| be guilty OF misdem 8nor
Every person vino takes, catches or
/ kills, or exposes for sale, or has in his
| possession any speckled trout, brook or
! salmon trout, or any variety OF trout. be-
| tween the lst day OF November and the
kst day Of a pril in the following wear. is
guilty OF a misdemeauor; provided, how
ever, that steelhead trout may be pos
sessed at any time when taken with rod
and line in tide water. Every person
VINO buys or sells, or offers or exposes for
sale, within this state, any kind OF trout
less than six inches in length, is guilty Of
a miSdemeanor.
Every person who, between the 3Ist
! day of August and the lst day of Noyem
! Der of each year, takes or catches, buys.
! sells, oilers or xposes for sale, or has in
| his possession any fresh salmon, is guilty
| of misdemeanor. Every person who
! SHALL set or draw, or assist in setting or
/ drawing, any net or seine for the purpose
/ OF taking or catching salmon, shad Oh
| striped bass in any OF the publ waters OF
| this State, at any time between sunrise OF
! each Saturday and sunset OF the follow
| ing Sunday, Is guilty OF a misdemeauor
/ Every person who shall, for the purpose
| OF catching shad, salmon or striped BASS
in any of the public waters OF this State.
fish with or use any seine or net, drag net
| or paranZella, the meShes Of which are,
| when drawn closely together and meas
! ured inside the knot, less than seven and
! one-half inches in length, is guilty OF a
| misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
! be tned not less than one hundred dol
! lars, or in default not less than one hun.
| dred days in the County Jail. All mon
| eys collected for fines for the violation oi
any OF the provisions OF this chapter snail
be paid into the general fund of the couu-
| ty in which the conviction is had
| Every person who places or allows to
pass into any of the waters of this State
any lime, gas, tar, cocculus indlcus. saw.
dust, shavings, slabs, edgings, mill OF
| factory refuse, or any substance deIeteri-
! Gus TO nsh, IS guilty of a misdemeanor
! Every person VINO shall catch take or
| carry away any trout or other fish from
any stream, pond or reservoir, belonging
! TO any person or corporation, without the
consent of the owner thereof. which
stream, pond or reservoir has been
stocked with FISH by Matching therein
! eggs or spawn, or by placing the same
! therein, is guilty of misdemeanor. Apy
person found guilty OF violation of any
/ of the provisions of this section shall be
| tined IN sum not less than one hundred
| dollars, or be imprisoned in the County
| JAN In the county in which the conviction
! shall be had not less than fifty days, or be
! punished by both such fine and impris-
| onment.
Every person who shall set, use or con-
J tinue, or who shall assist in setting. using
or continuing any pound, weir, setnet.
trap or any other fixed or permanent
| contrivance for catching fish in the waters
! OF TINS State, Is guilty of a misdemeanor
Any net shall be considered setne,
when fastened in any way to a fixed OF
stationary object.
Every person who shall cast, extend OF
! set any seine or net of any kind for the
catching OF fish in any river stream OF
sIough OF this State, which shall extend
more tnan one-third across the width Of
SAID river, stream or slough at the time
aud place OF such fishing, is guilty of 2
misdemeanor Every person who shal
cast, extend, set, use or continue. or who
shall assist in casting, extending. usino
or continuing Chinese shrimp or bag.
nets" or nets of similar character. for the
catching of fish in the waters of this State
is guilty OF misdemeauor.
Every person who shall cast. extend
set. use or continue, or have in his nos.
session, or who shall assist in CASTING ey.
tending, using or continuing "Chinese
sturgeon lines" or lines of similar char.
ter, is guilty OF a misdemeauor. Eye~y
/ person VINO, by seine or other means
shall catch the young fish of any species
| and who shall not return the same to IN,
| water Immediately and alive. or VII